The Ministry of Transportation has launched a website and a mobile application for the first time in Sri Lanka to reserve train seats online.
The website and mobile application were launched by the Minister of Transport Dilum Amunugama yesterday.
The website : https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/ and the mobile app will enable passengers from anywhere in the world to book train seats in Sri Lanka in the future.
The ticketing process which has been completely digitalized enables an automatic reservation system, allowing passengers to book tickets for all the train routes.
The system has also been developed to include the issuance of train tickets, train licenses, and permits.
Passengers will be able to purchase tickets for first-class and observation compartments, second-class and third-class tickets, as well as round-trip tickets, and break journey tickets.
Tickets can be purchased through several methods including Visa, MasterCard, and Lanka QR.
Passengers can also come to the train stations with the m-Ticketing service and obtain the reserved tickets by presenting their National Identity Card (NIC) or Passport with the reference number on the ticket.
The Department of Railways intends to issue electronic tickets through this system in the future and those tickets will be able to be verified by the QR code.