In terms of comfort, convenience and rail connectivity travelling by train in India has come a long way over the last decade. It is annually that the Indian Railways introduces new trains and upgrades existing trains to suit passenger convenience.
 
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation of India or IRCTC as it is known in short has made booking of the Farakka Express tickets very easy through to the user-friendly website irctc.co.in. The Ministry of Railways also publishes a railway time table which has the Farakka Express train route each year titled "Trains at a Glance". You will be able to avail of this booklet from the book stalls at all railway stations. This handy booklet gives details of major express and superfast trains and the major stations along each route. The railway timetable gives details of the Farakka Express train timing, distance in kilometres, major stoppages as also availability or otherwise of pantry cars.

 

 

Farakka Express | Image Resource : flickr.com

Previously, the folks booked their tickets directly at the railway station counters or through travel agents. It was a time consuming process as the people had to stand in long queues to check the availability of seats and trains and then, book tickets. Travel agents too followed the same procedure in fact, very professionally checking the availability over telephone saving time and booking tickets for the train available. The train timetable is quite handy printed and updated every six months. Passengers find information with regard to the Farakka Express reservation details, train number, train name, timings, passing by stations and arrival and departure time of the trains. In this way the people are able to plan their trip in advance and book the tickets on the desired trains easily.

With the introduction of IRCTC, it has brought about drastic changes. People resorted to online booking, which demanded creating an account with IRCTC. The process simplified the booking of tickets by checking the availability of trains passing between stations. It also provided alerts on the train timings, late or on time to bring it to the attention of the passengers. The people were able to view the time table any time even during the course of the journey.

 

 

IRCTC booking | Image Resource : indianexpress.com

Indian Railways provides easy steps to access the timetable. It will be necessary for you to first of all log into the official train enquiry website of the railway. Next, click on the link to 'Timetable', which will take you to the next page asking for the train name and train number. When you have entered the details correctly, you will be taken to the next webpage asking for the train starting date. Provide the date and click on the 'Go' tab. This will take you to the compete timetable.

The online timetable is able to provide the passengers with many different features. Passengers who travel regularly can access it on their mobile phone, which has GPRS facility. It also offers complete details of train timings and train availability updated every now and then. The travelers are also offered other details like the Farakka Express ticket rates. Information on special trains, holiday trains, pilgrimage trains, and so on is also available on the timetable.