How fake train tickets are made in IndiaHome » Breach Incidents » Government Sector » In: Hacked Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation website, made lakhs selling fake tickets before CBI got him A man who used to hack train ticket booking website IRCTC to generate fake tickets was arrested from Dakshan Darwaza area in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Basti town on Thursday by a joint team of the Central Bureau of Investigation and railway’s vigilance department, police said. Hamid was arrested by a team of officials from CBI’s Bengaluru branch and the Central Railway, which camped in Basti for three days, following an information that he had created a software to sell tickets by hacking the IRCTC website, police officer Rohit Mishra said. Read more on India Today.Passenger name record (PNR) number is a unique pointer to a record in the railway database. The record pointed by PNR contains comprehensive journey details. The answer by Anonymous is thus completely misleading.

The PNR number itself doesn't store any data about the individual. Instead, it points to a unique record in the central database, which actually holds all the information of the journey. Let's see how it's generated.First 3 DigitsThey tell us from which PRS the ticket has been booked.The PNR Numbers' starting digit does not depend on the PRS from which it has been booked. It actually depends upon:  Zone of the Train, w.r.t. starting station of the train.2,3: NR, NCR, NWR, NER4,5: SR, SWR, SCR6,7: NFR, ECR, ER, ECoR, SER, SECR8,9: CR, WCR, WRe.g. If a ticket is booked in Rajdhani Express (Mumbai to New Delhi), as the starting station is  Mumbai, PNR will start from 8.The subsequent 2 digits detail specific PRS.Last 7 DigitsThey are randomly generated numbers. They represent no information.PNR number lasts minimum 9 month as the TDR filed can take maximum of 9 months. It then flushed out. After a year, the same PNR number can be generated.Detailed Version at: PNR Number Of Indian Railways: How it is generated?

What does it mean?I was too searching for this thing from long time now..How PNR numbers are generated. They tell us from which PRS the ticket has been booked.If a ticket is booked in Rajdhani Express (Mumbai to New Delhi), as the starting station is  Mumbai, PNR will start from 8.The subsequent 2 digits detail specific PRSCheck IRCTC PNR Status Online - IRCTC PNR Status CheckBeauceron Puppies For Sale In AlabamaGet Your Free Subscription By Email:Homes For Sale 25901 Submitted by Deepesh Agarwal on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 13:28Irish Wolfhound Puppies For Sale In ScPlease fill in your contact details and we'll get in touch with you at the earliest or  click here for more infoLong queues at the information windows and dour announcements over loudspeakers at the railway stations will soon be a thing of the past. 

The Indian Railways have mooted a plan to fully-digitalise its railway stations and to present all passenger-related information on big LED screens. The idea is to convert railway stations into silent zones like airports, and gain revenue through advertisements. Railways plans to increase its advertisement revenue up to Rs 10,000 crore by exploiting its real estate and rolling stock.The directorate of non-fare revenue of the Indian Railways has devised a business model wherein private agencies will be roped in for installing LED screens and the railways will share revenue with the company. Once implemented, all passenger-related information - arrival and departure of trains, availability of tickets and others - will be displayed on these big screens that will be put up at every major points on the railway stations. Commercial advertisement will flash simultaneously as the Railways plan to increase its advertisement revenue to Rs 10,000 crore by exploiting its real estate and rolling stock. 

At present, the Railways collect a meager Rs 300 crore from the advertisements. As per the plan, Railways will install about 100,000 networked large screens across 2,000 stations connected using multi-path protected optical fibre network, with a screen in front of each train coach, in the concourse, circulating area, foot over-bridges, waiting rooms and lounges. “All passenger-related information will be available on these screens in different languages. Gradually the station buildings will be converted into silent zones like airports,” said a senior Rail ministry official. “While the needs of passengers will be fulfilled through the passenger information system, there will be opportunities for revenue earning through advertisements,” he said. A pilot project will be implemented involving about 10 stations, including the ones like Delhi, Jaipur, Varanasi and Bhopal, among others. All 2,000 stations will be equipped with LED screens over the next two years. The official said all the sign boards, whether located inside or in open spaces, will be visible day and night from long distances and displays will be environmentally protected. 

According to railway officials, the initiative will significantly improve the financial health of the railways which is also facing a burden of Rs 31,000 crore after implementation of the 7th pay commission recommendations. “As of now, the Indian Railways earn less than five per cent of our revenues through non-tariff sources. Globally, railway systems earn 10 to 20 per cent of their revenue from non-tariff sources,” said the official. This assumes greater significance as Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is not keen on increasing passenger fares or freight tariffs. Instead, he has been focusing on generating revenue from other sources mainly; advertising, modified parcel leasing policy, export of railway equipment, land monetisation and cutting of working expenses. For this purpose, the Railways has set-up a new directorate, which will work towards bringing in advertisement placed in all the coaches, along the track and near stations. This will increase the revenue substantially from non-tariff sources.