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• Indian Railways National Train Enquiry System Goes Real Time

  In Rail / Train / By Chris Chopp / 12 October 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Passengers on Indian Railways have a new way to plan their travel. National Train Enquiry System, an Indian Railways sponsored website, has undergone a major overhaul in the past few months. What was once a clunky outdated service has transformed into a user friendly application with real time status updates on more than 8,000 Indian Railways trains. Users can access National Train Enquiry System (NTES) on any internet enabled desktop [...]

   

• Royal Rajasthan on Wheels Begins Luxury Rail Tours Through April 2013

  In News, Rail / Train / By Chris Chopp / 11 October 2012 / 1 comment

  

  India’s newest luxury train, ‘Royal Rajasthan on Wheels’, has officially opened for business. The joint venture between Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) and Indian Railways is an all-inclusive 8 day rail journey through the most popular highlights of North India. Royal Rajasthan on Wheels will depart New Delhi Safdarjung Station every Sunday with room for up to 82 passengers traveling in 35 rail coaches. Private living quarters are decorated in [...]

   

• AC Train Fares Increase Again On Service Tax Implementation

  In News, Rail / Train / By Chris Chopp / 1 October 2012 / 0 comments

  

  A 3.7% increase on Indian Railways’ AC train fares came into effect from October 1 for passengers riding in first class, executive class, AC-2 tier, AC-3 tier, and AC chair car. The hike is due to the implementation of a service tax levied in July under the Finance Bill 2012, which was held back by opposition from the Trinamool Congress. Originally the service tax, to be assessed on passenger fares [...]

   

• Increased Train Fares in Upper Service Classes Begin 1st April

  In News, Rail / Train / By Chris Chopp / 31 March 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Proposed train fare increases on Indian Railways announced on 16 March, 2012, will take effect from 1 April for passengers traveling in AC-First Class, AC-2 tier, Executive Class and First Class only. Upon recommendation by former Railway Minister Shri Dinesh Trivedi, fares for all classes of service on Indian Railways were to be increased. However, backlash ensued shortly after the announcement and Trivediji was replaced abruptly. In his place, new [...]

   

• Rail Fare Increases Proposed For All Travel Classes

  In News, Rail / Train / By Chris Chopp / 16 March 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Travel on Indian Railways will cost a little more if newly proposed fare increases take place. Passengers traveling by AC 2 tier and AC 1 will bear the brunt of the fare hikes announced by Railway Minister Shri Dinesh Trivedi. The official Ministry of Railways press release proposes only 2 paise per km extra for suburban and ordinary second class travel. Similarly, increase for mail express second class will be [...]

   

• New Weekly Train Service From Ajmer to Kolkata and Hyderabad

  In News, Rail / Train / By Chris Chopp / 3 March 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Ajmer bound tourists will have more options to reach Rajasthan’s desert city as two new weekly train services will ply between Kolkata and Hyderabad. Service from Ajmer to Kolkata already began from 27 February. Train #19608 departs Ajmer (AII) at 7:30 pm on Mondays, reaching Kolkata at 5 pm on Wednesdays. Total travel time is estimated at 45 hours, 30 minutes across 2147 kms. Return train #19607 departs Kolkata (KOAA) [...]