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Facilities for International Tourists

New Delhi and Varanasi offices are branded as International Tourist Bureau. International Tourist Bureau at New Delhi is open from 08:00hrs to 20:00hrs from Monday to Saturday and on Sunday from 08:00hrs to 14:00hrs. These offer help to the overseas tourists and NRIs concerning enquiries, booking, reservation and travel planning, etc.

The International Tourist Bureaus are situated at various significant cities all over India. The cities are:

KOLKATA
SECUNDERABAD
NEW DELHI
CHENNAI
JAIPUR
AGRA-CANTT
BANGALORE
JODHPUR
MUMBAI
AHMEDABAD
VARANASI

International Tourist Bureaus subject reserved tickets to the Foreign Tourists and NRIs holding suitable passport to payment in US dollars, Pounds, Sterling, Euros and Indian Rupees. These Bureaus also sell Indrail passes which are issued to foreign tourists / NRIs on construction of valid passport and valid visa.Indrail pass entitles the pass holder to take a trip as he likes over the entire Indian Railways with out any route constraint within the period of validity of IRP. Indrail pass however, does not guaranty reserved lodging.

The prices of Indrail Passes are in US dollars. The vital rules are printed on the Indrail passes.

The overseas tourists can also obtain Indrail passes from the General Sales Agents selected abroad and Rail Travel Agents selected in India.

A divide foreign tourist quota has been provided in all classes and nearly all the trains for the facility of the tourists.

A tourist can attain reservations beside Indrail passes from any reservation office over Indian Railways.

For getting any clarifications on the subject of use of Indrail passes and amenities to the foreign tourists, the passengers should contact at :

International Tourist Bureau, First Floor, Station Building, New Delhi Railway Station, New Delhi- 110055 Phone : 91-11-42625156, Fax: 91-11-23343050.

INDRAIL PASS:

To explore the splendor of multi-faceted India, Indrail Passes provide brilliant value and develops the charm of holidays from abroad. Indrail Passes offer visitors on a budget, the facility of journey as they like, over the complete Indian Railways system, devoid of any route restriction within the period of validity of the Indrail Pass. These passes can only be purchased by foreign nationals and NRIs on payment of U.S. Dollars ($), Pound Sterling (£), Euro.

The pass holder is not required to pay any reservation fee, super fast charges or surcharge for the journey. The Indrail passes have been made more attractive for transit and short stay visitors. The passes are now also available for half day (12 hrs.), one day (24 hrs.), two days (48 hrs.) and four days for the facility of visitors arriving by international flights and visiting only one or two connecting destinations. Indrail passes are sold through General Sales Agents abroad at Oman, Malaysia, UK, Germany, UAE, Germany, Nepal & Indian Airlines overseas outlets at Kuwait, Bahrain and Colombo.

Certain recognized Travel agents are also authorized to sell these passes in Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai.

Period of Validity and Fare Structure (Fares in U.S. dollars)

Period of validity	AC Class		First Class/ AC 2/3 Tier/ AC Chair Car		Sleeper Class/ Second Class (Non - AC)
	Adult	Child	Adult	Child	Adult	Child
1/2 day (12 hrs)	57	29	26	13	11	6
1 day (24 hrs)	95	47	43	22	19	10
2 days (48 hrs)	160	80	70	35	30	15
4 days	220	220	110	55	50	25
7 days	270	135	135	68	80	40
15 days	370	185	185	95	90	45
21 days	396	198	198	99	100	50
30 days	495	248	248	126	125	65
60 days	800	400	400	200	185	95
90 days	1060	530	530	265	235	120

Note: Prices subject to vary.

Metro Railway Kolkata Head Office Address:

33/1 Jawaharlal Nehru Rd
Kolkata: 700071
West Bengal, India.
Metro Railway Kolkatta Phone Number: (33) 22267220 22263959 22267287
Metro Railway Kolkatta Website: www.kolmetro.com

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