fantastic train information from Steven

mjball · Nov 7th, 2003, 09:14

This website that Steven placed up is fantastic....thanks for that!

http://www.seat61.com/India.htm

steven_ber · Nov 7th, 2003, 12:40

The 'Seat 61' website is fantastic, the information about Indian Railways alone would make it a great site; he has great information about railways in most countries of the world.

The man who runs the site is called Mark Smith , he always tries to book seat 61 on Eurostar, hence the name of the site.

SANJAY_DEL · Nov 26th, 2006, 16:54

I need to take a train from Madgaon to travel up north.
Can I take an evening train to Hyderabad. Stop there for the day, and take a superfast or Rajdhani to Nizammudin?

steven_ber · Nov 26th, 2006, 17:11

This thread is 3 years old.

You can take a Rajdhani from Madgaon to Delhi, this would be the fastest way.

If you wanted to visit Hyderabad though.......

Yes, Part of the train that goes to Hospet (7227 or something like that) goes on to Hyderabad (arriving early morning).

HOWEVER

The above mentioned train is being replaced, should be from 2nd December, and at the moment, there is no mention of any carriages going all the way to Hyderabad.

SANJAY_DEL · Nov 26th, 2006, 17:13

Thank you for the Hospet tip.
I'll look it up.

Barbara Martyn · Dec 14th, 2006, 07:25

OK, Steven Ber, you are the train man. If I go, as I believe you suggested in a different thread, from Agra to Varanasi by night train, what is the source and destination of this train? It does not appear to be Agra, Delhi, or Varanasi. If you also have the name and number of the train, I'll be in pig's heaven! (You know me as tuxie in a different source of threads).

steven_ber · Dec 14th, 2006, 12:18

Quote:

what is the source and destination of this train?

The 'source and destination' is refering to you and not the train, where you want to get on the train, and where you want to get off the train.

In your case the source would be AF (Agra Fort) and the destination would be BSB (Varanasi).

The train you want is called the Marudhar Express.

Agra to Varanasi.

Train 4864 departs Agra Fort (Tue, Wed, Fri & Sun.) at 21:15 and gets to Varanasi at 08:15

2A = Rs 1073
3A = Rs 690
SL = Rs 256

Train 4854 departs Agra Fort (Mon, Thu & Sat.) at 21:15 and gets to Varanasi at 09:30

2A = Rs 1119
3A = Rs 719
SL = Rs 266

Barbara Martyn · Dec 14th, 2006, 12:45

Thank you so much Steven. I am digesting the Seat61 information too. You suggested going from Varanasi up to New Jalpaiguri overnight. So far, I have only found a train that goes from Delhi and up via Patna, but it does not seem to stop in Varanasi. There is a Radhjani Express that does, but only on Thursdays and Saturdays. We wanted to travel on a Friday. The one from Amritsar doesn't seem to be the solution either. Can you help? We would prefer to go First Class A/C, but 2AC would also be OK.

Barbara Martyn · Dec 14th, 2006, 12:47

Steven, further to my previous post. The trains I found went through BSB. Is there another station?

steven_ber · Dec 14th, 2006, 12:54

Try the following link.

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

Mughal Sarai is about 18 Kms from Varanasi, station code = MGS
New Jalpaiguri = NJP

There are a couple of trains on Fridays that will suit you, but this route has regular delays, so expect your train to arrive at NJP a couple of hours late.

BSB (Varanasi Junction) is the main station for Varanasi.

I think a couple of the weekly trains that pass through the Agra Varanasi section go on to Guwahati (Assam) and Calcutta.

Barbara Martyn · Dec 14th, 2006, 13:00

Bless you Steven! I will try that. I think I have been reading too many forum posts here and there. I'm getting obsessive... Thank you again.

edwardseco · Dec 14th, 2006, 13:10

As always Steven, amazing..

SANJAY_DEL · Dec 14th, 2006, 17:53

Steve is a wizard when it comes to Indian Railways.

Barbara Martyn · Dec 14th, 2006, 22:36

He is that and we are fortunate that he shares his knowledge.

vsp27759 · Dec 20th, 2006, 20:15

Dear Steven,

The 7227/7228 has since been replaced with 2847/2848 with effect from 9.12.2006 and the new Train also carries through coaches between Vasco and Kachiguda with change-over in Dronachalam.

You must have noted that earlier 7227/7228 was a tri-weekly but the new 2847/2848 runs 4 days in a week.

V.Srinivasa Prasad
20.12.2006/19.20 hrs.

Nov 7th, 2003, 09:14	#1
mjball Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 129	fantastic train information from Steven This website that Steven placed up is fantastic....thanks for that! http://www.seat61.com/India.htm

Nov 26th, 2006, 16:54	#3
SANJAY_DEL Account Closed Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA Posts: 1,351	Goa to Del I need to take a train from Madgaon to travel up north. Can I take an evening train to Hyderabad. Stop there for the day, and take a superfast or Rajdhani to Nizammudin?

Nov 26th, 2006, 17:11	#4
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 9,571	This thread is 3 years old. You can take a Rajdhani from Madgaon to Delhi, this would be the fastest way. If you wanted to visit Hyderabad though....... Yes, Part of the train that goes to Hospet (7227 or something like that) goes on to Hyderabad (arriving early morning). HOWEVER The above mentioned train is being replaced, should be from 2nd December, and at the moment, there is no mention of any carriages going all the way to Hyderabad. __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information.

Dec 14th, 2006, 07:25	#6
Barbara Martyn tuxie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Washington, USA Posts: 111	Trains OK, Steven Ber, you are the train man. If I go, as I believe you suggested in a different thread, from Agra to Varanasi by night train, what is the source and destination of this train? It does not appear to be Agra, Delhi, or Varanasi. If you also have the name and number of the train, I'll be in pig's heaven! (You know me as tuxie in a different source of threads).

Dec 14th, 2006, 12:45	#8
Barbara Martyn tuxie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Washington, USA Posts: 111	Fantastic Train Information from Steven Thank you so much Steven. I am digesting the Seat61 information too. You suggested going from Varanasi up to New Jalpaiguri overnight. So far, I have only found a train that goes from Delhi and up via Patna, but it does not seem to stop in Varanasi. There is a Radhjani Express that does, but only on Thursdays and Saturdays. We wanted to travel on a Friday. The one from Amritsar doesn't seem to be the solution either. Can you help? We would prefer to go First Class A/C, but 2AC would also be OK.

Nov 7th, 2003, 12:40	#2
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 9,571	The 'Seat 61' website is fantastic, the information about Indian Railways alone would make it a great site; he has great information about railways in most countries of the world. The man who runs the site is called Mark Smith , he always tries to book seat 61 on Eurostar, hence the name of the site.

Nov 26th, 2006, 17:13	#5
SANJAY_DEL Account Closed Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA Posts: 1,351	Thank you for the Hospet tip. I'll look it up.

Dec 14th, 2006, 12:47	#9
Barbara Martyn tuxie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Washington, USA Posts: 111	re fantastic train information from steven Steven, further to my previous post. The trains I found went through BSB. Is there another station?

Dec 14th, 2006, 12:54	#10
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 9,571	Try the following link. http://www.indianrail.gov.in/src_dest_trns.html Mughal Sarai is about 18 Kms from Varanasi, station code = MGS New Jalpaiguri = NJP There are a couple of trains on Fridays that will suit you, but this route has regular delays, so expect your train to arrive at NJP a couple of hours late. BSB (Varanasi Junction) is the main station for Varanasi. I think a couple of the weekly trains that pass through the Agra Varanasi section go on to Guwahati (Assam) and Calcutta.

Dec 14th, 2006, 13:00	#11
Barbara Martyn tuxie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Washington, USA Posts: 111	Fantastic Train Information from Steven Bless you Steven! I will try that. I think I have been reading too many forum posts here and there. I'm getting obsessive... Thank you again.

Dec 14th, 2006, 13:10	#12
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 4,137	As always Steven, amazing..

Dec 14th, 2006, 17:53	#13
SANJAY_DEL Account Closed Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA Posts: 1,351	Steve is a wizard when it comes to Indian Railways.

Dec 14th, 2006, 22:36	#14
Barbara Martyn tuxie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Washington, USA Posts: 111	He is that and we are fortunate that he shares his knowledge.

Dec 20th, 2006, 20:15	#15
vsp27759 V.SRINIVASA PRASAD Join Date: May 2005 Location: HYDERABAD Posts: 1,670	Dear Steven, The 7227/7228 has since been replaced with 2847/2848 with effect from 9.12.2006 and the new Train also carries through coaches between Vasco and Kachiguda with change-over in Dronachalam. You must have noted that earlier 7227/7228 was a tri-weekly but the new 2847/2848 runs 4 days in a week. V.Srinivasa Prasad 20.12.2006/19.20 hrs.

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