[the three b's]

Originally Posted by steven_ber

T 2671...Chennai Central... 21:00, Coimbatore... 05:00, (05:15) Mettupalaiyam... 06:20.

T 2672...Mettupalaiyam... 19:45, Coimbatore... 20:30, (21:00) Chennai Central... 05:15.

Distance 532 km.

1A = Rs 1888
2A = Rs 1011
3A = Rs 663
FC = Rs 734
SL = Rs 255


T 662…Mettupalaiyam…07:10, Coonoor…10:40, Udagamandalam (Ooty)…12:00

T 661…Ooty…15:00, Coonoor…16:15, Mettupalaiyam…18:35

Distance 46 km.

Mettupalaiyam - Ooty costs: -

FC = Rs 142
II = Rs 27

These are the fares quoted by the Indian Railway website, but I have a feeling the actual fares are about 50% higher.


A photo from the train.

hello all,
is anybody aware of much change to this info? I can't seem to access it on the railways website. I'm looking to ride simply from Coonoor to Ooty in Feb.,

Many thanks

[lourdesblanket]

Train 4060 will depart Jodhpur at 22:30 and call at Jaipur at 04:55 (departing at 05:05) and terminate at (Old) Delhi station at 11:30.


Are there any other trains from Jaisalmer to Jaipur other than this one?

[steven_ber]

No, and yes. (only in India )

Train 4701 departs Jaisalmer daily at 22:45 and gets to Bikaner at 04:40 (Sleeper Class only)

Sleeper Class details & photos.

Train 2467 departs Bikaner daily at 05:00 and gets to Jaipur at 11:40 (bookable 2nd class seat only)

Seems like 2 trains, they're actually the same train, I watched the train arrive in Bikaner as train 4701, then depart as train 2467*, I didn't see any carriages being removed or added to the train, so I'm guessing that the '2S' ticket holders will use the Sleeper Class carriage.

*this is common in India, I looked at the train number on the train and it had 4 train numbers (Jaipur-Bikaner-Jaisalmer-Bikaner-Jaipur).

One problem, 4701 can be booked 60 days ahead (90 from the end of this month), but 2467 can only be booked 30 days ahead (because it's an 'intercity' train).

[IndiaJim]

I was up there earlier in the year (Feb 2008) the line from Shimoga Town - Talguppa (Jog Falls) is closed for Gauge conversion. By the look of the work going on they are in no hurry.. Jim

[dewlyn]

Dear all
hi am dewlyn would be travelling to manali via pathankot with my family .i am little confused as to how do i book tickets for the train from patankot to joginder nagar in advance.is there any booking site for the same.also how are the chances of getting seats on this train preferablly 1st class on the night 2.15 am train ,as i want my kids to see this beautiful ride in this toy train.i will be reaching patankot by swaraj exp from mumbai on 24 may 2009,at around 11.55 at noon will be putting up at the wating room at patan kot to catch the night train.can u advice whether i will get on the spot booking or can i do in adv.as i do not want to spoil my trip please advice .also i have noticed in the posted threads that there are only two trains that go to joguinder nagar ie 2.15 in the morning and one at 11.55 in the morning is that right pl gide me thanks

dewlyn

[dcamrass1]

joginder nagar from pathankot
Try searching IM for info, list of some post
1. kangra narrow gauge timetable??????
2 - Kangra Valley Railway
3 - Pathankot-JoganderNagar / Manali-Rishkesh
Did that trip 3 years ago but daytime as wanted to see the the view,as far as can remember there is one train very early in the morning and another around 9.30,left late (we were on that one) very local and slow train,wooden seats in fact we got off at Palanpur as it was getting dark and there was still a few more hours to travel.contiued the next day to Kullu

[dcamrass1]

Forgot to mention no advance booking, not when we travelled antway

[Jarnail25]

alot of helpful info. steven can you message me. i got specific question about when and how to book trains. and if im coming to india from canada, would you book the trains before i come? Like is it impossible to get a train a week or two before it leaves, if i booked while i was in india?

[steven_ber]

Originally Posted by Jarnail25

alot of helpful info. steven can you message me. i got specific question about when and how to book trains. and if im coming to india from canada, would you book the trains before i come? Like is it impossible to get a train a week or two before it leaves, if i booked while i was in india?

You'll need to give more details.

Routes, dates, number of persons traveling etc.

The Foreign Tourists Quota can be useful for booking a week in advance, though not too many trains have the FTQ and the tickets sometimes sell out more than a week in advance, and you can only book FTQ tickets from certain locations in India.

Book essential journeys in advance, your first journey, and the journey to get you back to your departure city, are tickets that should be booked in advance.

[Jarnail25]

Hey steven.

My travel dates are im arriving in Pune on october 8th. and from then until the 15th or so ill be in pune. From there i want to plan travel to aurangabad, jalgon, udaipur, agra, jodhpur, and possibly amristar. My sister needs to be back in mumbai on .. the 24th of October. So what woudl be the best/ and cheapest method of travel to fit that into the schedule?? I was considering a week plane pass if thats available... or jsut flying up to amiristar or agra.. then travelling down.

do you know any travel agencies in pune.. locations (addresses) that can assist me with the trasportation and acccomidation booking from pune on the 9th of oct.? will that be to late to book either airfare or ... train or bus travel. Sorry for all the questions. but its super confusing never having been there... and i jsut wanna know what my options are.. and if its going to be possible to make it happen once i arrive in pune.

thank for you help!

[merlinmonster]

Amritsar - Pathankot (updated March 08)

There are 9 trains a day in each direction between Amritsar and Pathankot. (distance 107 km.)

Trains depart (arrival times in brackets) at the following times: -

Amritsar - Pathankot.

04:40 (07:30), 06:20 (09:30), 07:45 (10:35), 09:15 (11:40), 12:35 (15:40), 15:40 (18:45), 17:35 (20:45), 20:05 (23:00), 23:35 (02:00).

Hello -
I have found reference to a few trains on this route - 11ABP and 7ABP for instance, but cannot locate them on the indian rail site (to look at the timetable or to book in advance)

Are these trains unreserved (ie. you turn up, book a ticket and get on) and if so, are they very busy ? I am traveling in october 2009 and am trying to do some forward timetable planning :-)

Also if the times you referenced are correct, I assume these are for the unreserved trains ??? Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

[Indizen]

Originally Posted by merlinmonster

Amritsar - Pathankot (updated March 08)

There are 9 trains a day in each direction between Amritsar and Pathankot. (distance 107 km.)

Trains depart (arrival times in brackets) at the following times: -

Amritsar - Pathankot.

04:40 (07:30), 06:20 (09:30), 07:45 (10:35), 09:15 (11:40), 12:35 (15:40), 15:40 (18:45), 17:35 (20:45), 20:05 (23:00), 23:35 (02:00).

Hello -
I have found reference to a few trains on this route - 11ABP and 7ABP for instance, but cannot locate them on the indian rail site (to look at the timetable or to book in advance)

Are these trains unreserved (ie. you turn up, book a ticket and get on) and if so, are they very busy ? I am traveling in october 2009 and am trying to do some forward timetable planning :-)

Also if the times you referenced are correct, I assume these are for the unreserved trains ??? Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

11 ABP and 7 ABP are "passenger trains". These are not "express" trains. They are fully un-reserved, with 2S sitting class only. They will not appear on the reservation website, but only in the zonal railway timetables and on the IndiaMike railways threads.

[steven_ber]

Originally Posted by merlinmonster

Are these trains unreserved (ie. you turn up, book a ticket and get on) and if so, are they very busy ? I am traveling in october 2009 and am trying to do some forward timetable planning :-)

Also if the times you referenced are correct, I assume these are for the unreserved trains ??? Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Yes, unreserved.

I've no idea how busy they are, but double check the times of the trains, and try to turn up at least 30 minutes before the train departs and hopefully you'll get a seat, for this length of journey, you could consider just sitting by the open carriage door and enjoying the scenery, just make sure you don't fall asleep.

[arunganpath]

Originally Posted by Jarnail25

do you know any travel agencies in pune.. locations (addresses) that can assist me with the trasportation and acccomidation booking from pune on the 9th of oct.? will that be to late to book either airfare or ... train or bus travel. Sorry for all the questions. but its super confusing never having been there... and i jsut wanna know what my options are.. and if its going to be possible to make it happen once i arrive in pune.

thank for you help!

Your post is super confusing for me. May be the "Rail God" (Steven was called God in some other thread, i'm just differentiating him from other gods) can decipher what you are trying to say.

Do you want to travel to aurangabad, jalgon, udaipur, agra, jodhpur, and possibly amristar from 15th Oct to 24th Oct. Go through this forum for travel agents in Pune.

http://www.indiamike.com/india/pune-f140/

[merlinmonster]

Thanks Heaps :-)