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Booking Train Tickets for Long Journeys

Last updated 6 February 2008

Math LogoHere is some help for booking train tickets for longer journeys from Nabadwip, Calcutta and New Delhi.

Remember -- travelling and getting things done in India is always an austerity. To prevent it being more so than necessary, please always take good care of your baggage, passport, money, and valuables.

Indian Railways enquiries and express train reservations can now be made online.

In Nabadwip:

A computerised booking office is now operating at Nabadwip Railway Station. It is open 8 a.m. to noon, and 12.30 to 2 p.m. but is closed on Sundays. The tourist quota is not available in Nabadwip, but only in Calcutta (see below) and the main cities of India.


In Calcutta

The regular computerized booking office is upstairs in the new "Yatri Nivas" section of Howrah Railway Station. If you find yourself in the old section, go outside, turn right, and "Yatri Nivas" is the next building.

If you need to travel within a day or two or want to be more sure of getting a train reservation, purchase your ticket from the tourist quota at the Tourist Reservation Office. Ask at the Enquiries Office for its location.

You will need to show your passport, and you may only pay in U.S. Dollars, Pounds Sterling, or in Rupees with your foreign currency purchase receipt.

In addition train tickets can now be purchased on arrival at Calcutta Airport on a special quota on showing your plane ticket.


In New Delhi

All train bookings -- whether general or through the Tourist Booking Office -- are made in the same building at the New Delhi Railway Station. The Tourist Booking Office is upstairs on the first floor. Check at the Enquiries counter.


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