Friday, May 27, 2011

Indian Railways - The Best Transport System

The Indian Railways is undeniably the support system of the country with its laudable show ever since the last 158 years. Indian Railways is the largest railway network in Asia and world's leading railway system under a sole administration. IR staff consist more than 1.6 million people, making itself the leading money-spinning or utility employer in the world. It swanks of roughly 7,083 railway stations in its side-line. It has a fleet of more than 9000 locomotives, approximately 60,000 coaches and over 230,000 (freight) wagons. About 17 of Rajdhani and 14 of Shatabdi Express trains under Indian Railways commute on the rail lines of India.

Indian Railways has alleviated the procedure of Indian Railways Reservation much easier than before. Throughout the country, there are several counters where one can very conveniently book the tickets. These booking centers function between 08:00 AM IST to 08:00 PM IST, except Sundays. On Sundays they are open till 2:00 PM. Indian Railways also facilitates urgent Indian Railways Reservation (Tatkal), which is made available 2 days prior to the actual date of traveling. You can also get your Indian Railways reservation done at the IRCTC website; the ticket is couriered to the specified address within 24 hours.

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