trains

I am planning to book 1AC with coupe preference for me and my wife to travel to Hyderabad from Chennai. There are two trains with 1AC availability - 12603 - Hyderabad Exp, 12759 - Charminar Exp Both these trains have 1HAC coach where it is half 1AC / half 2AC or 3AC. Usually, the seat layout...

This was mentioned by a Jeopardy contestant today! She told a story about how she was traveling on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "toy train," and it actually partially derailed and all of the passengers had to climb down an embankment to a nearby village in order to wait for a...

I will be arriving in Agra in the early hours of 14th July 2016, and I would be arriving back in Delhi the same day in the night. I would like to know is it possible to do an Agra tour the same day, covering all the major tourist attractions including going to the famous Sadar Bazaar there and...

I am from Sikkim and this year I had made a decision that I would make my long awaited trip to Nepal. I am certain that there are trains which go from Sikkim to Kathmandu, and I just require some details about it. I need details from New Jalpaiguri to Kathmandu by train, details such as time to...

I wanted to book a tatkal railway ticket, but I don't want to do it online as my experience has not been good in the past with online booking. I would like to know if there are any tatkal railway reservation counters in Delhi, where I can go and book my ticket from. I would need the address...

I am from Delhi and want to go to Varanasi. I need some suggestion on the following points. Please be kind enough to answer them. What is the best way to travel from Delhi to Varanasi? What is the fastest way to reach Varanasi? How many days should be spent at Varanasi? What should be...

Me and my boyfriend are planning a trip to Manali this Summer and he insists on driving to Manali and I do not like the idea of being on the roads for such a long distance as I realise it is a long way from Delhi. I was wondering if there are trains from Delhi to Manali or some near by place...

Any idea what is the longest train route in India in terms of distance covered? I mean, the whole journey must be completed by a single train (from the source to the destination) and there should not be any change of trains involved. My longest ever train journey was the one from Guwahati to...

I have a sleeper class ticket which is in waiting list. The current status is GNWL161/WL93. Only 2 days are left for the journey and I don't think it will get confirmed. I need to travel at any cost as there's no feasible alternative. Will I be allowed to board the train? Can I travel with...

Can we specifically book lower berth quota ticket online on Indian Railways? My parents will be travelling alone and both of them are quite aged (70+) now. Climbing up to the middle or upper berth may be a problem for them, so I need to find a way to book only the lower berth train tickets...