FAQs

How can i know the various tourist packages and trains available with the Indian Railways?
You have to login and click on the Tourist trains or tourist packages link from
the navigation menu on the top. The page displays you the various tourist trains in Indian Railways and about them in short.

Why do I get the details of some irrelevant trains if I try some enquiries?
Your browser page may be displaying some old pages and may need
refreshing. Press F5 or Refresh button on the browser. You may also need to
set the "REFRESH" to be done automatically for every visit to the page in the Internet settings of your browser.

How can I use the internet reservation facility to plan my journey?
Get yourself registered online by submitting the Registration Form available in this web site with your personal details.

How do I check the route of a train?
You have to login and click on the Time Table link from the navigation menu on the left. The page asks for Train No. (Use the "Train Finder" for help, entering the first three letters of the train name) and the service Day of the train. After submission, the page displays the route of the train with the arrival and departure timings at all the stations and the distance of each station from the originating station.

How can I check the Fare for my journey?
You have to login and click on the "Fares" link on the navigation menu.
The page asks for the Train No. (Use "Train Finder" for assistance entering the first three letters of the train name), Origin & Destination Stations (Use "Station Finder" for assistance entering the first three letters of the station name), Date of Journey, the date being any service day of the train, Class (Select form the dropdown list box), Age and Concession desired to get the Fare for a single passenger.

I want to travel from (A) to (B). How can I find the trains available between the stations?
After logging in, click on the "Trains From/To" link from the left side navigation menu. The link takes you to a page where you are prompted to select the Source Station & Destination Station (Use ''the Station Finder'' for help entering
the first three letters of the station name), Date, the date being any service
day of the train; and Class (Select one from the dropdown box). The page displays the list of all the trains running on the date specified and with the desired class between the above pair of stations, with their service days. The screen also displays three buttons "Get Fare", "Show Route" and "Show availability" to get the Fare details, Train route and Availability Status details respectively

What are the different types of concessions available for Passengers?
At present this site offers Concession tickets only to Senior Citizens. This concession is also offered only on specific request made by the User by clicking the relevant button on the online reservation form. Other concession tickets can be availed at the PRS counters at any Railway Reservation Office.(Children below 12 years need pay only 50% fare, as for normal tickets)