Which Indian trains have shorter booking period?
Most of the long distance trains in India have bookings opened 90 days before the train ride. There are some that have a shorter period available.
Which exact Indian trains have reservations open only 30 day prior to departure?
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From Seat61:
Indian long-distance trains open for bookings 90 days before departure. Some shorter-distance inter-city trains open less than 90 days ahead, for example Delhi-Kalka & Kalka-Simla generally open 30 days ahead.
There may not be a hard rule which trains fall into the 90 or 30 day category. If you are interested in a particular train, you can try to book it online 60 days in the future and see whether you can book it. You can try cleartrip or the official Indian railway site
Interestingly enough cleartrip allows me to book 'Delhi to Kalka' in April 2012 (88 days from now), so the 30 days mentioned above may no longer be correct.
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Can we book train ticket before 6 months?
You can reserve your ticket 120 days in advance, excluding the date of journey at the train originating station. At intermediate station where the train arrives the following day, reservation can be done more than 120 days in advance.What is the minimum time to book train ticket?
Q: How early can I book Indian Railway train tickets? A: The Advance Reservation Period (ARP) for all classes of General Quota tickets is 120 days prior to the date of your journey. In the case of Tatkal and Premium Tatkal tickets, bookings are open only one day prior to the date of journey.Can I book train before 30 minutes?
Starting today, you can book a railway ticket on the IRCTC website, 30 minutes prior to the departure of a train. In a passenger-friendly move, Railways has also made changes in its system of prepara. Starting today, you can book a railway ticket on the IRCTC website, 30 minutes prior to the departure of a train.Can you book train tickets more than 12 weeks in advance?
Typically, train companies release their Advance tickets 12 weeks before the departure date, although some go on sale as far as 24 weeks in advance! Only a limited number of tickets will be available, so be quick to secure yours as the fare can rise as the date of travel gets nearer.Why are very few seats remain vacant despite having 120 days advance booking in train?
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Answer 2
According to the Indian Railways site
Advance reservations are made generally up to 90 days in advance for all classes and all trains. The period of advance reservation (ARP) is exclusive of the day of departure of the train.
At intermediate stations where the train arrives on the following day, such reservations can be done 91 days in advance of date of journey from the intermediate station. ARP is in relation to the date of journey from train originating station. In case of some Inter-city day trains, the ARP is less.
You can get a partial list (though not official) of Inter city trains from Wiki
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