Travel with SMS Notification of E Tickets in Trains

Passengers of Indian Railway are now allowed to travel in Trains with any of the below mentioned Tickets along with the ID Proofs.

1. Electronic Reservation Slip (ERS) -> Is the Normal Printout ticket
2. Virtual Reservation Message (VRM) -> E Ticket Printouts in Mobilephone/Laptop/Palmtop
3. SMS sent by IRCTC

VRM/ SMS sent by IRCTC combined with valid photo-id in original will be treated as an instrument on par with the ERS.

Reference :
1) Railway Board Letter No.2008/TG-I/10/P/SMS dated 20.07.2011
2) Railway Board Letter No.2008/TG-I/10/P/SMS dated 01.02.2012