The Indian Railways has withdrawn the outer limit of geo-fencing restrictions on the UTS mobile app. This is a step towards enabling customers to book tickets more easily and conveniently from their homes.
Previously, if you were inside a station or at home, you could not book tickets using the UTS mobile app. The geo-fencing restrictions also prevented people from booking unreserved tickets and platform tickets within 20 to 50 kilometres of a station.
With the withdrawal of the geo-fencing restrictions, commuters can now book tickets from anywhere to anywhere within 50 kilometres of a station. However, they must reach the station premises within two hours of booking the tickets via the app. It is still not possible to book tickets inside the station using the app.
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One of the main advantages of using the UTS mobile app is that users can receive a 3% bonus while recharging their R-Wallet for unreserved ticket bookings through the app. The government hopes that this will encourage customers to shift to digital booking procedures and reduce long queues at ticket counters.
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