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The Indian Railways offers the Indrail pass to tourists who wish to tour India by rail. These passes are sold only to foreign passport holders and Indians who live abroad and are payable in US dollars or pound sterling. Indrail pass holders are exempted from paying any extra charges like reservation fees, sleeper charges, or charges for super fast trains. These passes are sold through general sales agents in London, New York, Sydney, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Paris, London, Toronto, Bangkok, Port Louis, Helsinki, Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur, Muscat, Amsterdam, Dhaka. They are also sold at major railway stations all over India.

The Indian Railways can also book exclusive railway coaches for group tours where facilities like a kitchenette, a sitting room, a dining room and other amenities are available. For information about booking coaches one must contact any of the zonal offices of the Indian Railways, depending on which sector the group wishes to travel through.

The fare structure in US dollars is:

Period AC Class 1st Class 2ndClass
½ day 57 26 11
1day 95 43 19
2 days 160 70 30
4 days 220 110 50
7 days 270 135 80
15 days 370 185 90
21 days 396 198 100
30 days 495 248 125
60 days 800 400 185
90 days 1060 530 235
Tickets for children (ages 5 to 11) are half price.
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