Indian Railway Enquiry Information on Tickets Status, Booking and Reservations

Vande Bharat Sleeper Train – India’s Next-Gen Overnight Superfast Rail

2026-02-08T18:37:00.000+05:30

The Vande Bharat Sleeper Express is a new premium long-distance air-conditioned sleeper train service by Indian Railways designed to transform overnight rail travel in India. It builds on the success of the high-speed Vande Bharat day trains and brings modern comfort, speed, and safety to sleeper journeys.

🛤️ Launch & Routes

The first Vande Bharat Sleeper was flagged off on 17 January 2026 by the Prime Minister, running between Kamakhya (Guwahati) in Assam and Howrah in West Bengal.
Indian Railways plans to introduce more Sleeper services on key long-distance routes, improving connectivity and reducing travel time compared to conventional trains.

🚅 Design & Speed

Unlike regular trains, these are self-propelled semi-high-speed EMU trainsets — meaning they don’t need separate locomotives.
They can reach up to 180 km/h in trials and operate at faster speeds on suitable tracks.

🛏️ Coach & Classes

Each train has 16 air-conditioned coaches with sleeping arrangements:
• First AC (1A) – luxury class
• Second AC (2A)
• Third AC (3A) — majority of passenger capacity
The trains are designed to accommodate around 823 passengers with comfortable berths for overnight travel.

🧰 Features & Comfort

Modern sleeper berths with ergonomic design and cushioning.
Cabin amenities such as electric outlets, reading lights, infotainment systems, and wide windows.
Advanced safety technologies including the indigenous KAVACH train protection system, CCTV cameras, and bio-vacuum toilets.
On-board catering with both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals adapted to regional tastes.
Some services are also experimenting with pet box facilities for travelers with pets.

💺 Speed & Convenience

The Sleeper version is planned for longer distances (1,000+ km) where faster overnight travel is valuable.
Because it accelerates and slows down rapidly like other Vande Bharat trains, average travel times can be shorter than conventional sleeper trains.

🏃‍♂️ Future Outlook

Indian Railways intends to roll out hundreds of Vande Bharat Sleeper rakes nationwide in phases, offering a modern alternative to traditional overnight trains and boosting long-distance connectivity across the country.

New fare structure with effective from 26.12.2025

2025-12-28T10:14:00.006+05:30

New Fare Structure (Effective Dec 26, 2025)

A revised fare structure has just come into effect this week. The changes are designed to balance operational costs while keeping daily commutes affordable.

Ø No Change: Fares for Suburban services (local trains) and Monthly Season Tickets remain unchanged.

Ø Ordinary Trains: For journeys over 215 km, fares have increased by 1 paisa per km.

Ø Mail/Express Trains: Fares for both AC and Non-AC classes have increased by 2 paise per km.

Ø Premium Trains: Basic fare adjustments also apply to Vande Bharat, Rajdhani, and Shatabdi services.

Kolkata Metro Railway Apprentice Recruitment 2024: 128 Opportunities Await!

2024-12-10T17:48:00.004+05:30

Exciting Opportunity with Kolkata Metro Railway!

Openings: 128 Apprentice Posts

Are you ready to start an exciting career with Kolkata Metro? Here’s your chance to join the team!

Eligibility Criteria:

Education: Must have passed the 10th class examination or its equivalent with at least 50% marks.
Certification: National Trade Certificate in the relevant trade issued by NCVT/SCVT.
Age Limit: Candidates must be between 15 and 24 years old.

Trade-wise Vacancy Details:

Fitter: 82 posts
Electrician: 28 posts
Machinist: 9 posts
Welder: 9 posts

Important Dates:

Application Start Date: December 23, 2024
Application End Date: January 22, 2025

Application Fee:

General Category: Rs 100
SC/ST/PwBD/Women: Exempt

How to Apply:

Submit your online applications through the official Metro Railway Kolkata website at mtp.indianrailways.gov.in.

Vande Bharat trains running in AP and Telangana

2024-09-16T03:41:00.003+05:30

Vande Bharat trains running in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam
Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam
Secunderabad-Tirupati
Secunderabad-Nagpur
Kachiguda-Bangalore
Vijayawada-Chennai
Visakhapatnam-Durg
Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar
Vijayawada-Chennai

Hyderabad - Secunderabad MMTS train timings

2024-04-27T20:22:00.004+05:30

MMTS train timings

Falaknuma - Secunderabad - Lingampalli

Lingampalli - Secunderabad - Falaknuma

Hyderabad - Lingampalli

Lingampalli - Hyderabad

Falaknuma - Lingampalli

Lingampalli - Falaknuma

Mumbai Metro Timings

2024-04-13T17:11:00.001+05:30

Mumbai Metro Time-Table

Vande Bharat Express routes list

2023-07-02T22:42:00.006+05:30

Vande Bharat Express, India's first semi-high-speed train with world-class passenger amenities, has reached a total of 23.

1. Bilaspur - Nagpur

2. Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad

3. Delhi-Varanasi

4. New Jalpaiguri-Howrah

5. New Delhi - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (J&K)

6. Mumbai Central Gandhinagar

7. New Delhi - Amb Andaura in Himachal Pradesh

8. Chennai - Mysuru

9. Mumbai - Solapur

10. Mumbai - Shirdi

11. Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin- Bhopal's Rani Kamlapati station

12. Secunderabad Tirupati

13. MGR Chennai Central-Coimbatore

14. Ajmer-Delhi Cantt

15. Kasaragod-Thiruvananthapuram

16. Howrah-Puri

17. Anand Vihar Terminal-Dehradun

18. New Jalpaiguri-Guwahati

19. Mumbai CSMT - Madgaon (Goa)

20. Patna-Ranchi

21. KSR Bengaluru-Dharwad

22. Indore-Bhopal

23. Rani Kamalapati-Jabalpur

Train Toys for kids

2020-11-01T21:54:00.001+05:30

Hyderabad Metro Trains information

2020-10-24T21:49:00.001+05:30

Hyderabad Metro Timings are available at https://www.ltmetro.com/

KFC so good

2015-07-24T23:47:00.000+05:30

Food Delivery in Trains

2015-07-24T09:03:00.001+05:30

New Train Enquiry site for Indian Railways

2013-09-15T00:44:00.000+05:30

Any train enquiry available and also running information of train also known. If you know train name or train number you will get information that train.
This is the new train enquiry site for indian railways for all trains ... http://enquiry.indianrail.gov.in/ntes

Revised Passenger fares w.e.f 22 January 2013

2013-01-21T22:50:00.001+05:30

Class	Increase in fare per passenger KM (paise)
Second Class Ordinary (Suburban)	02
Second Class Ordinary (non-Suburban)	03
Second Class (Mail / Express)	04
Sleeper Class	06
AC Chair Car	10
AC 3 Tier	10
First Class	03
AC 2 Tier	06
AC First	10

Minimum fare will be Rs.5/-
Second Class Super fast Surcharge will be rounded off to Rs.10/-

For detail information at indianrail.gov.in

Indian Rail Info

2012-06-12T22:36:00.001+05:30

PNR enquiry
Train enquiry
Train Time - Table
Train route
Train Seat/Berth availability
Train Fares

All railway information is available at indiarailinfo.com

Chennai Sub Urban Trains Time Table

2012-06-10T13:31:00.000+05:30

Local Trains of Chennai Time Table is available at http://erail.in/ChennaiSubUrbanTrains.htm

New Train Numbers from Dec 20th 2010

2010-10-15T07:20:00.003+05:30

To Know new train numbers for all types of trains visit at www.indianrail.gov.in

Trains at a Glance from July 2010

2010-07-13T22:51:00.003+05:30

Online New Railway time table from July 2010 at www.indianrailways.gov.in

Indian Railway Enquiry on Mobile

2010-06-25T20:02:00.002+05:30

Get Train Information at your mobile
To Know more details at
http://www.indianrail.gov.in/sms_Service.html

Train Schedules from Indian Railways

2009-11-05T08:17:00.005+05:30

All trains Schedules are avaliable in the following indian railway sites

www.indianrail.gov.in
www.trainenquiry.com/TrainScheduleByName.aspx

All Train Reservations are avaliable in the website at

www.irctc.co.in

MMTS train Schedules for Hyderabad and Secunderabad

www.scrailway.gov.in/mmts/mmtstable.php

Delhi Metro trains Schedule

www.delhimetrorail.com/commuters/metro_timings.html

Eid Mubarak and Happy Ramzan

2009-09-21T11:57:00.003+05:30

Eid ul-Fitr wishes to all

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Vinayaka Chavithi Subhakanshalu

2009-08-23T09:14:00.003+05:30

www.indianrailwayenquiry.blogspot.com wishes a Happy Vinayaka Chavithi 2009

Send Greetings near and dear

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63rd Independence day August 15th

2009-08-14T23:43:00.007+05:30

28 States
7 Union Territories
6 Religions
22 National Languages
2nd Most populous country in the world

Be proud to be Indian

Happy 63rd Independence Day

Happy Lord Krishna Janmashtami 2009

2009-08-12T09:35:00.005+05:30

Lord Sri Krishna

www.indianrailwayenquiry.blogspot.com wishes to all Lord Krishna Devotees

Vishu Festival wishes for Kerala people

2009-04-13T22:40:00.003+05:30

Happy joyful and prosperous festival "VISHU" for Kerala people and

This blog Wishes HAPPY TAMIL NEW YEAR 2009 For Tamilnadu people

Railway Recruitment Boards

2009-03-30T23:03:00.003+05:30

For online submission of various Railway Recruitment Board Applications, to know status of Applications and Results