To subscribe to this service, users need to message START WRUPDATES < STATION OF CHOICE > to 09845298452 e.g. START WRUPDATES ANDHERI. Once activated, you will receive general updates such as mega blocks, train affected services, new services, ticketing facilities and more, from Western Railway free of charge. The service can be discontinued at any time by sending an sms STOP WRUPDATES to 09845298452. The subscriber will not be charged anything for the updates, and only a regular SMS charge as per user's regular operator plan, for sending START/STOP will have to be borne by the subscriber.
Rajesh Jain, managing director, netCORE Solutions, said, "Our goal is to continually add value to our subscribers. Our tie-up with Western Railway will enable us to send our subscribers timely updates on both local and long distance train services."
"After successfully launching initiatives such as Computerised Passenger Reservation, Internet Booking, Interactive Voice Response System and Smart Card, we will now provide free updates through SMS," added A K Jhingron, general manager, Western Railway. |