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Sunday, December 22, 2024
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Delhi
Delhi
Travel Guide
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Air :
Delhi is the main gateway city for northern India with a modern airport.
All major international air carriers operate direct services to Delhi
from various centres in the world. Indira Gandhi International Airport
is located at 23km southwest of Central Delhi and the domestic terminal
at Palam is 5km away from the international terminal.
Taxi and coach transfer is available from both International and Domestic Arrivals.
Pre-paid Taxi (a service with journey fare paid at the booking counter), air-conditioned and non- air-conditioned coach counters are located immediately outside the customs Hall in International Terminal and outside Baggage Claim area in Domestic Arrivals.
Airport Coach (non-airconditioned) is operated by Delhi Transport Corporation (via Connaught Place and Railway Stations) to Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT), Kashmiri Gate and by Ex- Servicemen's Airlink Transport Service to Connaught Place. The coach covers all major hotels enroute.
| Indian Airlines | 011-25675121, 23313317 |
| Jet Airways | 011-25675404, 51513232/45 |
| Air Sahara | 011-25672107, 23359801 |
| Jagsons, 12-E, Vandana Building, Tolstoy Marg | 011-23721594 011-23324693(Fax) |
| Pawan Hans Helicopters | 011-24632273 011-24602596 (Fax) |
| UP Air | 011-25675126, 26901436 |
Rail :
Delhi is the hub of the Indian Railways network with Express trains to
all parts of the country. The city has two major railway stations in New
Delhi and Old Delhi. New Delhi station is within walking distance of Connaught
Place and Main Delhi station is about 7km from Connaught Place. Delhi
offers express trains to all parts of the country. For the foreigners,
tickets are available at the International Tourist Bureau (Ph: 011-3346804),
located at New Delhi station. The main ticket office is at the IRCA building
on Chelmsford Road, Pahar Ganj, between New Delhi station and Connaught
Place.
Shatabdi Express air-conditioned fast tourist train operates to Bhopal (via Agra, Gwalior, Jhansi), Lucknow (via Kanpur) and Chandigarh, provides access to some of the neighboring tourist centres.
Taxis, auto rickshaws, cycle rickshaws and city Bus Service are available at the railway stations. Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) operates special services from railway stations to different parts of the city.
Computerised Railway Reservation Offices:
IRCA Building, Chelmsford Road, Pahar Ganj, New Delhi. (0745-2100 hrs; Sunday 0745-1400 hrs)
Delhi Main Railway Station. (0745-2100 hrs; Sunday 0745-1400 hrs)
Delhi Shahdara Railway Station. (0745-2100 hrs; Sunday 0745-1400 hrs)
Sarojini Nagar Railway Station. (0745-2100 hrs; Sunday 0745-1400 hrs)
Near Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station. (0745-1300 hrs and 1400-2000 hrs; Sunday 0745-1400 hrs)
Kirti Nagar Railway Station. (0745-1300 hrs and 1400-2000 hrs; Sunday 0745-1400 hrs)
Karkardooma, Har Govind Enclave, Vikas Marg. (0745-1300 hrs and 1400-2000 hrs; Sunday 0745-1400 hrs)
International Tourist Bureau, 1st Floor New Delhi Rly. Station, 0730-1700 hrs. Closed on Sunday. (0745-1300 hrs and 1400-2000 hrs)
Rail Enquiry
Computerised Enquiry
North Arr: 1331; Dep: 1336
East Arr: 1332; Dep: 1337
West Arr: 1333; Dep: 1338
South Arr: 1334; Dep 1339
Central Ph: 131
Centralised Reservation Enquiry: 1345
Sarai Rohilla Enquiry : 25723267
Palam Enquiry: 25085218
Shahdara Enquiry : 22115991
Delhi Cantonment Enquiry : 25693846
Hazrat Nizamuddin Enquiry: 24359748
Bus :
Delhi is linked by bus services, airconditioned, deluxe and ordinary,
to all major destinations in north India. Five National Highways pass
through Delhi and the most important of these are the Grand Trunk Road
(National Highway 1) from Amritsar in the north, Mathura Road from Agra
in the south, National Highway 2 from Calcutta in the east, and Gurgaon
Road (National Highway 8) from Jaipur in the west. The Interstate Bus
Terminus (ISBT), at Kashmir Gate ( Ph: 011-23867042, 23868836), north
of Old Delhi railway station, is the terminus for all intercity bus services.
Delhi Transport Corporation (Ph:011-23354518) and Road Transport Corporations
of neighboring States provide frequent bus services. The Delhi Transport
Corp bus service operates between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily. However, buses
are less frequent between 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Select routes also have
night service buses plying between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Bus fares range
from 1.50 to 5 rupees on some buses and a flat 5 or 7 rupees on others.
For inquires on bus routes, call: 011-23371745/23317445
State Bus Services Enquiry:
Haryana Roadways, ISBT Kashmere Gate
Phone : 011-23861262
Himachal Roadways, ISBT Kashmere Gate
Phone : 011-23868694
Rajasthan Road Ways, ISBT Kashmere Gate
Phone : 011- 23861246;
ISBT Sarai Kale Khan; Ph:011-24353731
Punjab Roadways, ISBT Kashmere Gate
Phone : 011-23867842
Uttar Pradesh Roadways, ISBT Kashmere Gate
Phone : 011-23868709,
ISBT Sarai Kale Khan : 011-24353359
Sightseeing Bus Services : The Hop-On/ Hop-Off Bus service provides sightseeing options to tourists who are willing to explore Delhi in every 30 minutes. These tours are conducted in specially designed buses which move continuously along a route, allowing tourists to board or alight at any of the pick up/drop off points. The route of these buses covers monuments, museums, galleries, gardens, shopping malls, hotels and bazaars. All in all, the service is designed to provide a complete experience of the city to a tourist.
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