Importance of Railway Schedule for a Train Journey

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Importance of Railway Schedule for a Train
Journey
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Know about the schedule of the Indian Railways.

• Want to plan a journey by Indian railways?
• You can do well with a schedule of the Indian
  Railways.
• Railway schedule is available in printed form as
  well as from online sources.

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Sources of railway schedule

• Printed form- Best source is annual publication
  of Indian railways named-Trains at a glance.
• Online -from sources like official website of
  Indian railways and private sites like
  travelkhana.com. Official websites include IRCTC
  (Indian Railways Catering and Tourism
  Corporation) site.

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Advantage of railway schedules

• You can plan journey easily
• You can compare prices, routes and classes of
  trains.
• You can decide to whether book tickets online or
  offline

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Advantage of online sites

• Any seasonal and daily changes can be updated
• Ready availability of information
• No need to wait in queues at railway stations
• No need to get caught in busy phone lines
• You can book tickets to the last minute before
  charts are prepared

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Other advantages

• One knows the arrival and departure of trains
• One knows the train route
• You can plan your journey in advance
• Changes in train schedule can be ascertained

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Disadvantages with printed time table

• Seasonal changes cannot be incorporated in annual
  time table
• Time table does not show changes like
  cancellation due to natural calamities or strikes
  by staff.
• Table does not show exact fares and cheaper fares
  can be availed of only by further research.

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Importance of Railways Timetable

• Railway schedule most affects availability of
  food.
• The solution is offered by travelkhana.com.
• It features access to Indian railways timetable
  and tracks current running status of Indian
  railways.

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What is travelkhana.com?

• Online company providing catering to passengers
  of Indian railways.
• It has tied up with hundreds of restaurants along
  the route of Indian trains
• It provides timely delivery of food, fresh and
  hot to passengers at their seat in stations of
  their choice.
• It chooses food vendors with reputation for
  timely delivery of food for safe, tasty and
  hygienic quality of preparation and packaging.

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Bonus with travelkhana.com

• Easy payment option with cash on delivery as well
  as a safe and secure online payment means.
• Wide choice of cuisines- Chinese, Mughlai,
  Continental, North Indian, South Indian, Fast
  food, snacks and beverages.
• Caters to those with special dietary requirements
  like Diabetics, Jains, Vegans and vegetarians.
• Special offers for those travelling in groups
  like students, pilgrims, office groups etc.

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Achievements of travelkhana.com

• Today, it serves over 6000 trains in over 500
  cities India wide
• It has clocked over 9 lakh happy customers
• It has won accolades from travel industry like
  2013-Start-up of The Year-by CNBC TV 18 and 2014-
  Travel Website Of The Year- by IAMAI (Internet
  and Mobile Association of India).

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Travelkhana today offers an umbrella services
like

• Access to railway time table
• Checking ticket availability
• Booking tickets
• Checking PNR status
• Tracking running status of trains
• Indicating cancellation or delay in trains

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So visit travelkhana.com for making your travel
more convenient!!