Abstract: Indian railway is the second largest railway network of the world. Daily many passengers travel in the railway to handle this large crowd, the ticketing system of the railway must be very good. Generally, it is observed that at the big stations people wait for too long in the long queues to get the ticket. Many initiatives have been taken by the Government of India to improve the ticketing system of the railway. In this paper, the author presents the recent advances in the ticketing system of the Indian railway.