The East Central Railway has installed 127 Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM) at 43 stations, eliminating the need for passengers to queue up for tickets. These machines facilitate easy purchase of unreserved tickets. The railway plans to install another 40 ATVMs at various stations soon. These machines are located at prominent...
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stations and near ticket counters, enabling passengers to buy unreserved tickets without waiting in line. Some ATVMs are placed at station entrances for convenient ticket purchase. They can also be used to buy platform tickets and operate 24 hours a day. The Danapore division has installed 38 ATVMs at stations including Patna, Rajendra Nagar, Danapore, Patliputra, Ara, Buxar, Mokama, Jahanabad, Dildarnagar, Patna Sahib, Jhajha, Bihar Sharif, and Lakhisarai. The Sonpur division has installed 24 ATVMs at stations including Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Barauni, Khagaria, Sonpur, Mansi, Naugachia, and Begusarai.