Tips for finding train timetable & fares

• Go to indianrail.gov.in look for 'Trains between Important Stations at the top of the home page'. This will give you train times & fares between all the most important places in India.
• Do you need to change trains? indianrail.gov.in will only show direct trains.  If there isn't a direct train you'll need to guess at a likely interchange station and make separate enquiries for both sections of the journey. For example, for Varanasi to Jaisalmer, try asking for Varanasi to Delhi and then Delhi to Jaisalmer or Varanasi to Jaipur then Jaipur to Jaisalmer. For journeys to Shimla the interchange station is Kalka, for trips to Darjeeling it is New Jalpaiguri.
• If you have difficulty with a journey that involves a change, like Delhi to Shimla or Madras to Ooty, try using the alternative unofficial online timetable

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