raded 500,000 tickets online in a single day
The Indian Railways traded a record 500,000 passenger tickets online in a single day, and it expects this number to climb higher on the back of new technology upgrades.
On March 1, Web site sales surpassed the previous e-commerce high of 496,000 e-tickets sold on July 7, 2012, according to a report Monday in The Hindu Business Line, which quoted an official from the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).
The Indian Railways transported over 8 billion people--or more than 20 million passengers daily--and sold over 5.5 billion US$ of tickets to passengers its financial year 2012, according to the latest budget documents.
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