If you are presently finding traveling to railway station with family or friends a difficult task, then there is good news for you.

In a latest development, Indian railway has decided to offer taxis at the door steps of passengers by dialing call-centre number '139'.

Presently, the round-the-clock enquiry service 139, run by IRCTC offers services like information about PNR status, arrival/departure of trains, seat availability and fare and accommodation.

According to a company official, who did not want to identified, "the aim of the service is to help passenger get rid of their woes in fetching a taxi and pay the actual charge incurred.''

The official further informed that the proposed service will be directly supervised by IRCTC, so that passengers get taxis on time and do not end up paying more.

It should be noted that all taxis under the facility will be fitted with radio meters, which will be directly connected to the call centre.

The 'book a taxi' service, which would be offered at competitive tariff rates, would be rolled out soon in about 25 cities across the country including the national capital.

The company also intends to extend the facility to smaller towns, but only after getting good response from proposed cities.