The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has upgraded its website to ensure smooth ticket-bookings as Indian Railways looks to strengthen the online ticket reservation system. The new website, irctc.co.in/nget, will be simple and informative. It will help journey planners with several filters to plan and select trains. Now, the passengers will also be able to check the probability of confirmation of their wait-listed tickets. The probability of getting a confirmed ticket will be gauged on the basis of the massive archival data Indian Railways has access to. 

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The website was last upgraded in 2014. Users of the IRCTC website will be asked switch to the beta version and get better experience. The users will be allowed to provide suggestions during the 15-day trial period for further improvement of the website. The beta version of the website will be put in place and the old verson will be removed.

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Main features of upgraded IRCTC website:
--Simple and informative.
-- Several filters will help passengers plan journey and select train.
-- It will help passengers check the probabilities of wait-listed ticket confirmation. The probability will be gauged on the basis of past data analysis.
-- In addition, enhanced passenger details which will be provided on the site will help a passenger to book the tickets at an ease without filling the details of the travellers. 
-- There will also be different payment options of all banks and payment gateways. 
-- The passengers will also be able to give their choice seat they want.