IRCTC: Indian Railways is continuously working on passenger facilities. Railway Board has started such a facility in the last days so that you will never miss your station while traveling at night.
Destination Alert Alarm: Passengers prefer to travel at night in long distance trains. But many times the Railway Board got complaints that due to sleep, the passenger missed the destination station and he had to get down at the next station. To get rid of such problems, Railway Board has started a new facility. If you take advantage of this facility, then you will not face the problem of missing the station during the night journey.
Will be woken up 20 minutes before the station
After the new facility of the railway started for the passengers traveling for the night, you will be able to sleep peacefully in the train. During this, you will not have to worry about missing the station at which you have to get down. Under this facility started by the railways, you will be woken up 20 minutes before the arrival of the station. Right now people traveling at night are unable to sleep properly due to the worry of missing the station.
Service started on number 139
The name of this service started by the railway is ‘destination alert wake up alarm’. The Railway Board has received information about people sleeping in the train many times. Now to get rid of any such problem, Railways has started this facility. Railways has started this service on inquiry service number 139.
Facility will be available from 11 pm to 7 am
Under this, the traveling passengers can ask for the facility of alert on the inquiry system number 139. Any traveler can take advantage of this facility, which is available from 11 pm to 7 am. This will give you the advantage that on taking this service, you will be picked up 20 minutes before the arrival of the station. The fee for this is only Rs. An alert will be sent to your phone 20 minutes before the arrival of the station. During this you can pack luggage etc.
You can take this service like this
To start ‘Destination Alert Wakeup Alarm’ you have to call IRCTC helpline 139. After selecting the language, you have to first press 7 numbers and then 2 numbers for destination alert. Now enter your 10 digit PNR when asked. Dial 1 to confirm this. By doing this you will get a wakeup alert 20 minutes before the arrival of the station.
