What is the cost of Rajdhani train?

Mumbai rajdhani cabin information?

• Hi, My wife and I need to travel to Delhi from Mumbai . Instead of going for a low cost airline, I was thinking of giving the Rajdhani express from mumbai - Delhi a try. I have heard rave reviews about the luxury offered by this train and I am very tempted. I read somewhere that the First Class cabins can be two berths or four berths. I am willing to pay the extra cash and opt for Firs Class if it is two berth cabin. It will make the long train journey very special and romantic if it could be just the two of us I would really appreciate if you guys can tell me whether the First Class cabins in mumbai - Delhi Rajdhani express are two berth or four berth ones.

• Answer:

  This Rajdhani only has one First Class air con carriage, hopefully a full carriage, but there is a chance it will only be half a carriage. A full carriage will have 3 x 4-berth cabins plus 3 x 2-berth coupes. A half carriage will have 2 x 4-berth cabins plus 1 x 2-berth coupe. There is a risky way to guarantee a coupe, when you book the tickets, tell them you will have a small dog travelling with you, there will be a small charge (Rs50 or so) for the dog, but the rules state that you can only carry a dog if you book all the berths in a coupe or cabin, so you should be given the coupe. The berths are allocated 4 or 5 hours before the train departs, just get to your berths 10 minutes before the train departs and tell them you changed your mind about the dog, unless there's a very good reason, I doubt they'll move you. There is another way, but it may not work, go to the station a few days before the train is due to depart and ask where you can 'request' a coupe, you may have to ask a few different people where to do this, I done it in Madgaon and had to walk to an office about a kilometer from the station. When you get to the right place, you'll have to fill in a request form and give your reasons.