About Indian Railway - Travel Booking

One of the most spectacular and amazing railbook his reserved ticket in advance otherwise he
networks is the Railway in India. It is extensivegets a wait list status.
spreads all along the country and functions with nearThe ticket booking provision is available on booking
efficiency. The management is one of the primecenters as well as on websites. The online ticket
examples of excellence. There are more than elevenbooking is done on IRCTC website as well as on
thousand trains operating on daily basis.other portals. One can avail many services on online
The railway is a Government of India enterprise andrail booking websites. Apart from ticket booking
is governed by the Railway Ministry. There are twothere are tolls to find reservation status using the
types of operation conducted by Indian Railways.PNR number.
One is goods service and the other is passengerOne can also extend or cancel his rail journey at the
service. The passenger trains ferry passengers frombooking centers as well as on online sites. There is
one distance to another. The trains ply usually forrecent addition of finding booking status using SMS
long distance between cities, but there are shortservices. One can find his or her reservation status
distance passenger trains.through SMS using the Pnr number printed on the
The passenger trains are classified into manyticket.
categories - Passenger, Super Fast, Express, Toy andI case of wait list status passengers are not allowed
Mail trains. The passenger trains are usually of shortto board the reserved coach. Passengers high on the
distance but they can be overnight as well. Thesewaiting list are often accorded RAC status and
rails run at slower speed as they halt at moreallowed to board the rail. RAC ticket holders are
stations than the privileged fast trains.allowed a berth on seating basis. The reservation for
The toy trains ply uphill in hill resorts of Darjeeling,sleeper birth is allotted whence a cancellation takes
Shimla, Ooty and elsewhere. There are few superplace.
luxury trains that offer holiday packages for tourism.For those scheduled to travel in a short period Tatkal
These trains ply between tourist destinations onbooking facility is available. A premium has to be paid
package tours.and the ticket confirmed three days before
The greatest travel is on super fast, express anddeparture. Some times reservation is not available on
passenger trains. They face a lot of rush especiallyTatkal basis as well hence it is wiser to reserve your
on holidays. Due to ever increasing travel by rail, theticket in advance.
seat availability is difficult to obtain. A traveler has to