Booking Indian Rail tickets from abroad: A Beginner’s Guide

abighellofromme · Nov 12th, 2004, 17:28

doooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hh

i see it now...heee
thanks v much for the quick reply

kar · Nov 13th, 2004, 06:25

I booked three tickets for November 29 over the internet. They are still waitlisted tickets but my credit card has been charged. I had requested that they be held at the New Delhi reservation office. A problem came up an we had to cancel our trip to India. Is there any way that I can get a refund?

lakittee · Nov 14th, 2004, 06:54

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to specify "lower bunk" when reserving 2AC sleeping berths?

Until what time can one pick up tickets at the New Delhi station? How long does it normally take?

SHIMLA · Nov 14th, 2004, 11:09

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Originally Posted by lakittee

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to specify "lower bunk" when reserving 2AC sleeping berths?

Until what time can one pick up tickets at the New Delhi station? How long does it normally take?

Yes, one has to specify "LB" against the name of the passenger desiring a lower berth, on the reservation form. If you wish to have a side lower berth, then put in a request for "SL".

I think one can pick up the E-ticket till 20=00 hours Mon. to Sat. and till 14=00 hours on a Sunday.

eater · Nov 14th, 2004, 11:37

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Originally Posted by SHIMLA

Yes, one has to specify "LB" against the name of the passenger desiring a lower berth, on the reservation form. If you wish to have a side lower berth, then put in a request for "SL".

Shimla: In 1AC, my agent in Mumbai says that you cannot pick "LB".. That you specify the birth at time of boarding! Is this right?

SHIMLA · Nov 14th, 2004, 15:03

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Originally Posted by eater

Shimla: In 1AC, my agent in Mumbai says that you cannot pick "LB".. That you specify the birth at time of boarding! Is this right?

Yes, that's right ! In 1AC, your ticket too will not indiacte the cabin / coupe or berth. It will just say "CONFIRMED". You have to check what cabin/coupe and berth have been allotted to you, at the time of boarding the train on the day of journey. This you will know from the reservation chart displayed on the platform.

SHIMLA · Nov 14th, 2004, 17:30

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Originally Posted by SHIMLA

I think one can pick up the E-ticket till 20=00 hours Mon. to Sat. and till 14=00 hours on a Sunday.

Apparently this option has been discontinued recently and one can only get one's ticket couriered to a given address in specified cities!!

Can Steven or anybody confirm this please ?

04274108 · Nov 15th, 2004, 20:34

Hi. I noticed that tickets can be booked from anywhere to anywhere, but is there any issue with having the tickets couriered to a city different from the departure/arrival cities?

Thanks

SHIMLA · Nov 16th, 2004, 06:06

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Originally Posted by 04274108

Hi. I noticed that tickets can be booked from anywhere to anywhere, but is there any issue with having the tickets couriered to a city different from the departure/arrival cities?

Thanks

The tickets will be couriered only to cities specified by the Indian Railways on their reservation website; and not to any city. The specified city can be different from your origin/destination.

04274108 · Nov 16th, 2004, 06:08

Thank you Shimla for your response.

SHIMLA · Nov 16th, 2004, 06:12

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Originally Posted by 04274108

Thank you Shimla for your response.

You're welcome, 04274108 ! All the best !

04274108 · Nov 16th, 2004, 06:40

Hi. I booked a ticket from Mumbai LTT to Varanasi BSB. I made print out of my reservation form and it shows these as the start and ending destinations. However, I went on the Indian Rail site to check on the status of the tickets. When I enter my PNR number, the reservation is showing the start and ending destinations as Delhi and Mumbai.

Is this typical of the reservation system or should I be worried?

Thanks!

04274108 · Nov 16th, 2004, 07:02

Well, I sent an email to the Indian Rail booking site (see link below) and about 5 minutes later, they sent me an email confirming my booking with all of the correct info. For anyone else who may be subjected to a similar situation, hence generating a bit of shephard's pie in the knickers, here is the IR feedback link....

http://www.indianrail.gov.in/index.html

Click on the "Train Between Cities" link, scroll to the bottom, and you'll see a link to the feedback section.

travelfever · Nov 17th, 2004, 03:38

Today when I attempted to book a ticket and ask for it to be held for collection I was informed that this option was not available, does anybody know how to get around this problem?

SHIMLA · Nov 17th, 2004, 05:56

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Originally Posted by travelfever

Today when I attempted to book a ticket and ask for it to be held for collection I was informed that this option was not available, does anybody know how to get around this problem?

You will have to specify an address in any city which has the facility for the ticket to be couriered there.

Nov 13th, 2004, 06:25	#32
kar Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California Posts: 2	cancellation from abroad? I booked three tickets for November 29 over the internet. They are still waitlisted tickets but my credit card has been charged. I had requested that they be held at the New Delhi reservation office. A problem came up an we had to cancel our trip to India. Is there any way that I can get a refund?

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Nov 12th, 2004, 17:28	#31
abighellofromme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: UK Posts: 38	doooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hh i see it now...heee thanks v much for the quick reply

Nov 14th, 2004, 06:54	#33
lakittee Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California Posts: 51	Can anyone tell me if it is possible to specify "lower bunk" when reserving 2AC sleeping berths? Until what time can one pick up tickets at the New Delhi station? How long does it normally take?

Nov 15th, 2004, 20:34	#38
04274108 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 286	Hi. I noticed that tickets can be booked from anywhere to anywhere, but is there any issue with having the tickets couriered to a city different from the departure/arrival cities? Thanks

Nov 16th, 2004, 06:08	#40
04274108 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 286	Thank you Shimla for your response.

Nov 16th, 2004, 06:40	#42
04274108 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 286	Hi. I booked a ticket from Mumbai LTT to Varanasi BSB. I made print out of my reservation form and it shows these as the start and ending destinations. However, I went on the Indian Rail site to check on the status of the tickets. When I enter my PNR number, the reservation is showing the start and ending destinations as Delhi and Mumbai. Is this typical of the reservation system or should I be worried? Thanks!

Nov 16th, 2004, 07:02	#43
04274108 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 286	Well, I sent an email to the Indian Rail booking site (see link below) and about 5 minutes later, they sent me an email confirming my booking with all of the correct info. For anyone else who may be subjected to a similar situation, hence generating a bit of shephard's pie in the knickers, here is the IR feedback link.... http://www.indianrail.gov.in/index.html Click on the "Train Between Cities" link, scroll to the bottom, and you'll see a link to the feedback section.

Nov 17th, 2004, 03:38	#44
travelfever Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ireland Posts: 1	Today when I attempted to book a ticket and ask for it to be held for collection I was informed that this option was not available, does anybody know how to get around this problem?

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