If you are asked whether you have ever sat in a train or traveled? So your answer is probably yes. A large number of people travel by Indian trains every day. But you must have seen many times that when people travel at night, there is a fear of missing the station. One reason behind this is that people sleep at night. In such a situation, if you also fall asleep on the train, then you do not have to worry about leaving the destination station because a SaaS facility of Railways can help you. Yes, for this you have to use the 'Destination Alert' facility of Indian Railways. So let us know what it is and how you can use it…
What is a destination alert?
Under the Destination Alert facility, an alarm will sound on the passenger's mobile 20 minutes before his arrival at the destination station. This alarm will tell you that your station is about to arrive, so you should get ready and also prepare your luggage. At the same time, one thing has to be kept in mind this alarm facility has to be set before you board the train.
This much will be charged
You will have to pay a charge for this service, for setting an alarm through a call, Rs 1.20 per minute will be charged in metro cities and Rs 2 per minute in non-metro cities.
Whereas, the SMS charge is Rs 3.
You can activate this feature like this:-
First way
You can activate this facility by calling the railway helpline number 139.
Call and select your language and then press * to speak to customer care and tell them your 10-digit PNR number.
Also, provide information about your destination station and then your alarm is set.
Second way
You can also set the alarm through a message
For this, you have to go to the message box and type ALERT and send it to 139. As soon as you do this, this facility gets activated.
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