INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A smart card and an online E-ticketing system would be introduced for easy seat reservation in trains, Transport Minister Mahinda
Amaraweera said.He said a Cabinet Paper would be submitted in this regard soon.It was reported that the present ticketing and reservation
system had loopholes for scammers to cheat local and foreign passengers.&Certain brokers used to sell the seat reservation tickets several
times higher than the original price
1,200 ticket was being sold for Rs.3, 000 and Rs.4, 000,& the Minister said.
