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The Indian Railways System is the world's fourth largest with a route length of over 60,000 Kms. Everyday, more than 70000 trains carry more than 11 million passangers and connect more than 7000 stations.

ADVANCE RESRVATION
One can make reservation 60 days in advance excluding the date of journey at the date of journey at the train originating station. In case of some Intercity day express trains, the reservation period is less. As there is always a great rush on major routes so it is always advisable to book your tickets in advance. There are special facilities provided by Indian Railways to foreign tourists. Most of important trains have a special quota for foreign tourists subject to payment in US Dollars or Pound , Sterling. For making a reservation, complete name, sex and age are required.

BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE
There is ample free baggage allowance by Indian Railways which varies from 35 kilograms per person to 70 kilograms per person depending on class of travel.

PASSENGER AMENITIES
Most of important trains have pantry car facilities. Catering is also arranged in trains where there are no pantry cars.
Bedrolls are supplied free of cost to all passengers traveling in AC first class, Ac Two Tier and Ac Three Tier. Passengers traveling in First class can avail this by paying nominal charges of Rs.20/- per bedroll.
There are Cloak rooms and safety lockers available at major stations where you can keep your luggage in safe custody. Only locked luggage is accepted in cloakrooms. Porters are available at all major stations to help carry your heavy luggage.

KIND OF CLASSES & FARE
There are following classes of accommodation in India Railways. To give you an idea this is the fare for 1000kms. For following classes in Express and ordinary trains. The fare in Shatabdi and Rajdhani Trains is higher.

REFUNDS AND CANCELLATIONS
If you are holding confirmed ticket and need to cancel for any reason then if you cancel it more than one day in advance of the scheduled departure of train, excluding date of journey, the minimum cancellation rule will apply which is as follows.

For cancellation of confirmed tickets less than one day in advance and up to 4 hours before schedule departure of train, the cancellation charges are 20% of the Fare.

For cancellation of confirmed tickets less than four hours before schedule departure of the train and upto 3 hrs. (up to 200 kms), 6 hrs. (201-500 kms) & 12 hours for more than 500 kms., the cancellation charges are 50% of the fare.

For cancellation of waitlisted tickets only Rs. 10/- will be deducted per passenger. In most cases of tickets are surrendered within the prescribed time limits, you can get refund across the counter.

KIND OF TRAINS
Indian Railways has introduce superfast trains ( although not as fast you have in Europre, USA or many other parts of the world) for travelling such such as Shatabdi Express and Rajdhani Express trains. Besides these, there are many other Express and local trains. The fare applicable for Shatabdi and Rajdhani is much more than other trains.

SHATABADI EXPRESS
Indian Railways plysome superfast, intercity trains known as Shatabdi Express which link major cities and offer facilities for quick and comfortable travel. It is fully air-conditioned and has only two classes of travel AC Chair car and Executive Chair car and no sleeper classes as it travels only during the day. You get complimentary meals and snacks before you reach your destination.

SAMPLE FARES IN INDIAN RUPEES FOR SHATABDI EXPRESS:-

RAJDHANI EXPRESS
The Rajdhani Express, India's superfast, fully air-conditioned train gives you the opportunity of experiencing Indian Railways at its best. Meal and snacks are provided during the journey. Rajdhani trains comprise of AC First Class, Ac II Tier and Ac III Tier sleepers. The train links New Delhi to India's major cities such as Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bhubneshwar, Bangalore, Jammu, Hydrabad and Thiruvanthpuram besides plying between other major cities.

INDRAIL PASS
To provide easy and comfortable journey to foreign tourists, Indian Railways have introduced the facility of Indrail Passes which allow all budget visitors to travel as they like grom any point to any point without route restrictions. Indiarail Passes are available for foreign nationals and Indians residing abroad holding a valid passport against payment in US Dollars or any other convertible foreign currencies. Although with Indiarail pass, one can travel whenever and wherever one likes within validity period, it does not guarantee reserved accommodation, although assistance is given from a Foreign Tourist Quota for last minute plans. A holder of Indiarail pass is not required to pay any reservation or any other charges.

The cost of these Indiarail passes for different validity period and classes is as follows.

NOTE : Child gets a discount of 50% on above fares.

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