Web Railway Reservation System -- 2

I want a full-stack, browser-based railway reservation system that mirrors the core features passengers expect from large national operators. The application must let users book seats for up to six travellers under one PNR, show real-time booking status (confirmed, RAC, or waiting), handle cancellations and special-quota rules, and process secure card payments end-to-end. All functionality will be available through a responsive web interface only; native mobile apps are not in scope for this phase.

The build has to respect three distinct user roles, each with its own dashboard and permissions:

• Passenger
• Admin
• Ticket Inspector

For payments I currently need seamless Credit/Debit Card integration via a PCI-compliant gateway. If future phases require Digital Wallets or Net Banking, the architecture you design should allow those to be plugged in without heavy refactoring.

Core expectations
– Clean, intuitive UI that surfaces schedules, seat availability and fare details in real time.
– Robust back-end (preferably Node.js, Python Django or similar) with a well-structured database ready for high concurrency.
– Secure authentication, session management and role-based access control.
– Automated e-ticket generation, email confirmations and downloadable PDFs.
– Admin tools for timetable management, quota configuration and bulk report exports.
– Ticket Inspector portal to scan or input PNRs and instantly verify validity.
– Comprehensive test suite and brief technical documentation so my in-house team can maintain the codebase.

Delivery will be accepted once the system is deployed on my cloud account, passes functional tests for each role, and processes at least one end-to-end card transaction in a sandbox environment.