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Alternate queuing system for tatkal railway reservation system

S. Vijay Prasad and V. H. Badshah

In the country like India where Railway is one of the most popular and cheapest means of transportation, it is always difficult to book confirmed tickets for the journey. The population that the country has it doesn't match up with number of trains running on various routes especially those connecting the metro cities. Indian Railway is trying to meet the ever increasing demand of over billion people. This paper presents the Railway Reservation System which is at Bapat Chourah, Indore, M.P, India, after studying advantages and disadvantages of system structure, this paper recommends changing the present queuing system to alternate queuing system, to avoid the inconvenience of passengers. It was proved that this model of the queuing system is feasible and the results are effective and practical.