Planning a trip requires a reservation with the railways, or else the journey can be really troublesome. With the new rules in travelling without reservation can be a loss as the penalty charge might be actually costlier than the reservation fare. With an upsurge in travel related websites online booking of seats with the Indian Railways has become really simple. In fact there are websites that accept credit card payments […]
There is no doubt about the fact online services with regard to the Indian Railways have scored fairer as compared to over the counter services. Nevertheless there are a large number of passengers who still choose to make their reservations through the manual reservation counters. A reservation form can either be printed out or a form can be obtained from the counters itself. Reservation must always be made in advance […]
Palace on Wheels is the most luxurious train in the world and is an experience in itself. It is a joint venture of Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation and Indian Railways. It offers tours of the princely states and the cities to enjoy the grandeur of Rajasthan and Agra. The elegant coaches the beautiful design is modeled on the personal railway coaches of the erstwhile princes of Rajputana and Gujarat, Nizam […]
Be it a holiday, a visit to the native place or an official excursion, travelling by the train has its own charm. Travelling by train required days of planning earlier, because the reservation of seats was not an easy task, with minimal sources of booking tickets, long queues at the reservation counter, the sulky staffs at those counter and shrewd agents have always spoilt the whole flavor of a trip. […]
Indian Railways intend for a pleasant and a no hassle journey for the senior citizens hence it provides benefits and concessions to them. The senior citizens can avail special concessions on demand while making a reservation. The minimum age for senior citizen concession is 60 years and it is 50% for women and 30% for men on fares of all classes of coaches and sleepers in the train. This includes […]
Shatabdi Express trains are fast passenger trains in India that connect metros to other cities important for tourism, business or pilgrimage. Shatabdi is short to medium distance trains that run at an average speed of 130kmph. It runs at a peak speed of 150kmph which makes it the fastest train in India. Shatabdi means centenary in Hindi. This train was launched to mark the centenary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on […]
‘Tatkal’ is an emergency reservation made especially by late comers. Old school days remind that late comers were punished by missing out the class or the play, but the Indian Government seems to be lenient teacher and provides such reservations to people who are willing to pay an extra buck. Tatkal scheme is applicable to more than 100 trains throughout the country. Booking of tickets just two days prior to […]
Indian Railways has the biggest railway network in the world. They are trying to improve the systems even further and making best of the facilities available to its passengers. Now if you want to spot your train and track the running status of your train you needn’t go to the station to enquire but just go to the following sites with online tracking systems, where your trains can be easily […]
The Indian Railways has over 62,300 kms of track laid between 7000 stations that offer varied tourist packages for a magnificent journey across India. The railway system provides for convenient and economic travel wherever you want to go. The discount packages, cash back offers on rail tours and hotel bookings, hotel on wheels with five star facilities and IndaRail passes make it all the more attractive and give an excellent […]
India has the fourth largest network in the world carrying 6 billion passengers and 350 million tonnes of freight annually. With thousand of trains plying everyday throughout India a unique numbering system is mandatory. India has a logical, uniform four-digit numbering system. Trains are sorted into various categories depending on the zone, district and the route it belongs to. The first digit is the zone it belongs to, the second […]