Travel Value Added Services at HughesNet Fusion cover the entire gamut of Online Travel Services including Domestic Air Travel, Railway Ticketing, Hotel Bookings, Bus Bookings, Cabs, and International Air Travel.
The Rail Booking service allows HughesNet Fusion centers to be become authorized IRCTC rail booking agents and book railway tickets for customers through IRCTC as per extant IRCTC norms.
The following is offered as a part of the service.
- Booking of e-tickets including general quota and Tatkal tickets. Both confirmed as well as
Cancellation of tickets booked including full and partial cancellation
- E-ticket - refers to a Railway reservation booked for the consummation of which the customer prints out an Electronic Reservation Slip, which, along with one of the authorized personal identification, constitutes the authority to travel, in lieu of the regular ticket on standard Stationery.
- Tatkal Ticket-A ticket booked against Tatkal Quota against extra payment of premium charges as per extant Railway rules.
- A maximum of six berths/seats can be booked at a time for a specified journey between any two stations served by the train subject to distance restrictions in force.
- Booking can be done against general (GN),SS( senior citizen), ladies (LD) and tatkal (CK)quota berths/seats only.
- Tatkal Quota (CK) berths/seats are earmarked in all-important trains in different classes except First Class Air-conditioned (1A) class. Ladies quota (LD) is generally earmarked in Sleeper class (SL) and second sitting (2S).
- The only concession provided is for senior citizen.
- General enquiries available: Accommodation available for a train/date combination, Current Status of reserved tickets, Time table, Train fare,
Trains available between a given pair of stations
- Authorized ID-The Personal Photo Identification Card falling in any of these five categories. 1. Passport 2. Voter Identification Card 3. Driving License 4. PAN Card 5. Central Government Or State Government Issued Employee identification. For Non-Indians, their Country's Passport will constitute sole authorized ID
Type of Service
Railway booking transaction based travel service
Carrying out Transactions
All transactions for the service will be done on the HughesNet Fusion transaction platform.
Business partner prerequisites for using the service
- Service activated to partners account on Web AST/ HughesNet Fusion transaction platform
- URL to access HughesNet Fusion transaction platform
- Computers in the center properly configured on to the HughesNet Fusion Network
- Center login ID and password on HughesNet Fusion Transaction platform
- Training on how to use the service
- Adequate balance in the partners advance account with Hughes