Unique Identification based Railway Ticket Booking and Authentication System

Abstract: Railways is the most convenient, affordable means of transport in India. So keeping this in view, the reservation of railway tickets is the most important task and it must be faster and efficient as the number of travelers is very high. In order to meet this demand, manual reservation is completely ruled out as it is time-consuming. Railways require an efficient program to implement the online reservation system. The proposed system is based on Unique Identification (UID) Technology which is applicable for booking rail tickets and managing travel database for convenience and transparency. The system uses AADHAR database for user verification. The verified user can add money to the system's inbuilt wallet which will automate the ticket booking process. The user then provides thumb impression at the source and at the destination station after checking out. This activity is recorded in the system and fare calculating algorithm in the system then calculates the fare based on source and destination recorded and the amount is then deducted from the inbuilt wallet. Thus, a transparent and user convenient environment is created that provides security in terms of user and payment details and a hassle-free travel This will improve the productivity of the Railways and will boost the "Digital India" campaign

Keywords: Aadhar; Unique Identification; security; thumb impression; e-wallet.