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Indian Railways Ticket Availability

October 17, 2008

Indian Railways Ticket Availability

What is wrong with this site? EVERYTHING! Everything is wrong with it. And because it has frustrated me so much, I'm going to tell you just what is annoying me:

  • Google advertisements everywhere, none of which are relevant
  • Three steps to get to your train and no link to a place you can then reserve that train.
  • A fucking scrolling marquee saying that using this information is prohibited. Fuck you, it's public information. If they had any sense they would release the train schedules and fare for free, updated every month, so that some other site can do a better job of it.
  • Once you check availability for one train, you can't hit back and then check availability for the next. You have to go back to the train search, search for trains and then check availability again.
  • It links to this site for weather. Look at that site. LOOOK AT IT!

And the PNR status thing is a pain to use too.