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Traveling is a major factor in each soul on this earth. Each one has to travel from one place to another either for work, business or sometimes just for leisure purpose. With the advancement in technology, people are traveling across the world without any hassle. However, for domestic purposes, the travelers prefer railways as a mode of transportation.

The travel time is cut sown with the expansion of railway divisions and increase in a number of fast trains and expresses. In India, Railways is a huge department which is well-linked to each and every corner of the country. People can travel to various destinations without burning holes in the pocket. The Indian railways are safe and convenient as well as budget friendly. The tickets are not too costly and hence it is the major mode of transportation for a common man.  

The railway network in India is huge and provides jobs to thousands of people every year. The railways provide various facilities to the travelers and the most important being the train enquiry facility. This facility enables the travelers to know more about trains and their timings. Since 1853, Indian railways have undergone many changes due to development and advancement in the technology.

The railways are connected to almost all the places in the country and have established more than 7,500 stations on the 115,000 km of track over a route of around 65,000 km. Thus, due to this big network, the Indian railways are famous as the world's largest railway networks.

Facilities Provided By the Indian Railways:

The Indian railways provide basic facilities like sanitation systems and drinking water at all stations. All the stations have train enquiry counters, ticket counters, food stalls, tea stalls, etc so as to make the journey convenient to the travelers. The tickets can be booked from the ticket counters and various destinations can be reached with the help of well-linked railway network. The train enquiry counter helps the passengers to know about the trains, timings, etc. Food stalls and tea stalls are run under the contracts made by the government and provide refreshments to the passengers.

Online Enquiry System:

                     
                                           Train Enquiry | Image Resource: irctchelp.in

To know more about the trains, timings, arriving time, departure time, travel run time, etc the online web portal can be used. Irctc train enquiry portal helps the passengers to gain information related to their travel. Within just a few clicks the travelers can know all the information needed during or before the travel.  Train enquiry system has various sections on the web page portal which can be accessed from the comfort of home or office.

Check Trains Running Between Two Destinations:

For those who want to book the tickets and have little information about the trains traveling between two destinations, the train enquiry between two stations option can be clicked. This option is available on online enquiry web portal. This page gives exact information on the scheduled trains between two stations with their timings and other details required for the travel journey. Thus, making it easier for the passengers to know which train tickets should be booked for their travel to reach their specified destination.