http://www.backpackers.com/blog/2007/03/12/getting-around-in-india-trains-buses-flights/ Your backpacking travel planner Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:45:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.backpackers.com/blog/2007/03/12/getting-around-in-india-trains-buses-flights/#comment-15557 Ramkumar Thu, 08 May 2008 10:03:34 +0000 http://www.backpackers.com/blog/2007/03/12/getting-around-in-india-trains-buses-flights/#comment-15557 "To avoid awfully long queues at train station reservation offices, first check if there is a credit card or a tourist counter (there is rarely a queue). If nothing helps, there are always travel agencies that will be happy to get you a ticket – for a service charge, of course." I think Dominik has not heard about the Internet reservation system that has been in existence on Indian Railways for nearly a decade now. You can reserve tickets for all trians on the IR system through the 'net using a credit card for a small fee which is less than what travel agents normally charge. If you are resident in India, the ticket is delivered to you within 2 days or you can use the e-ticket option to print the ticket out yourselves. The site is www.irctc.co.in. This site is now one of the largest e-commerce sites in the world with nearly 100000 tickets issued every day. “To avoid awfully long queues at train station reservation offices, first check if there is a credit card or a tourist counter (there is rarely a queue). If nothing helps, there are always travel agencies that will be happy to get you a ticket – for a service charge, of course.” I think Dominik has not heard about the Internet reservation system that has been in existence on Indian Railways for nearly a decade now. You can reserve tickets for all trians on the IR system through the ‘net using a credit card for a small fee which is less than what travel agents normally charge. If you are resident in India, the ticket is delivered to you within 2 days or you can use the e-ticket option to print the ticket out yourselves. The site is http://www.irctc.co.in. This site is now one of the largest e-commerce sites in the world with nearly 100000 tickets issued every day.

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