The Southern Railways, as part of its 'go green' initiative, will do away with the practice of pasting reservation charts on train coaches and instead send SMS alerts to passengers regarding the reservation status of their tickets. It has also launched an app called National Train Enquiry System (NTES) which will let you know what platform you need to go to.

On a trial basis, the passengers of Shatabdi Express and Rajdhani Express will receive SMS information from March 20 to 22, respectively for a period of one month, a press release said on Friday.

However, as per the extinct practice, the waitlist chart will be pasted at the main entrance of the railway stations.

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