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How to Reach Delhi

Travelles who are planning a trip to Delhi often search "How to Reach Delhi" and what are the transport options availble for reaching Delhi India. Delhi enjoys the importance of being the capital and has one of the best transport facilities among all cities of India. Public transport excels and has touched extreme with the introduction of Delhi Metro. Transport facilities are still undergoing a modernization and expansion phase.

Besides busses transport facility includes auto-rickshaws, cycle-rickshaws and taxis.

How to reach by Air:

Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) the only airport in Delhi serves both domestic and international flights to reaching Delhi India. More than 23 million passengers travel to and from this IGI airport of New Delhi. It is one of the busiest airports in Asia. It is undergoing expansion and modernisation under GMR.The capital city of Delhi is well connected with the Major cities of India as well as World. Getting Delhi by air is very easy and time saving options for travellers.

Getting in Delhi by Train/Rail:

Getting to Delhi by Train/rail is another good options for travelers; those how plan for a vacation tour to Delhi India. The New Delhi Railway station is well connects to the major cities like Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Chennai, Bangalore, Patna, Shimla, Bhubaneshwar, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad etc. Some of the trains connected from other main railway stations of Delhi i.e. Old Delhi station, H. Nizamuddin Railway Station, Anand Vihar Station, Sarai Rohilla and many more. You can enjoy the ride of Luxury trains, express trains and local trains.

Delhi is a major railway network junction for the Northern Railway. A large number of tourist come to Delhi each day to explore the historic city of Delhi. Come close interacts with it's culture, tradition, visit heritage monuments, temples and many more.

It has 5 main railway stations and receives passengers from every part of the country:

  1. New Delhi railway station
  2. Old Delhi Station
  3. H. Nizamuddin Railway Station
  4. Anand Vihar Railway Terminal
  5. Sarai Rohilla Terminal

Many trains wither pass through Delhi or originates or ends in Delhi. It is joined with Agra and Jaipur under Golden Triangle. Many trains link with Delhi to Mumbai, Delhi to Jammu (for people going to Kashmir and Vaishno Devi), Delhi to Kolkata, Delhi to Chennai, Delhi to Bangalore, Delhi to Goa and all other major cities of India.

EMU and MEMU are the rail services that join Delhi with Faridabad and Ghaziabad, Mathura, Agra, Meerut, Panipat etc.

Road Transport Options of Delhi

Delhi is well connected to other parts of India by road. It is maintained by MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi), NDMC, Delhi Cantonment Board, Public Works Department (PWD) and Delhi Development Authority.

Public transport vehicles of Delhi use Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as fuel instead of diesel and other hydrocarbons thus causing less pollution.

Delhi is connected with Gurgaon, Noida and Greater Noida.

Buses, taxis, auto rickshaws and radio taxi are means of transport. Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses are the major bus service provider. To travel in and around Delhi special HOHO (Hop On Hop OFF) services are available that takes tourist to a tour of Delhi with the facility of guide. Tourist can hop on these buses from anywhere and hop off wherever they want. Tourists have to book tickets for these online and are valid for one day.

Exciting Metro train Ride in Delhi:

Delhi Metro has become a lifeline of Delhi. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) built it and is operating it at present. It serves most parts of Delhi and joins it with Gurgaon, NOIDA, Faridabad and Ghaziabad. At present, metro has six operational lines while other lines are under construction. It joins all the important tourist places of Delhi thus help in fast travel around the city.

There are 3 types of card available for exciting Delhi Metro Ride that offers you an amazing travel experience:

  1. Travel Card: It is used by frequent passengers. A refundable amount of Rs. 50 is deposited for safety and then people can recharge it.
  2. Tourist Card: For tourists traveling to Delhi there are 2 types of tourist cards available and both are for unlimited use.
    • 1-day card is of Rs. 100
    • 3-day card is for Rs. 250.
    • Rs. 50/- is kept as deposit and are refundable when the card is returned.
  3. Token: Token can also be bought from the token counters at every metro station. They are for one-way transport and are valid for the day of purchase only.

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