railways

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...

What is the difference between e ticket and i ticket in Indian Railway reservation system? For the first time I am trying to book tickets for my train journey through IRCTC reservation portal. And I can see that there is option to opt for either an e ticket or i ticket. I am presuming that...

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...

I am just about to book some railway tickets from the Indian railway site for a trip from Mumbai to Pune, but I have just learnt that there is a waiting list status for each ticket booked. All I know is the status abbreviations and I would like someone to tell me what each abbreviation means...

Different types of Waiting Lists: 1) RLWL - Remote location waiting list 2) RLGN - Remote location general waiting list 3) RQWL - Request waiting list 4) PQWL - Pooled quota waiting list 5) LDWL - Ladies quota waiting list 6) GNWL - General waiting list 7) CKWL - Tatkal...

I'm curious to know whether India offers anything like this. I know in some countries that I have travelled to, they have offered things like a 7 or 14 day travel pass to be used on all trains and buses, for a discounted fare if you present your passport. It's a good way to be able to maximize...

New Delhi railway station as you may already know, has two different entrances with their own connected roads and different parking areas. I get a lot of queries about long-term and short-term car parking options at New Delhi railway station so I will try and provide as much information as I...

I have seen a lot of new members asking about different classes of train travel and I dont blame them for asking because our railway system is a bit too complex and not very easy to understand. I am going to explain briefly what the different ticket classes are and what they mean. These are the...