Shifting of Trains to the Upgraded Passenger Reservation System to Begin in August

• Passenger Reservation System (PRS) is Indian Railways' core ticketing backbone, operational since 1986; it is being replaced by a new cloud-enabled, CRIS-developed system with ~5× booking and ~10× enquiry capacity.
• The migration of trains to the upgraded PRS is scheduled to commence in August 2026, directed by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
• Relevant for GS-III (Infrastructure, S&T) and GS-II (Government services delivery); classic case of legacy-system modernisation in a critical public utility.