New Delhi Railway Station

No prize for guessing why New Delhi is well-connected to the other parts of the country. Being the capital of such a large country like India, New Delhi was long ordained to get linked via railway to not only the major metros of the country, but also remote corners of the country. And it happened so. Before and after independence of the country, several trains have been introduced to make the city well-accessible from all directions. New Delhi Railway Station is among the important railheads of the Northern Railways.

The New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS) is the main rail terminus in New Delhi. New Delhi Station counts as the 2nd busiest, and among the largest in the country. More than 300 trains ply from this railway station in New Delhi, every day, from 16 platforms. The New Delhi station holds the record for the largest route interlocking system in the world. The New Delhi railway station is located at a distance of about about 2 kms from the Connaught Place, Central Delhi, 19 kms from Ghaziabad and Uttar Pradesh, 31 kms from Gurgaon and Haryana.

You can avail computerized reservation services at the railway station of New Delhi. The rail terminus is also replete with tourist information cell. Indira Gandhi International Airport is the nearest airport to the New Delhi railway Terminus.

Important trains at the New Delhi Railway Station

• Bhopal Shatabadi Express
• Mumbai Rajdhani
• Howrah Rajdhani
• Lucknow Swarn Shatabadi Express
• Secunderabad Rajdhani Express
• New Delhi - Rewa Express
• Lucknow Mail
• New Delhi - Jabalpur Express
• Madhya Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express
• Prayagraj Express
• Kerala Express
• Karnataka Express
• Tamil Nadu Express
• Kalka Shatabdi Express
• Andhra Pradesh Express
• Amritsar Shatabdi Express
• Purshottam Express to Puri
• Ranchi Rajdhani Express
• Kashi Vishwanath Express to Varanasi
• Patna Rajdhani
• Shaan e Bhopal to Habibganj (Bhopal)
• Shaan e Punjab to Amritsar

Important Stations in New Delhi

• Delhi Cantonemnet
• Palam
• Shahbad
• Brar square
• Chanakyapuri
• Safdarjung
• sarojini Nagar
• Lodhi Colony
• Sewa Nagar
• Lajpat Nagar
• Okhla
• Old Delhi
• New Delhi
• Kishanganj
• Ananda Vihar
• Vivek Vihar
• Shahdara
• Patel Nagar
• Kriti Nagar
• Naraina Vihar

Important Numbers for New Delhi Railway Enquiries

• General Information- 1330
• Reservation- 3348686
• Enquiry- 3348787
• Train Running Position- 3313535, 371 7171

Answering Machines

• North- 1331
• East- 332
• West- 1333
• South- 1334

Reservation/Departure Computerized Enquiry

• 1330 (English)
• 1335 (Hindi)
• New Delhi Railway Station- 3364004, 3732714
• Station Supdt- 373407

Last Updated on 03 March 2011