Cruise / Rail / Road

» Kashmir Valley gets connected by rail

India's longest railway tunnel through the Pir Panjal mountain range opened connecting Kashmir Valley to Banihal town on Srinagar-Jammu National highway ... Read more

» World's longest high-speed rail line opens in China

Trains on this high-speed line will initially run at 300 kph (186 mph) with a total travel time of about eight hours between Beijing & Guangzhou covering a distance of 2,298 kilometres (1,428 miles)  ... Read more

» MTDC offers special discount on Deccan Odyssey Luxury Train

MTDC is offering 25% to 40% Discounts on booking of Deccan Odyssey Luxury Train on selected departure dates on its Magnificient Maharashtra itinerary ... Read more

» Mahaparinirvana Express run by IRCTC to touch Buddhist sites in Odisha from Jan 20

The move is to meet the growing demand by pilgrims from Southeast Asia to visit more places associated with the Buddha - Bhubaneswar, Lalitagiri, Khandagiri and Udayagiri ... Read more

» China successfully conducts test on longest high-speed rail-line in the world

The train is designed to touch a top speed of 350 kmph and will reduce the travel time to about 8 hours from the current 20 plus hours on the 2,298 km, Beijing-Guangzhou, high-speed railway line ... Read more

» Air, rail traffic in north India hit by dense fog

About 35 flights were delayed while 15 were cancelled as the dense fog enveloped the airport this morning ... Read more

» ID mandatory for Tatkal booking at Western Railway counters in Mumbai

A person booking a ticket under the Tatkal scheme for other persons should produce his/her ID card and the ID card of the person for whom the ticket is to be booked ... Read more

» Kochi becomes favourite port of call in India for cruise tourism

Steady rise in cruise calls at Kochi — from 36 in 2008-09 to 44 in 2011-12 — and consequently the number of tourists also jumped from 19,264 to 37,201 during the period ... Read more

» MTDC to start luxury bus service to boost Konkan tourism

MTDC has purchased five Volvo buses which have facilities like chemical toilets, fridge, oven, Wi-Fi at a cost of Rs 5.48 crore which will cover temples, beaches and sea forts in the Konkan region ... Read more

» Assam Tourism Development Corpn to focus on home stay, river cruise for tourism

There was also a plan to give a boost to local economy in places like Majuli Island, Kaziranga, Pobitora and other popular destinations ... Read more

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