Indian Railways is sanguinely the transportation support system of the country with its commendable presence ever since the last 150 years. It boasts of running on of the world’s largest rail network covering a distance of more than 64,215 track kilometers. The rolling stock fleet of Indian Railways includes over 230,000 (freight) wagons, 60,000 coaches and 9,000 locomotives. Trains run on three categories of tracks - Broad Gauge, Meter gauge and Narrow Gauge. Among these three kinds of gauges, the Broad Gauge is the most prevailing type of track. It is 1,676 mm (5.6 ft) wide and about 96,851 km of track under the Indian Railways network runs on this type of track. In some locations where Broad Gauge in not practicable, Meter Gauge is being used.
However, that covers only very less length of the railway network. Narrow Gauge is present at very few routes, especially in hilly terrains. It covers around 2,500 route-km with ‘Kalka-Shimla Railway’, ‘Nilgiri Mountain Railway’, and ‘Darjeeling Himalayan Railway’ as the most notable hill lines. Plan a trip to the hills and get the Indian Railways Reservation for any of the aforesaid trains.
To get the Indian railways reservation done, visit its corporate site or a travel portal like Zoomtra.com.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Online Presence of Indian Railways
Purchasing Indian Railways tickets online is the simplest possible way to evade unconfirmed reservations. Just check the trains list to find out what trains are accessible on that route on that precise day on the IRCTC website. Ellipsis of Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation, IRCTC is an auxiliary wing of Indian Railways that handles online ticket bookings. When reserving a ticket on the Indian Railways website, you can either prefer to book an E-ticket or I-Ticket. While an E-ticket can be printed at home and fetched at the time of travel, I-tickets are delivered at your doorstep and the price includes courier charges.
As millions of people prefer to travel with Indian Railways every day, an unconfirmed reservation or being put on the waiting list is reasonably common. Even at the last moment Indian Railways sees a hastiness of passengers who want to know the PNR Status of their ticket. The PNR (Passenger Name Record) number is imperative because it aids in keeping track of the travel record of the passenger scheduled to travel. With facilities from IRCTC, you can effortlessly find out all about PNR status, information on trains, train timings, reservations and railway tour bookings, and more.
As millions of people prefer to travel with Indian Railways every day, an unconfirmed reservation or being put on the waiting list is reasonably common. Even at the last moment Indian Railways sees a hastiness of passengers who want to know the PNR Status of their ticket. The PNR (Passenger Name Record) number is imperative because it aids in keeping track of the travel record of the passenger scheduled to travel. With facilities from IRCTC, you can effortlessly find out all about PNR status, information on trains, train timings, reservations and railway tour bookings, and more.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Indian Railways and Online Reservation
In 90% of the rural areas, Indian Railways has a big pie of share in transportation. Whether it is passenger traveling, or cargo, luggage shipping and moving, this corporation has an important role to play in the day to day life of the people and hence generation of a big amount of revenue to the Government of India. If you are all geared up to visit places, just visit its official website, have a look at the trains list, schedule, etc. and accordingly get your Indian Railways Reservation done online. The reservation process is easy and takes only a few minutes. It is not only trains list or facilitation of the online Indian Railways reservation but also access to a wealth of information that you can enjoy at its website.
In case your Indian Railways reservation is not confirmed, you can check the PNR status. Imagine the hassles of going to the ticket counter or having a look at the confirmation list displayed at the platform notice and concerned train. When you can get your PNR Status online, why face the hassles. Alternatively you may dial 139 from any telephone to get the PNR status of the desired Indian Railways reservation.
In case your Indian Railways reservation is not confirmed, you can check the PNR status. Imagine the hassles of going to the ticket counter or having a look at the confirmation list displayed at the platform notice and concerned train. When you can get your PNR Status online, why face the hassles. Alternatively you may dial 139 from any telephone to get the PNR status of the desired Indian Railways reservation.
Friday, April 8, 2011
IRCTC Simplified!
There are a whole lot of facilities that IRCTC– Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation website provides its passengers. A series of activities happens at the site - right from facilitating browsers to conduct an enquiry about their train, availability of tickets to access to important information like trains fare, PNR status enquiry, railway booking. Indian Railways has made maximum use of the latest developments in IT and the use of the Internet.
IRCTC has now established a ‘beta website’, which is a remarkable feature. Now, there are many superior features which make the railway booking procedure easier for the customers. Now, travelers who want to travel by Indian Railways don’t need to stand in queues at the ticket counters. Just log in to the IRCTC website and get your desired railway booking done online with a few clicks of the mouse.
One also need not put a separate request for the train, seats, availability and fare because the intellectual enquiry software helps getting the requisite information to the browser’s advantage, bringing down the load on the servers. Above all, IRCTC now has influential servers to take up the loads, particularly during the peak hours of booking season and timings.
IRCTC has now established a ‘beta website’, which is a remarkable feature. Now, there are many superior features which make the railway booking procedure easier for the customers. Now, travelers who want to travel by Indian Railways don’t need to stand in queues at the ticket counters. Just log in to the IRCTC website and get your desired railway booking done online with a few clicks of the mouse.
One also need not put a separate request for the train, seats, availability and fare because the intellectual enquiry software helps getting the requisite information to the browser’s advantage, bringing down the load on the servers. Above all, IRCTC now has influential servers to take up the loads, particularly during the peak hours of booking season and timings.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Ride India on Rails
Indian Railways is known for being one of the best in the world; thanks to a wide-ranging network with modern amenities, and fast and recurrent services. Online railway booking facilities travelers to take advantage of travel spanning across India’s 64,015 km of tracks, the flexibility to hop on and off trains at their leisure. Riding the rails in India can be a fun and relaxing way to travel from city to city while vacationing in India; plan each portion of the trip accordingly. While planning your trip, make use of India Tourist Guide. An India tourist guide is simply the answer to the list of questions that you may ask yourself about the daily activities for the entire trip.
Just like in other modes of travel, it is feasible to make a railway booking done online. The Indian Railways wing IRCTC caters for online Railway Booking, feeding the passenger with relevant information on PNR status, train lists, fares, destinations, and more. To check confirmation of seats after your booking and before your journey, you can check the PNR status at the Indian Railways site or directly through your mobile if it has the facility; the process is simple.
Just like in other modes of travel, it is feasible to make a railway booking done online. The Indian Railways wing IRCTC caters for online Railway Booking, feeding the passenger with relevant information on PNR status, train lists, fares, destinations, and more. To check confirmation of seats after your booking and before your journey, you can check the PNR status at the Indian Railways site or directly through your mobile if it has the facility; the process is simple.
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