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The world's largest rail network, the Indian
Railways has been categorised region-wise, such as Nothern
Railways, Eastern Railways, Central Railways, North-Eastern
Railways and so on. The railways provide one of the cheapest
modes of travel, as well as some of the most expensive and
luxurious trains in the world.
Some of the comfortable express trains are the Rajdhanis and
the Shatabdi's, which run between major cities. The Shatabdi Express
train connect Delhi- Agra, Jhansi- Bhopal, Delhi- Jaipur- Ajmer,
Chandigarh- Lucknow, Amritsar, Mumbai- Ahmedabad, Chennai- Bangalore.
The Rajdhani Express cover longer distance New Delhi- Mumbai,
New Delhi-Howrah, New Delhi - Guwahati and various other. The
Rajdhani's have A/c second class, A/c three tiers sleepers.
The Palace on Wheel and the Royal Orient trains,
these are primarily tourist trains with own special itineraries
covering about eight days.
The another unusual feature of the Indian Railways is the toy
train. This is a small train running on narrow gauge track
in hilly areas. Toy train services provide access to Darjeeling
in the East, Shimla in the North and Matheran near Mumbai in the
Western Ghats.
Indian Railway also provide the facilities of travel by Indrail
Pass. This pass is sold only to foreign nationals or to Indians
residing abroad. Indrail Pass are supplied against payment in
US Dollar.
Contact us if you wish to buy Indrail Pass, for making reservation
on the train, wish to know train fare, some of the suggested itinerary
or making booking on Palace on Wheel.
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