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Indian Railways is Governed by Ministry of Railways, Government of India. It was founded in April 1853 and come under Railways & Locomotives Industry. Its headquarter is New Delhi. Currently Mamata Banerjee is Railways Minister and she is being assisted by two Minister of States E. Ahamed & K.H. Muniyappa . The whole Indian Railways Network in India is divided into 16 railways zones for easy administration and better co ordination. Official website of Indian Railways can be accessed here - Indianrailways.gov.in



Indian railways have made a remarkable progress in the recent years. Earlier for getting a seat reserved people had to stand in long queues even if they just had to check the availability of the seats. Indian railways with the use of internet and computerized systems have brought the option of checking the status of the seats online. So now without standing in the queues you can easily check the seat availability online at your ease and at any time.

With the use of the official website of the Indian railways ticket booking has become easy and convenient. Reservation can now be done according to the needs and requirement of the passenger for a specific journey. The website of the Indian railways provides all the information for all the trains such as train names, train numbers, their schedule, the routes of the train, locations and places covered, the various trains running on the same route, the availability of the seats and the fare of the tickets. Along with all the above mentioned facilities the option of payment is also made convenient. The passenger can now book his ticket and pay right away through his debit or credit card and through debit transfers.


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With the introduction of the online booking facility it has become a great comfort for those who do not have time to stand in the queues at the counters or go to the travel agent. Login on the website of Indian railways and get plethora of information just by sitting at home. Reservation of any number of tickets can be done from anywhere across India. You can now even extend your trip and enjoy without the tension of the availability of the seat. Indian railways have made life easy and increased the opportunities of fun with the launch of the online booking system.

Find out everything about some most exciting and adventures rail journeys in India at just one place. The Indian railways also give the option of checking the status both of the tickets and the trains on your mobiles as well. So if you have the internet facility in your mobiles you can any time confirm your booking status. There is an easy procedure to book the ticket online.

After you log on the Indian Railways website it will ask you the destination from where to where you want to travel. Enter the origin and your destination. Then it will ask you the type of ticket you want that is either an E-ticket or an I-ticket. An E-ticket is the one that is sent to you via mail right away and an I-ticket is sent by post that takes two to three days to reach the passenger. Deciding on the type of ticket, choose the class you would like to travel in and then the train you want to travel by. After these steps you will get the status of the availability of the seats along with the fare. So travel to the most exciting and happening places across India just by following this simple process.

Zone Name Code Date Established  Headquarters Divisions
Central  CR  1951, November 5  Mumbai  Mumbai, Bhusawal, Pune, Solapur, Nagpur
East Central  ECR  2002, October 1  Hajipur  Danapur, Dhanbad, Mughalsarai, Samastipur, Sonpur
East Coast  ECoR  2003, April 1  Bhubaneswar  Khurda Road, Sambalpur, Visakhapatnam
Eastern  ER  1952, April  Kolkata  Howrah, Sealdah, Asansol, Malda
Konkan  KR  1998, November 26  Navi Mumbai  Ratnagiri, Madgaon, Karwar, Mangalore
North Central  NCR  2003, April 1  Allahabad  Allahabad, Agra, Jhansi
North Eastern  NER  1952 Gorakhpur  Izzatnagar, Lucknow, Varanasi
North Western  NWR  2002, October 1  Jaipur  Jaipur, Ajmer, Bikaner, Jodhpur
Northeast Frontier  NFR  1958 Guwahati  Alipurduar, Katihar, Lumding, Rangia, Tinsukia
Northern  NR  1952, April 14  Delhi  Delhi, Ambala, Firozpur, Lucknow, Moradabad
South Central  SCR  1966, October 2  Secunderabad  Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Guntakal, Guntur, Nanded, Vijayawada
South East Central  SECR  2003, April 1  Bilaspur  Bilaspur, Raipur, Nagpur
South Eastern  SER  1955 Kolkata  Adra, Chakradharpur, Kharagpur, Ranchi
South Western  SWR  2003, April 1  Hubli  Hubli, Bangalore, Mysore
Southern  SR  1951, April 14  Chennai  Chennai, Madurai, Palakkad, Salem, Tiruchchirapalli, Thiruvanathapuram
West Central  WCR  2003, April 1  Jabalpur  Jabalpur, Bhopal, Kota
Western  WR  1951, November 5  Mumbai  Mumbai Central, Vadodara, Ratlam, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Bhavnagar

 

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