subject: Indian Railway Part And Parcel Of The Tourism [print this page] India is the seventh largest country in the world and thus transport facilities within the country should be good in order to connect the cities at a wide distance from each other. Although there are many flights that connect the major cities of India, but the common man prefers the train to flights. These airplanes might be good, but in recent times, they have been increased to unimaginable rates. Thus not only the common man, but the tourists also prefer train to bus or flights for covering wide distances in the India tour.
India, which is considered to be the king of Asian tourism, is a land and country of many destinations and holiday themes. This fact always entertains tourists looking for different holiday plots for the India tours. Now it becomes mandatory to provide good transport facilities to the tourists where they can cover wide distances comfortably and can spend holidays without any travel issues. For this purpose, Indian railway ministry serves good facility of train connectivity for the tourists who visit India. Railways also provide special reservation quota to the tourists in all the reserved classes on trains. Also the railway network within the country is best and is considered to be the third largest railway network in the world.
Hence tourists must not worry about the fares and comfort during their tour in India. Many tourism states in India have been provided with good railway connectivity and in some regions, it is developing. The major tourist attractions of India like Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Kerala, Goa, Gujarat, Agra, Tamil Nadu and North-eastern areas have already developed a good network of interstate and intercity railways and for the hills, special rail charters and trains have been introduced. Tourists can reach capital cities of these states and can begin their tour of India with glory and comfort.
In fact the Indian railways itself provide special India tour packages at best rates. Although many tour operators in the capital city and major tourism sites also provide these packages, but the railway department gives you more comfort and all sightseeing tours in the India tour package are included in the itinerary. One more reason behind the crowd in trains is the journey. Here people and the tourists come and meet different cultures, languages, food and dressing styles. Some major trains in India are Rajdhani Express, Shatabdi Express, Duronto Express and luxury trains of India like Palace on Wheels, Golden Chariot, Maharaja Express, Deccan Odyssey and Royal Rajasthan on Wheels. Passenger and Express trains are also good.
