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If you reside in any city in India that features a suburban train network, like Chennai, or Mumbai, you recognize the pain of standing in queue to book tickets. Indian Railways has tried various alternatives to permit people to avoid long queues, but none of those are as convenient as employing a smartphone app to book local train tickets. That’s why Indian Railways introduced the UTS app. UTS stands for unreserved ticketing system and can only work for seats that do not require reservation. you cannot book unreserved seats on outstation trains via the UTS app, but it does the work for local trains.<\/p>\n

The UTS app<\/strong> allows you to book two sorts of tickets \u2014 paper tickets and paperless. Paper tickets require you to book on the UTS app then print the ticket via an ATVM (automatic ticket vending machine) which is present in over 1,000 stations in India. On the opposite hand, paperless tickets, which are available in select cities, are often booked on the UTS app and don’t need you to print them.<\/p>\n

Things to recollect before booking a paperless ticket on the UTS app<\/h3>\n
There are some belongings you got to remember before booking tickets on the UTS app.<\/p>\n
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Paperless tickets are often booked within the following cities via the UTS app \u2014 Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Secunderabad.<\/li>\n
You need to be within 2-km of the source station to book paperless tickets. The UTS app needs location access to book tickets.<\/li>\n
You can’t book paperless tickets when standing on the railway track or when you’re inside a train. This worked for us sometimes because GPS isn’t entirely accurate, but in most cases the app won’t allow you to book a ticket when you’re inside the train.<\/li>\n
Paperless tickets are often accessed offline. you’ll show these to the ticket inspector via the UTS app.<\/li>\n
If your phone’s battery is dead, your ticket booked on the UTS app is useless. So remember to charge your phone before travelling on suburban trains.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Booking a paper ticket via UTS app? Remember this stuff<\/h3>\n
You can book paper tickets via the UTS app, but you ought to know this stuff first.<\/p>\n
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You can book paper tickets without giving the UTS app access to your phone’s location.<\/li>\n
You need to print the ticket at ATVM kiosks at the railroad station .<\/li>\n
You can be fined if you do not print the paper ticket booked via the UTS app.<\/li>\n
The ink on the tickets printed at kiosks tends to fade rather quickly, so we strongly advise you to not book printed season tickets via the UTS app.<\/li>\n
Quite a few of the ATVM kiosks at railway stations don’t work, so you do not want to be stuck during a situation where you cannot print your ticket.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
How to download UTS app and register to book local train tickets<\/h3>\n
You can download the UTS app on Android, iPhone,<\/strong> and Windows Phone.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Follow these steps to make an account via the UTS app.<\/p>\n
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Open the UTS app on your smartphone, tap the three vertical dots icon<\/strong> on the top-right and tap Register.<\/strong> Alternatively, you’ll visit the UTS website<\/strong> and tap Sign-up.<\/strong><\/li>\n
Enter your mobile number, name, password, gender, and check the box that says you accept terms and conditions. Then, tap Enter All Information.<\/strong><\/li>\n
Now you’ll receive an OTP (one-time password) via SMS. Enter the four-digit OTP and tap Submit.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
This will finish the registration process on the UTS app.<\/p>\n
How to book a paperless ticket on UTS app for local trains<\/h3>\n
Follow these steps to book a paperless ticket on the UTS app.<\/p>\n
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Open the UTS app on Android or iPhone.<\/li>\n
If you haven’t logged in<\/strong> yet, click the Login<\/strong> button on the top-right. This button seems like a rectangle with right arrow<\/strong> on iPhone.<\/li>\n
Enter your credentials and once you’re logged in, tap Book Ticket.<\/li>\n
Tap Normal Book.<\/strong><\/li>\n
Select the Book & Travel tab<\/strong> at the highest and tap Continue.<\/li>\n
Under From Station<\/strong> select the station where you would like to book from.<\/li>\n
Remember that you simply got to be but 2km from the source station. If you’re over 2km away, the UTS app won’t allow you to book a paperless ticket.<\/li>\n
Under To Station,<\/strong> select your destination.<\/li>\n
Tap Proceed.<\/strong><\/li>\n
On subsequent screen there are multiple options \u2014 number of passengers, single or return journey ticket, first or second class, AC or non-AC train, and eventually the payment gateway (R-Wallet or other payment gateways). Select these consistent with your requirements and tap Get Fare.<\/strong><\/li>\n
Now check all the small print once and when you’re ready, tap Book Ticket.<\/strong><\/li>\n
This will redirect you to R-Wallet or the payment gateway, where you’ll complete payment.<\/li>\n
Now you will see the ticket within the app. just in case you cannot see this, tap the house icon on the top-right and tap Booking History<\/strong> to ascertain the ticket.
\nEven if there’s no Internet, you’ll check the ticket or show it to the ticket inspector on the train.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n