India by train: Travel to India by train

By : Renu Shekhawat
India by train: Travel to India by train

India by train: Travel to India by train, The railway network of India is one of the largest in the world, which moves several million people a year. And another thing not, but the Indians travel and travel, they go from one side to another, they love to move! So if you thought you were going to go alone in the wagon, you’re very wrong! In fact, you have to plan trips with something in advance so plan your trip with India’s Invitation so you do not see yourself without a ticket on the day of departure.

            India by train: Travel to India by train

Ways to book

India by train: Travel to India by train, you have to be very lucky to get to the station the same day of the train and to be able to buy the ticket (although there is the option of TATKAL. So need to focus on the reserved tickets. India’s Invitation will help you with every single detail so you can relax.

India by train: Travel to India by train

India by train: Travel to India by train, at the station itself: you can buy the tickets by filling a pink paper with your personal information and the train info you want to take. You need to present the passport to be sold.

India by train: Travel to India by train, book online: it is the most comfortable option, since you do it from wherever you want and you can check schedules, prices.

India by train: Travel to India by train

Types of Tickets

There are 8 types of train tickets in India that you can book:

AC first class (1A). India by train: Travel to India by train, the most expensive of all. They are compartments of 2 or 4 people closed, provided with bed linen, plugs and AC.

AC 2 tier (2A). India by train: Travel to India by train ,compartments of 4 berths, plus 2 in the hallway. They are not closed but there is a curtain for privacy. They have linens, AC and plugs.

AC 3 tier (3A). India by train: Travel to India by train, the compartments here are 6 berths (two rows of 3) plus 2 in the hallway. Like sleeper, they become places to sit for the day. They give bed linen and have AC. Sometimes they also have plugs and curtains.

 

Sleeper class. India by train: Travel to India by train, compartments for 6 people (plus two in the hallway). They do not give linens and do not have air conditioning. The windows do not usually close and at night it gets quite cool. The best, the price. During the day the middle berth disappears and people sit on the lower berth, although we have traveled by day lying on the upper berth without problems (usually used to put luggage). It is the cheapest class to travel lying down and the one we always use. There are many sellers at almost any hour, it has a lot of vidilla.

AC executive chair car (EC). India by train: Travel to India by train, in the big lines. The most comfortable to travel sitting. Two rows of two seats, with AC and food included.

 

AC chair car (CC). India by train: Travel to India by train, rows of 3 and 2 seats separated by a hallway. They have AC and a small appetizer.

India by train: Travel to India by train

First class (FC). India by train: Travel to India by train, we have not found this class. We believe it is without AC and in 4 berth compartments made seat.

Second Sitting (2S). India by train: Travel to India by train, unlike the rest here the squares can not be booked (although we touched some that the place came written on the ticket and therefore no problems to sit). They are of the most varied: wooden benches or cushions, sleeper-style bunk beds, seats at various heights … It depends on the luck you have to sit or suck the footpath (hopefully it does not touch the roof).

 

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