Tips for train travel in India

Reservation checking:

To know about your seat no, train, coach look for your ticket. All the bookings of a passenger is listed on the notice boards of each stations for the long journeys of Indian railways much before the actual time of the train for the conveyance of the passenger. It shows all the details about the passenger, as his name, age, sex, coach and the berth no. the age and sex is there for the help of checker to check whether the right passenger is traveling on the reserved seat or not. For the convenience of the passenger the list is also pasted on the train of each coach near to the entrance door. Passenger has to check whether his name is there or not before resuming the seat in the train. The days are gone of finding your reserved seat as they are already occupied by some other passenger. The system of Indian railways is now very well-organized and convenient for the passenger.

Food and drink service in the Indian railways:

Indian railways provide services of foods and drinks during their journey. As we all know there is no restaurant and buffet system available in the train. But in the long route trains food facility is available to the passengers. An attendant comes to you to know your choice whether you want to have food or if you like to have food in the train so tell him veg or non veg food you want. These foods are not so expensive. After the attendant list down your choice on the paper, then about an hour or so food will appear in front of you in the silver foil container. Attendant also appears on a regular basis into the coach for providing soft drink, water, tea and snacks to the passenger at a very reasonable rate. In various trains foods are included into the price of the ticket of the passenger and food will be served at the passenger seat itself, it is mainly done in shatabdi express train and in rajdhani express trains.

All the reservation of trains and the passenger list is posted on the notice boards of the platform 2 hours before the departure of the train.

Cleanliness, toilets and crowding:

The well organized train facilities are given to the passengers who are traveling through the Indian railways. Forget all the scene of overcrowded trains which has people seating at the roof or hanging out from the coach door from the train. All those scenes are of suburban trains or of 2nd class unreserved persons. Long distance fast trains always allot seats to the passengers in AC1, AC2, AC3, or AC Chair Class and in sleeping berth, so that there will be no crowded scene will occur. Mainly in AC1, AC2, AC3, or AC Chair Class, Indian railways provides clean western and squat type toilets on the both ends of the coach. There is not much sanitary problems in the coach is seen in today’s time. In the case of sleeper class some unreserved passengers enters the coach and make it d\crowded but this is not in case of AC class. Washrooms of sleeper class or basic non-AC 2nd class type need much of improvement in the area of cleanliness.

Security on Indian trains:

There is no much of news heard of theft of luggage in the trains. But for the precautionary purpose carry locks with you for the safety of your luggage. Indian railways are considered as safest mode of traveling even for the women who are traveling alone, and for the families too. Be more careful of pick pocketers at the stations.