Wondering the cost when compared to flight ticket.
Indian Railways Train Journey Discussion.
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sivasarjun
Recruit
There is a Duranto express from Nizamuddin which will be very comfortable to travel to Kozhikode. Weekly only. Mangala can get crowdy.
They cannot take flights, so why compare ? Else hire Innovas and take a 50H drive! 2.5K km only.
anmolbhard004
Disciple
GUYS Will this get confirmed ?
awestorr
Adept
Likely to confirm . Even if it doesnt confirm, you should get RaC.
@anmolbhard004 Very likely to get RAC for 2 of them .
2AC seats usually see very less chance of cancellation.
But hope it does and the travel is easy for you guys.
(I use to think RAC is not allowed on 2AC but quick google search says that is only for First AC.)
2AC seats usually see very less chance of cancellation.
But hope it does and the travel is easy for you guys.
(I use to think RAC is not allowed on 2AC but quick google search says that is only for First AC.)
anmolbhard004
Disciple
this RLWL Is very weird there is another WL that is called general one .
hope these get confirmed or else will try Tatkal
also do you guys have a agent that can book tatkal tickets ?
Didn't they used to show a probability of getting confirmed during booking ?
That is almost useless bhai.
I have had many times where I had 89% -92% confirmation that too almost a month back but it did not got confirmed.
It all depends on per train quota and someone I know use to get his family train ticket confirmed through internal channels. They have helped us also once for my mother.
Iss confirmation mein bhi bada jhol hai .
anmolbhard004
Disciple
yes they did 70 % for this
yeah HQ confirmation generally all MPs and some officials use this ,
they send the ticket to DRM and he gets it confirmed
Thanks for this info but only goes on Sunday.
Not possible for me.
But still helpful...will do the return on this.
nRiTeCh
Skilled
My way of traveling if I get a chance..total paisa vasool tour eve though it will burn a hole in pockets paying for fuel, tolls and overnight stays.
Dream is to drive from JK to Kanyakumari and horizontal as well but unsure if in this life I might ever get a chance to do so..
A good company as well is required esp. an avid traveler for an adventurous and a cheerful tour.
Unfortunately there is no other metric. If one has access to "jugaad" to get into VIP quota then the number is 100%
nRiTeCh
Skilled
True. The konkan tour till goa or may be beyond is mesmerizing and worth only if traveled on a train. You will spend almost 80% of the times on the doors than heating your a$$ on the seats tinkering on your phones..its that worthy!
But totally avoid this route from July to Sept. end due to frequent landslides and service disruptions.
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If the group is big, few can go ahead in train, rest can follow later by flight.
Another option is, if OP have connections they can procure / rent safety concerned items locally.
nRiTeCh
Skilled
India hai..har cheese me jhol jhal hai..its by wisdom here. You have to fight even in vip quota as the vvip above you is gonna grab it all!
Agent is your friend here.
Rains in kokan can cause disruption due to land slides. Not very frequent though.
I travelled 3ac for long distance and 2s reserved sitting /3 ac for short distances in Kerala this summer. No issues whatsoever. It might be the recent backlash, but there were regular checks by tte for tickets. It was like the good old days.
Start practicing tatkal 2 days before tatkal opening day and get ready. Its non peak season. Chances of tatkal won't be bad.
Monsoon schedule in Konkan rail is different than normal times.
b1boi
Recruit
As someone who has travelled along the route from MP to Mangalore quite often the route is very scenic and also has a lot of tunnel systems that provide an eerie but unique experience
also the amount of freeloaders in train from Goa decreases significantly all the way till kerala