Your Platform Ticket Experience

Below is a summary of your experience in regards to Platform Tickets. Kindly review and if you have additional inputs, please do share?

Have you used the platform vending machine? How was the experience?
1. Vending machines for buying platform tickets is a good idea
2. Most citizens are unaware about vending machines on the station
3. Vending machines can’t be easily located on stations
4. Most machines done accept cash
5. When the machines work, the process of buying the platform tickets is very smooth
6. Many machines stay out of order
7. It is tough for the uneducated/non-computer literate passengers to use the machine
8. Many people manhandle the vending machines

Do you buy platform tickets at the reservation counter? How is the experience?
1. The availability of the platform tickets at the counter is not an issue
2. Purchasing platform ticket at ticket counter is big pain
3. There are long lines on the counter
4. Takes a lot of time to buy platform tickets

Have you used the mobile app to book platform tickets?
Most of the citizens are not aware about the possibility of booking a platform ticket through the mobile app.

Have you been asked for the platform ticket by ticket checkers?
Most of the citizens have rarely seen anyone checking the platform tickets. more  

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Why cant we have an app where we can buy a platform ticket thru smart phones, same as buying a train ticket ? more  
Best thing would be to remove platform ticketing... anyways beggars and illegal vendors don't buy any tickets !! :) more  
Buying platform tickets from machines is easy .same is very time consuming if we have to buy from counters as the counter is same for buying tickets and platform tickets. Usually the people who come to see off will not know the procedure or it is difficult for them to spend on 5-10 ppl. traveler has to go and buy which becomes difficult as he has to check the train arrival also.... Hence it will be good if vending machines are kept in order and improved to take cash/card. alternatively a separate counter or some one can sell them on platform itself. many people don't buy tickets not because of cost but they have to spend time in queue.if they are available on platform ,more people will buy. more income to Railways...!!! more  
See friend Not only Banglore station most of the stations are like that.We can't able to do any thing but feeling is our duty. more  
Online platform ticket on mobile phone is a better solution.From 9 pm(or untill the pantry staff finish their work) to 6 am the lights must be centrally controlled in all the compartments except in toilets.For emergency,lights can be put on but should go off automatically in 2-3 minutes. more  
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