Can someone help me book a train?

USAmbuya

Two women traveling Aug 20 from Agra to Varanasi (near Clarks Hotel) in 1st class separate A/C car (ok to have two other women in it)...can you help me book it? Can I pay online?

I found the Marudhar Express 7:15 p.m once, but can't find it again!

Thanks!

de_cooky

irctc.co.in will help
..It will not show a certain train that isnt running on that day..some trains may be biweekly or triweekly..guess that will help..ya u can pay online

arunganpath

It would have been better had you put this query in the Indian Railways forum.. Anyway, I shall try to help you.

You can book a ticket through http://www.irctc.co.in/. Just register and book the ticket. Navigation should not be very difficult.

In case of 1st AC, there are coupes as well as cabins (coupes have only two passengers and cabins four). Go through the sticky thread of steven in Indian Railways forum. It cannot be guaranteed that the other two would only be women. But passengers who travel 1AC are generally well mannered and hence no need to worry on that.

However, in the Agra-Varanasi route, there is no train with 1AC - the best you can get is 2AC which is also very comfortable. You can book the ticket through irctc and pay by credit card. Just select any one payment gateway (axis payment gateway is what is recommended by foreign tourists). there is a sticky thread on this also in indian railways forum.

USAmbuya

Is 1 A/C a cabin, or is 2-tier A/C coach a cabin?

I am on your site now, but can't discern the correct way to go.

samudrav

1A/C is a cabin, generally for 4 persons. If it accomodates only 2 persons, it is called a coupe.

However, arunganpath wrote: "In the Agra-Varanasi route, there is no train with 1AC -the best you can get is 2AC"

So, you have to travel by 2AC. This is NOT a cabin (whose door can be locked from inside). However, there will be curtains that give some kind of privacy to a group of 4 persons.

arunganpath

It is not my site, it is the site of Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited, the railway agency running the reservation of trains. Please look at this thread which explains how to book tickets.

Booking rail tickets from abroad- a Beginner's Guide

Otherwise, you can book train tickets through cleartrip.com.