MakeMyTrip-owned RedBus plans integrated end-to-end online travel solutions

With the launch of RedRail app, the leading bus platform aims to be IRCTC's biggest ticket booking partner in two years

With plans to expand its footprint in the travel sector, MakeMyTrip-owned online bus ticket booking platform RedBus announced the launch of the RedRail app, a dedicated platform for booking railway tickets. Launched in November, redRail was a part of the redBus app until now.

As the company works towards leveraging its bus-booking user base to significantly grow the rail-ticket business, both the services also have a complementary relationship, Prakash Sangam, chief executive officer of redBus told Business Standard in an interview.

Sangam finds that a large number of customers of redRail would seek bus facilities after reaching their destination, as they provide