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By Air : |
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Delhi is well connected by air with many airlines
flying into and out of Delhi. There are two airports, the Safdarjang
airport and the Indira Gandhi International Airport. The Safdarjang
airport is used by various flying clubs and helicopters after the new
airport was built. The new airport was initially known as the Palam
Airport due to the village Palam where it was constructed. Now the
airport has two separate terminals - one for domestic flights and the
other for international flights, linking Delhi to all other Indian
cities. The two airports are linked by bus/coach services. There is an
official prepaid desk for booking taxis and therates are fixed. One
can pay for the same before boarding the taxi. The Taxi counter is
located just outside the customs hall in the International terminal
and just outside Baggage claim area in the domestic arrivals.
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By Rail : |
Delhi is very well connected by rail to all parts of India. Delhi
currently has five railway stations. Namely, The Old Delhi Railway
Station (this was the first railway station built in Delhi) and is
located near Chandini Chowk area of Delhi. Next came the New Delhi
Railway Station located between New and Old Delhi and just off
Connaught Place. With increase in traffic, two more railway stations
are being developed. First is the Nizamuddin Railway Station, which is
located towards South Delhi. The other is Sarai Rohilla Railway
Station. This station caters the trains mainly from West India
(Rajasthan and Haryana). Then there is the Railway Cantonment, which
is primary for the military trains. It is also the starting and ending
point for the trains Palace on Wheels, Royal Orient and Black Beauty.
The main office for making train reservations is located between the
New Delhi Station and Connaught Place on Chelmsford Road. For
foreigners, there is a separate reservation office located on the
first floor of the New Delhi Railway Station. Special quotas are
available till the last moment on various trains against foreign
currency payment.
Direct trains connect Delhi to Guwahati (Rajdhani Express, Prushotam
Express, Gomati Express, Brahmaputra Mail), Lucknow (Shatabdi
Express), Varanasi (Kashi Vishwanath Express), Mumbai (Rajdhani
Express), Agra (Taj Express), Bangalore (Karnataka Express) and
Thiruvannanthapuram (Kerala Express).
With the addition of special fast trains, Delhi is now well connected
with majority of the State Capitals and important towns. These
overnight trains are known as Rajdhani trains. Then there are the
Shatabdi(s). These are the trains that leave Delhi in the morning and
return back to Delhi the same day. The most famous is the Shatabdi for
Agra (takes just 2 hours either way) and ideal for executives and
tourists alike. The other is the Shatabdi for Jaipur (takes just over
5 hours either way). Due to their popularity, similar trains are
operating from other cities also e.g. From Chennai to Mysore via
Bangalore and back and from Mumbai to Pune and back.
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By Road : |
Delhi is Linked with Bus Services of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)
and state roadways of the neighbouring states to all important
cities and destinations in North India. The Inter-State Bus Terminal
(ISBT) located at Kashmiri Gate is fully equipped with a bank
counter, tourist information center, post office and snack bars.
Another Bus Terminus is at Sarai Kale Khan. Situated on Ring Road,
this terminal is for inter-state buses going to Agra, Mathura, and
Vrindavan. For buses to Uttranchal and Uttar Pradesh, there is
another ISBT at Anand Vihar in East Delhi. Plans are afoot to make
more at the outskirts of Delhi for South and West Delhi.
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Distances from Delhi : |
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Amritsar: 447 kms |
Agra: 200 kms |
Chandigarh : 238 kms |
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Jaipur: 258 kms |
Haradwar: 200 kms |
Lucknow: 497 kms |
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Udaipur: 635 kms |
Varanasi : 765 kms |
Shimla: 368 kms |
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Gwalior: 319 kms |
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