CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 TOPIC OF THE SYSTEM
Title: “An Intelligent Railway Ticket Checker Application”
1.2 PROJECT ABSTRACT
The system titled “An Intelligent Railway Ticket Checker Application” deals with the android
application for booking the general and platform ticket online and validate those tickets using the
mobile [Link] of the biggest challenges in the current ticketing facility is buying
general/platform ticket standing in the queue. This application provides the facility for buying the
tickets online. Our ticket can be bought with the help of smartphone application where your railway
tickets are carried in your phone in the form of quick response code i.e.(QR-code). The ticketing
information of the user is stored in database. It uses the smartphone facility to validate the ticket and
delete it after specific interval of time once the user reaches the destination. Also, the ticket checker
is provided with the checker application which is used for the validation of the ticket.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE SYSTEM
In the age of technologies where everything is on our fingertips nobody wants to stand in
unending queues and waste their precious time. The main motive of the application is to
ease the process of ticket booking by avoiding the hectic process to stand in the queue and
book the ticket for travelling in the train. There are several applications available in the
market giving the information about the travelling destinations and their fares. But none of
these applications include the ticket booking process for general tickets. In the current
scenario people can get the general ticket by offline mode only by being in a queue at the
railway ticket counter and we still have to carry a printed ticket. The proposed system
provides the facilities to book the general ticket online, and get your railways tickets in
your smart phone and also save the ticket in the form of quick response code i.e. (QR code)
and the information of the user is stored in the database. This QR code can be scanned by
the TTEsto validate the ticket through the other mobile.
1.4 TARGET USER
Whenever any product is planning to be made there is always a background study on the target
users. This time we are going to plan for a ticket system in railway based on android mobile phone.
This application is for all the users who are willing to travel various places from trains or often visit
stations for booking platform or general tickets can use this application for the ease of ticket
booking procedure and can avoid the unnecessary hustle that they had to face while standing in the
never-ending queue for hours. Also, this application used by the all TTEs who are facing problem
for checking the ticket. For using this system one just need to have a smart phone with internet
access and some basic knowledge of using it.
1.5 RATIONALE BEHIND THE SYSTEM: WHY DO WE NEED THIS
SYSTEM?
The problems that are traced needs to be considered and the researcher has decided to construct
such an application that would focus on providing solutions for the above-mentioned problems.
1.5.1 Benefits of the System: What are the potential benefits derived?
Upon implemented, the system could bring about significant tangible and intangible benefits:
Tangible Benefits
S. No. Tangible Benefits Description
Users doesn’t have to pay anything for using this system
on android mobile Everything in this system is free of cost.
1. No investment
Even user have flexibility to use any interface there is no
restriction in the system.
This system can be accessible anywhere if the user has got
the mobile. If any case happens that the mobile is not with
2. Accessibility of system
him/her then he/she can be access his account to any other
mobile by just entering his/her email and password.
3. TTEs using QR Reader. Validating the ticket using QR Reader.
User have the option to view the transaction of the booking
4. View ticket history
ticket.
The transactions such as transaction entry, transaction info,
5. Transaction Management
transaction list can also be managed with the system.
User’s has the facility to pay the ticket bills through e-
6. E-Wallet
wallet without any hustle of cash payment.
User has the flexibility of using their mobile phones to
7. Accessibility
book tickets which saves their time and energy.
It is beneficial for railway department as much as the user
8. Economic benefit can buy ticket through this application as much government
get the benefit.
Table 1: Tangible Benefits
Intangible Benefits
S. No. Intangible Benefits Description
It reduces our effort to great extent. E.g. if we want to buy
any ticket then we have go to the ticket counter and we see
1. Reduces effort that there is long queue is there so to overcome this just
book your ticket with this system by just filling some
detail.
This system ensures that user gets the value of their time
2. Time Saving and don't have to rely upon anybody else for placing their
order.
The application that is developed would facilitate its end
3. Friendly User Interface users with interactive graphical interfaces that would be
easily adaptable.
The user interface will be user-friendly and easy to use
4. Customer Satisfaction
which will result in improved satisfaction of the customers.
This system will provide transparency in the ticket booking
5. Transparency
system as the ticket will be booked by the person himself.
Maintenance of the application is painless for its user. The
application will need no version updates and hence require
6. Maintainability
no maintenance until the user transforms the settings
accordingly.
7. Ease of learning and Keeping in mind the target audience, the app will be
Usability. designed for the generalized audience and hence will be
easy to use. The application will be developed keep in
mind the HCIU principles.
Table 2: Intangible Benefits
1.6 LIMITATION OF THE SYSTEM
Limitations are always a part of every project. The project scope is limited to a confined boundary
as listed below:
The system is being developed for only android based phone.
To validating the ticket the mobile device with at least 3.2 MP of rear camera is required in
order to have a scan the QR code.
The customer will need the internet connection for booking the any type of ticket.
The application will be run after installation in the smart phone.
1.7 ASSUMPTIONS MADE
This system is although easy to use in terms of its functionalities but even then, there are some
assumptions that need to be made before the development of the system:
Users need to have basic knowledge of using android phones
Good knowledge of English and basics of Internet is required, i.e. user needs to be a
computer literate.
The smartphone users have not yet encountered any secure solution to protect their data
from being stolen or mishandled
The user who would be using the app, is expected to have a smartphone with a good quality
front camera.
1.9 CONCLUSION
The Chapter 1 includes the background study for the system. Studying the system has inferred the
purpose of the system and goals/ objectives of the system. After the purpose of the system is
identified, the developer then came up with the benefits of the system to its intended end-user and
how the system can benefit its users. The developer then cultivated the desirable features to be
implemented in the proposed system to resolve the problems that were identified in the problem
context section. The chapter has also included the deliverables the system will produce after it is
completed. The limitations for the system have also been identified that limits the scope of the
proposed project.