More Delhi train station confusion

tesser7 · Nov 28th, 2007, 09:34

Hi, I know there have been a few posts about this but none seem to answer exactly what I need to know:

I will be coming in on the Jaisalmer Express arriving at Delhi Cantt at 10:26am.

From there, I want to try to catch the 11:30am Kerala Express to Agra which as far as I can tell leaves from Delhi Cantt, but on the booking site it looks like it leaves from New Delhi. Is that the same thing? Is 1 hour enough time to leave? Does the Jaisalmer Express usually run on time? And if not, does it usually run far enough behind that would cause me to miss an 11:30 train? Am I better off booking a later train even if it means I may have to kill ~3 hours at the train station? There are several others over the next couple of hours but none of them seem to leave from Delhi Cantt.

A few more general station questions - which of the station codes on http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ are for Nizamuddin? Does DELHI mean Old Delhi station? This is so confusing

Thanks in advance!

Piyush · Nov 28th, 2007, 09:45

I dont think Kerala express leaves from Delhi cant..Please check...
code for Hazrat Nizamuddin is NZM .Yes Delhi means Old delhi railway station

tesser7 · Nov 28th, 2007, 09:51

Thanks Piyush, I just realized the same thing. I think it leaves from New Delhi. So, let me ask you - how far is Delhi Cantt from New Delhi station? How much time would you recommend leaving for travel time and Jaisalmer Express lateness?

capt_mahajan · Nov 28th, 2007, 09:56

I would allow about an hour and twenty minutes by taxi from Cantt to New Delhi railway station during the day... ie from the time of alighting one train at Cantt and boarding the other one at new delhi. Can be done in ten/fifteen minutes less, depending on traffic.

No idea about Jaisalmer express history of punctuality.

Piyush · Nov 28th, 2007, 09:59

Kerala Express leaves at 11:30am from New Delhi railway station.Code for new delhi railway station is NDLS.
Kerala Express 2626 NDLS to TVC..
http://www.indianrail.gov.in/
It wont be possible for you to catch Kerala express if you arriving at Delhi cant at around 10:30am.
Even if Jaisalmer express arrives on time, it would be tough for you to catch another train within one hour from a different station.
From Delhi cant to New Delhi would take minimum 40 min, not considering the delays at the stations...

shashank.aggarwal · Nov 28th, 2007, 10:02

I won't recommend taking the risk...you hardly have 1 hour gap..and is a stretch even if you just try to reach Cantt....

And there is no generalizations about trains, however good or bad a trains past record is, you should not assume anything...

PS: Just saw Piyush's post and he has clarified now..you have to make to NDLS from Cantt..even though the distance is less, however it becomes more difficult..

Because its in the AM and traffic of office goers flows in the direction you need to travel. So its the rush hour..!!

Piyush · Nov 28th, 2007, 10:08

Dont consider any Indian train reaching the destination on time.In your case a marginal difference may be of 15-20 minutes(which is easily acceptable) is more than sufficient for missing another train departing from a different station..Untill unless the next train itself is delayed by some hours

jyotirmoy · Nov 28th, 2007, 12:30

No chance at all

tesser7 · Nov 28th, 2007, 21:29

OK, I feel kind of stupid; I originally posted this thinking that my second train left from the same station. I think I need to plan to leave at least 2 hours in between trains if I'm arriving at Cantt and leaving from New Delhi. Thanks everyone for your responses! At least now I have the station names figured out!

burf · Nov 28th, 2007, 21:44

are you sure jaisalmer express do not go to new delhi railway station - becuz maximum trains go to new delhi station or old delhi station or at least nizamuddin station?

if it indeed does then i guess you need to just platform-hop...

tesser7 · Nov 28th, 2007, 22:30

Ah ha - interesting! You're right. It looks like it goes to 3 stations in Delhi:

DEC DELHI CANTT
DEE DELHI S ROHILLA
DLI DELHI

But when I search for trains going from DLI to Agra, I get a list and when I look at the route of trains on that list, DLI is never listed, only NDLS or NZM. Does DLI just stand for Delhi when you're searching on the booking site? Which station of DLI, DEC, or DEE should I get off of the Jaisalmer Express at in order to be closest to the NZM station? What about the NDLS?

deeps79 · Nov 28th, 2007, 22:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by tesser7

OK, I feel kind of stupid; I originally posted this thinking that my second train left from the same station. I think I need to plan to leave at least 2 hours in between trains if I'm arriving at Cantt and leaving from New Delhi. Thanks everyone for your responses! At least now I have the station names figured out!

Jaisalmer express goes upto Delhi station....so u need not get down at Delhi Cantt .........but the train reaches delhi at 11:10 which leaves u with hardly enough time to reach new delhi station.........its better to pick up some other train......

tesser7 · Nov 28th, 2007, 23:02

Yeah, I'm not thinking of trying to get the 11:30 Kerala Express anymore. Now I'm just trying to figure out which train to Agra to take now that I know that the Jaisalmer Express stops at the Old Delhi station as well.

Dilliwala · Dec 14th, 2007, 01:59

tesser,
Are u coming to Delhi just to catch a train to Agra? Why bother, when there are excellent connections from Jodhpur (JU) to Agra Fort (AF)?

1) No. 2308 Jodhpur-Howrah Superfast (all days)
2) No. 4854 Marudhar Express (Mon, Thu, Sat)
3) No. 5631 Barmer-Guwahati Express (Mon, Wed)

The 4060 Jaisalmer-Delhi Express passes thru Jodhpur, where u can get off. Or in case the departure times from JU for the a.m. Agra trains are not convenient, all 4 have Jaipur as a common point too. Check the IR site for convenient times.

If it's any help, here's an IR map.

PS: Whatever code/station-name u give in for Delhi, IR will always list trains available from/to any and all of Delhi's five RS's. So e.g. entering "DLI" will throw up all trains from Delhi for a particular route, even if DLI itself has none for that route. Hope that clarifies.

steven_ber · Dec 14th, 2007, 09:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dilliwala

tesser,
Are u coming to Delhi just to catch a train to Agra? Why bother, when there are excellent connections from Jodhpur (JU) to Agra Fort (AF)?

1) No. 2308 Jodhpur-Howrah Superfast (all days)
2) No. 4854 Marudhar Express (Mon, Thu, Sat)
3) No. 5631 Barmer-Guwahati Express (Mon, Wed)

Agreed, 2308 is a well timed overnight train from Jodhpur to Agra Fort.

also.....

2308A runs overnight from Bikaner to Agra Fort.

There are daytime trains from Jaisalmer to Lalgarh Jn (3km from Bikaner Jn) and an overnight train from Jaisalmer to Bikaner. (both journeys will take about 6 hours).

Nov 28th, 2007, 09:34	#1
tesser7 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NYC, USA Posts: 41	More Delhi train station confusion Hi, I know there have been a few posts about this but none seem to answer exactly what I need to know: I will be coming in on the Jaisalmer Express arriving at Delhi Cantt at 10:26am. From there, I want to try to catch the 11:30am Kerala Express to Agra which as far as I can tell leaves from Delhi Cantt, but on the booking site it looks like it leaves from New Delhi. Is that the same thing? Is 1 hour enough time to leave? Does the Jaisalmer Express usually run on time? And if not, does it usually run far enough behind that would cause me to miss an 11:30 train? Am I better off booking a later train even if it means I may have to kill ~3 hours at the train station? There are several others over the next couple of hours but none of them seem to leave from Delhi Cantt. A few more general station questions - which of the station codes on http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ are for Nizamuddin? Does DELHI mean Old Delhi station? This is so confusing Thanks in advance!

Nov 28th, 2007, 10:02	#6
shashank.aggarwal Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: ~ Dilli ~ Posts: 5,921	I won't recommend taking the risk...you hardly have 1 hour gap..and is a stretch even if you just try to reach Cantt.... And there is no generalizations about trains, however good or bad a trains past record is, you should not assume anything... PS: Just saw Piyush's post and he has clarified now..you have to make to NDLS from Cantt..even though the distance is less, however it becomes more difficult.. Because its in the AM and traffic of office goers flows in the direction you need to travel. So its the rush hour..!! __________________ Travelogue - Around India Random Reviews

Dec 14th, 2007, 01:59	#14
Dilliwala Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: 28N 077E / दिल्ली Posts: 4,065	tesser, Are u coming to Delhi just to catch a train to Agra? Why bother, when there are excellent connections from Jodhpur (JU) to Agra Fort (AF)? 1) No. 2308 Jodhpur-Howrah Superfast (all days) 2) No. 4854 Marudhar Express (Mon, Thu, Sat) 3) No. 5631 Barmer-Guwahati Express (Mon, Wed) The 4060 Jaisalmer-Delhi Express passes thru Jodhpur, where u can get off. Or in case the departure times from JU for the a.m. Agra trains are not convenient, all 4 have Jaipur as a common point too. Check the IR site for convenient times. If it's any help, here's an IR map. PS: Whatever code/station-name u give in for Delhi, IR will always list trains available from/to any and all of Delhi's five RS's. So e.g. entering "DLI" will throw up all trains from Delhi for a particular route, even if DLI itself has none for that route. Hope that clarifies. Last edited by Dilliwala : Dec 14th, 2007 at 20:11. Reason: typo

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Nov 28th, 2007, 09:45	#2
Piyush Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 466	I dont think Kerala express leaves from Delhi cant..Please check... code for Hazrat Nizamuddin is NZM .Yes Delhi means Old delhi railway station

Nov 28th, 2007, 09:51	#3
tesser7 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NYC, USA Posts: 41	Thanks Piyush, I just realized the same thing. I think it leaves from New Delhi. So, let me ask you - how far is Delhi Cantt from New Delhi station? How much time would you recommend leaving for travel time and Jaisalmer Express lateness?

Nov 28th, 2007, 09:56	#4
capt_mahajan Dis member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,864	I would allow about an hour and twenty minutes by taxi from Cantt to New Delhi railway station during the day... ie from the time of alighting one train at Cantt and boarding the other one at new delhi. Can be done in ten/fifteen minutes less, depending on traffic. No idea about Jaisalmer express history of punctuality.

Nov 28th, 2007, 09:59	#5
Piyush Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 466	Kerala Express leaves at 11:30am from New Delhi railway station.Code for new delhi railway station is NDLS. Kerala Express 2626 NDLS to TVC.. http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ It wont be possible for you to catch Kerala express if you arriving at Delhi cant at around 10:30am. Even if Jaisalmer express arrives on time, it would be tough for you to catch another train within one hour from a different station. From Delhi cant to New Delhi would take minimum 40 min, not considering the delays at the stations...

Nov 28th, 2007, 10:08	#7
Piyush Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 466	Dont consider any Indian train reaching the destination on time.In your case a marginal difference may be of 15-20 minutes(which is easily acceptable) is more than sufficient for missing another train departing from a different station..Untill unless the next train itself is delayed by some hours

Nov 28th, 2007, 12:30	#8
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,724	No chance at all

Nov 28th, 2007, 21:29	#9
tesser7 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NYC, USA Posts: 41	OK, I feel kind of stupid; I originally posted this thinking that my second train left from the same station. I think I need to plan to leave at least 2 hours in between trains if I'm arriving at Cantt and leaving from New Delhi. Thanks everyone for your responses! At least now I have the station names figured out!

Nov 28th, 2007, 21:44	#10
burf wondering when? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: delhi Posts: 325	are you sure jaisalmer express do not go to new delhi railway station - becuz maximum trains go to new delhi station or old delhi station or at least nizamuddin station? if it indeed does then i guess you need to just platform-hop...

Nov 28th, 2007, 22:30	#11
tesser7 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NYC, USA Posts: 41	Ah ha - interesting! You're right. It looks like it goes to 3 stations in Delhi: DEC DELHI CANTT DEE DELHI S ROHILLA DLI DELHI But when I search for trains going from DLI to Agra, I get a list and when I look at the route of trains on that list, DLI is never listed, only NDLS or NZM. Does DLI just stand for Delhi when you're searching on the booking site? Which station of DLI, DEC, or DEE should I get off of the Jaisalmer Express at in order to be closest to the NZM station? What about the NDLS?

Nov 28th, 2007, 23:02	#13
tesser7 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NYC, USA Posts: 41	Yeah, I'm not thinking of trying to get the 11:30 Kerala Express anymore. Now I'm just trying to figure out which train to Agra to take now that I know that the Jaisalmer Express stops at the Old Delhi station as well.

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