Train Timings for Your Convenience
Different trains have different timings. Depending on the demand, the train may be daily, bi-weekly, tri-weekly or weekly. Some are even seasonal, running only on a particular season. There are holiday special trains, which run during the holiday seasons to meet the huge rush at that time. These are usually slow with halts in every station. Express trains are fast with fewer halts and are suitable for long distance travels. When planning a journey knowing the train timings is an important factor as it helps you reach the station in time to board the train.
The details of trains and timings are available in the train timetable, in which the code number and the arrival and departure time of each train at different stations are stated. It was available in the form of a booklet earlier but now you can get it online in the website of IRCTC, a subsidiary of the Indian Railways. There is also the 24-hour helpline of the railway to which you can call at any time of the day and get information on trains such as the schedules and the real-time arrival and departure of the trains. Then there is the option of getting mobile alerts on train timings. You can also check the website of IRCTC on your mobile phones via GPRS facility. Through SMS you can always keep a check on the timings.
In the railway stations the timings of the trains arriving and departing are announced on the micro phone, which is of great help to the waiting passengers. The train timetable charts in the stations also show the timings of the trains passing through it. Knowledge of train timing is important because it helps you to reach the station in proper time. Before getting to the station, you should enquire whether the train is in time or running late. By doing so you can avoid waiting for long hours in the station in case the train is late. When traveling to unknown places, train timings help you check the arrival time of the train to avoid reaching the station at odd hours and getting stranded in the station.
In 2011, the government has introduced the Real Time Train Information System, RTIS, which gives the real-time train running information to the travellers on their mobiles and laptops. Now it provides information only on Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains. It also states whether the train is running on time and the location of the train at that moment. This project is expected to be completed by December 2012 after which more trains will be covered by it.
A fair knowledge of the train timings saves you a lot of trouble and panic, and you can chalk out your full vacation plan very easily.
All e-tickets, sms messages and tickets over the counter would have the train names, train numbers and train timings on them for the record of the passengers. The Indian Railways time table is an exhaustive guide of all the trains with their names, routes, arrival and departure timings and many things more a traveler might want to know.
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