Many express services link all the main cities, and a selection of timetables is given below. Other trains, many of them leisurely local services, link most other parts of the country. Buses connect with trains to serve regions not on the rail network. There is a special Indrail Pass consisting of a single, convenient ticket which enables a tourist to travel on any train without restriction within the period of validity. It can be obtained in India or through some foreign travel agents.
Payment is accepted only in foreign exchange.
Children under 5 years travel free. Indrail Pass is personal, non-transferable, and travelers must have their passport available for inspection at all times, Holders of an Indrail Pass are exempted from all reservation fees and sleeping car charges. Once the ticket is bought there is no need to go through other formalities or the worry of having to buy a different kind of ticket for each journey. A ticket can be used within l year of its issue. Validity period is from the date of commencement of first journey up to midnight of the date on which validity expires.