Indian Railways - Tourism in India by Trains

Indian Railways (IR) is a railway company, set-uptimings, reservations and tour bookings.
and owned by the government of India.The status of reservation of the Indian Railways
Established on 16th April in the year 1853, theticket can be checked by checking the pnr status.
Indian Railways has since become one of theThe PNR number is the ten digit number printed
largest and busiest rail networks in the world. Iton the top left corner of the ticket. The PNR
runs across 28 cities and one union territory,status can be checked by entering this number
covering 6909 stations in India. It operates overonline on the IR website, by sending the number
9,000 trains transporting 18 million passengersby SMS to a special IR short code or by calling
across cities on a daily basis.the call center / toll free number.
A plan for a railway system in India was putThe Indian Railways also operates specialized
forward in 1832 during the British Raj, but wasluxury trains to select destinations across India.
put in to action over a decade later in 1844.TheThe list of luxury trains includes the 'Palace on
first ever passenger train ran from Bori Bandar toWheels', which takes you through an enchanting
Thane on the 16th of April, 1853.The Indianroyal journey through Agra and Rajasthan;
Railways operates many types of trains ranging'Deccan Odyssey', a journey through Mumbai, Goa
from long distance goods trains to short distanceand Ajanta Caves, 'Royal Rajasthan on Wheels',
electric trains. The Indian Railways has beenwhich takes you through a royal journey through
divided in to 7 zones for administrative purposes.Rajasthan; Fairy Queen, which covers Delhi, Alwar
Train is often a better mode of travel, particularlyand the Tiger Reserve, 'Royal Orient' , a lavish
for visiting places in India as it gives you thetour of Rajasthan and Gujarat and Shekhavati
opportunity to see quaint towns and small villagestrain, which takes you on an enchanting trip to
which are often otherwise missed by tourists.Jaipur, Bikaner and Udaipur etc.
Indian Railways requires advance reservations forWhat does iXiGO offer?iXiGO offers quick
all long distance trains. The Indian Railwayssearches on all trains across India. All you have to
passenger enquiry offers a detailed list ofdo is to select your place of departure and
destinations and trains that you can pick from.destination from the easy to navigate iXiGO
You can then use the IR time table and schedulewebsite. You will find all train related information
to pick the train name, timing and check availabilityincluding the Indian Railways time table, schedule
of train tickets. Train tickets can be booked onlineand station codes. Choose your travel dates,
using the IR e-booking services or over thedestinations, class (AX Tier 1, Tier 2, Sleeper etc)
counter at the railway stations. To reserve trainand whether it's a one way or return journey and
tickets and to use other railway services, IRCTCclick search. The IXIGO search engine will pop up
(Indian Railways Catering and Tourismall the options matching your search instantly. We
Corporation), an initiative by the Indian railwayguarantee you the lowest train fares. You can
ministry, is also widely used. It is a one stoppick the train that suits your needs and make a
platform offering multiple services like e-ticketingbooking instantly. This is your one stop platform
(online train ticket reservations), tourist trains,to research various trains, destinations and avail
railway tour packages, car rentals and hotelsof the lowest fares and exciting deals. All this and
bookings. It has a 24 hour call center to cater tomore is just a click away!
all your queries or enquiries relating to train