FACILITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL TOURIST

The International Tourist Bureaus are located at various important cities all over India. In Northern Railway these are at the following locations :-

KOLKATA	CHENNAI	BANGALORE	AHMEDABAD
SECUNDERABAD	JAIPUR	JODHPUR	VARANASI
NEW DELHI	AGRA-CANTT.	AURANGABAD	MUMBAI
RAMESHWARAM	VADODARA	VASCO-DA-GAMA

New Delhi, Varanasi and Jodhpur offices are known as International Tourist Bureau. International Tourist Bureau at New Delhi functions from 08:00hrs to 20:00hrs from Monday to Saturday and on Sunday from 08:00hrs to 14:00hrs.Foreign Tourist Rail Reservation Counter at Delhi Tourism & Transport Development Corporation situated at Indra Gandhi International Airport at Arrival Lounge. These provide assistance to the foreign tourists and NRIs regarding enquiries, booking, reservation and travel planning etc.

International Tourist Bureaus issue reserved tickets to the Foreign Tourists and NRIs holding valid passport against payment in US dollars, Pounds, Sterling and in Rupees against Encashment Certificate. These Bureaus also sell Indrail passes which enable a tourists to travel wherever he likes, whenever he likes and whichever trains he likes within the validity period. Indrail pass however, does not guaranty reserved accommodation.

The fares of Indrail Passes are in US dollars. The important rules are printed on the Indrail passes.

The foreign tourists can also purchase Indrail passes from the General Sales Agents appointed abroad and Rail Travel Agents appointed in India.

A separate foreign tourist quota has been provided in all classes and almost all the trains for the facility of the tourists.

A tourist can obtain reservations against Indrail passes from any reservation office over Indian Railways.

For getting any clarifications regarding use of Indrail passes and facilities to the foreign tourists, the passengers should contact at :-

International Tourist Bureau,

New Delhi Railway Station, New Delhi- 110 001

Phone : 91-11-3405156,3346804, Fax: 91-11-3343050

E-mail: itbnrind@nda.vsnl.net.in

INDRAIL PASS

To explore the splendour of multi-faceted India, Indrail Passes provide excellent value and enhances the charm of holidays from abroad. Indrail Passes offer visitors on a budget, the facility of travel as they like, over the entire Indian Railways system, without any route restriction within the period of validity of the ticket. These passes can only be purchased by foreign nationals and NRIs on payment of U.S. Dollars, Pound Sterling and other convertible foreign currencies. The pass holder is not required to pay any resrvation fee, superfast charges or surcharge for the journey. The Indrail passes have been made more attractive for transit and short stay visitors. The passes are now also available for half day, two days and four days for the facility of visitors arriving by international flights and visiting only one or two connecting destinations. Indrail passes are sold through General Sales Agents abroad, Indian Airlines and Air-India's overseas outlets at Oman, Australia, Malaysia, UK, Germany, Finland, UAE, Bangladesh, South Africa, Kuwait, Bahrain, Thailand, Myanmar, Singapore, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

In India, Indrail passes are available for sale in Tourist Bureaus at major Railway Stations.

Certain recognised Travel agents are also authorised to sell these passes in Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai.

Period of Validity and Fare Structure (Fares in U.S. dollars)
Period of validity	AC Class		First Class/ AC 2/3 Tier/ AC Chair Car		Sleeper Class/ Second Class (Non - AC)
	Adult	Child	Adult	Child	Adult	Child
1/2 day*	57	29	26	13	11	6
1 day*	95	47	43	22	19	10
2 day*	160	80	70	35	30	15
4 day*	220	110	110	55	50	25
7 day	270	135	135	68	80	40
15 day	370	185	185	95	90	45
21 day*	396	198	198	99	100	50
30 day*	495	248	248	126	125	65
60 day*	800	400	400	200	185	95
90 day*	1060	530	530	265	235	120

*For sale only by General Sales Agents Please note: Fares are subject to revision

List of authorised GSAs :-

S No.	Name	Phone/Fax/e-mail
1	M/s National Travel and Tourism, P.O. Box 962, PC 113 Muttrah, Muscat, Sultanate-of-Oman	Phone No. 009685666046 Fax No. 00968566125 email nttoman@omentel.net.om
2	M/s city East West Travels, 23 Jalan Yapah Shak 50300, Kualalumpur, Malaysia	Phone No. 0060326910903 Fax No. 0060326919829 email cewtrvl@hotmail.com
3	M/s S.D. Enterprises Ltd, 103, Wembley Park Drive, Wembley HA 98 HG, Midllx. (England) U.K.	Phone No. 001819033411 Fax No. 00442089030392 email dandpani@dircon.co.uk
4	M/s Asra Orient, Kaisertrasse 50, D-60329, Frankfurt/ AM, Main Germany	Phone No. 069253098 Fax No. 004969232045 email asra-orient@t-online.de
5	M/s Intia Kaskus Ltd., Yrrjonkatu 8.10 00120 Helsinki, Finland	Phone No. 0046856265000 Fax No. 00468100946 Fax (Delhi) -011-3341918 email intia-keskus@kolumnus.fi
6	M/s.Sharjah National Travels & Tourist Agency Pvt. Ltd. P.O. Box. 17 Sharjah U.A.E	Phone No. 0097165517468 Fax No. 0097165517468 email basith@sntta.com
7	M/s.Omnitrans International Ltd. Chartered Accountant Bhaban, 3RD Floor, 100 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Karwan Bazar,Dhaka Bangladesh.	Phone No. 0088029121053-57 Fax No. 0088029120915 email indrail@enemomni.com, omni@bdmail.net.
8	M/s.M.K.Bobby Naidoo Travel Agency, P.O.Box. 2878 Durban, South –Africa-4001.	Phone No. 00313094710 Fax No. 0027313093628 email mkbobby@iafrica.com
9	Indian Airlines Ltd. No. 4,Briston Complex, Bton Street, Columbo.	Phone No. 00941323136 Fax No. 00941445534
10	Indian Airlines Ltd. M/s Dadabhai Travels , P.O Bo.387, Bahrain.	Phone No. 00973223181 Fax No. 00973210191 email dadabhai@batelco.com.bh
11	Indian Airlines. AL. Hilaliah Bldg. Alsoor street . P.O.Box.594. Safat 13006. State of Kuwait.	Phone No. 009652456700 Fax No. 009652434700.