Railways records 57,000 online bookings on a single day

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 13:32 [IST]

Mumbai, Mar 3 (UNI) The Railways created a record of sorts by selling 57,000 tickets online and collecting maximum earnings on a single day on March 1.

A Western Railway (WR) release here today said the booking was most likely the single largest transaction on the internet by any organisation in India on a single day.

On an average, normally 20,000 - 25,000 tickets are booked daily, the release added.

UNI

Topics: RAILWAY-RECORD BOOKING-INTERNET

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