Indian Trains schedule is based on Train No & Station Code. But a person knows his city stn. name only.?

Question

There r millions of sations, thousands of trains and train table is not easy to use quickly. Tains and Stations dont show options also. Why dont Indian Railways make one site based on name of cities and towns.

Answer 1

There are hundreds of trains which run to different  places in India. All the train names , station code , number index and train numbers with table are complied in a book called - "TRAINS AT A GLANCE" . You get this book in every Indian city in evry railway station. Its published by Ministry of Railways.

Contents.-

1. Station Index- pg 6 - 32

provides all information like trains running from bangalore to diffrenet places

Eg-   Agra Fort to-

Ahemdabad - 3, 5636

Amritsar - 23, 2315

please note that 2 digit number are the table number printed in the book while the four digit number is the train number. You can look into the table number by referring this page.

2. Station code index - suppose you are using net to find out availablity and ur asked to type station code - u may refer in the book .

3. All train numbers without names are printed (incase you dont know the name)

4. All train names without numbers are printed. (incase you dont know the number)

suppose if u dont know both you refer to the map provided in book or station index .

This is very handy and not time consuming as in net

Answer 2

Kindly visit Indianrail.gov.in . You can easily spot the trains going to a particular town.

Answer 3

you must to log in indianrail.gov.in

and you saw every icon easy and easy to get station name and code try it

Answer 4

yes.railway time table  now shows stations wise trains also.  just select the station and u will know what are all trains pass through your stn.

Answer 5

http://www.erail.in/ is the site where u can find all solutions to your question.

Answer 6

You can find all your answer on www.indianrail.gov.in

In this web page there is all the answers i.e. about train no along with name,station code,accomodation availability,running status,ect.

Moreover if u dont want net u can buy TRAIN AT A GLANCE book which railways publish yearly.It contains all information about all the trains in India.It is published in jully when the new budget comes.It cost about Rs 30-35.