Indian Railways Catering and Tourism
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The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation is a subsidiary of the Indian Railways that provides a fresh meal service for its express trains and food outlets.
IRCTC is more known for changing the way of Railway ticketing in India. It pioneered the online rail ticket booking in India through its website 'www.irctc.co.in', and, booking Railway tickets through various unconventional modes like, Mobile phones, SMS etc., Users of this service get their tickets at their door step without any hassle.
IRCTC has recently launched a Loyalty programme for the frequent users of its services, called 'Shubhyatra' and has also started online services for booking Mumbai Suburban Season Tickets.
Within a short span of its going online, this site, www.irctc.co.in has become the largest and the fastest growing eCommerce website in Asia Pacific and the most transacted site in this part of the world.