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How To Catch a Train in RURAL India (Full Guide w/ Station & Train Tour)

Karl Rock

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I show you how to travel by train in India from a small rural station in the middle of India. I'll show you everything from the toilets to how to find your train and seat. Next, watch my Indian megacity train station tour How To Catch a Train in India and NOT Get ....

If you want to book train tickets in India, don't forget to use the foreigner reservation and quota! Read the full blog "How to Book a Train Ticket in India (For Foreigners)" https://blog.karlrock.com/how-to-book....

00:00 Rural Indian train station guide
00:46 Where am I?
01:11 Train station tour
02:18 Toilets & waiting rooms
03:17 Are locals friendly?
04:09 Can you drink the water?
04:45 Shop tour
05:29 Booking foreigner quota tickets
05:49 VIP lounge & Ticket Collector's office
06:32 How to find your train (and platform)
09:24 Paid toilet tour
11:03 How to check your coach position
11:55 Finding the train car
13:18 Beware of pickpockets
14:23 Finding our coach & seats
15:25 2AC seat tour
16:18 Train bathroom tour
17:40 Is food available?
18:28 Arriving & finding a rickshaw

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20 Comments

@KarlRock Creator 2 years ago (edited) Pinned

How was your experience at a rural station?
Travelling via train from a big Indian city station? Watch my guide & beware of scams at big stations https://youtu.be/1ys3od5p784.

@hoppes979 2 years ago

11:00 Look how that old man gave greetings to a stranger. That's our culture

@denverpereira8020 2 years ago

Hey Karl, RPF actually stands for Railways Protection Force, they are an arm of the police specially designated to railway stns.

@AriannaLepcha 1 year ago

Hey @KarlRock,
I’m an RPF (Railway Protection Force) constable and one of your recent subscribers! Originally from ❤ Darjeeling, I’m proud to serve in the RPF, a security force under the Ministry of Railways that ensures passenger safety, protects railway property, and maintains order across the Indian Railways.

I’m a Catholic and can speak English quite well, even though I’m "just" a constable. Recently, I subscribed to your YouTube channel, and I must say—I’m getting addicted to your content! Kudos to you for the amazing work you do... Keep going.

@ivartasane 2 years ago

3:37 dude speaks perfect hindi...."is this your first time in India" LOL

@lonewolf9123 2 years ago

It's awesome to see people like that older gentleman exited to see Karl and be happy to share his culture.

@sanskarprajapati9975 2 years ago

06:00 Its Railway Protection Force Karl.

@karthikdanthim5911 1 year ago (edited)

6:01 RPF Railway Protection Force

@fab_hun_sch 2 years ago

Hey Karl.
I am currently traveling the north of India for a couple of months and man your videos were sooooo helpful to me. I watched a lot of them. Thank you so much for your work ❤

@ChessNooob 2 years ago (edited)

Karl you missed the most important app for train travel, that is Rail Yatri, you can track live location of the train, as well as all the details regarding halt time at each stations as well, also you can order food from the app as well

@sapta2190 2 years ago

Hello Karl!, I must say as an Indian I didn’t know about half of the things about railway stations before watching your videos 😂

@VishalExpress 2 years ago

Hosapete is a city known for industries, in Karnataka Karl bhai, not a rural area.
Also, fun fact: I don't know about foreigners, but Railways prohibits Indian rail enthusiasts to shoot photos/videos of locomotives in the station premises, sighting security issues.

@KarlRock Creator 2 years ago

If you want to book train tickets in India, don't forget to use the foreigner quota! Full booking info: https://blog.karlrock.com/how-to-book-a-train-ticket-in-india-for-foreigners/.

@LionHeartBlade 2 years ago

That kid went to shake your hand and you blanked him 😂😂

@ColinWatters 2 years ago

We recently travelled 9 hours on the train from Kolkata north to Jamalpur. Seats one way and sleeper on the way back. 9 hours was as long as I would do in seats. The overnight sleeper was very good. You sleep in your clothes but you get blankets and pillows. Quite comfortable actually. We all locked our bags and padlocked them the to the bunk under blankets. If you are starting from a decent hotel I recommend asking your hotel if they can make up a food parcel for the trip. Some trains have an Indian style WC at one end and Western style WC at the other. You often get approached by people when out and about in India. Frequently they want to sell you something but you do also get people who are just curious to know where you are from. The trick is working out which they are. Personally I'd steer clear of the dogs (fleas). For some trips a taxi is a good idea. We took one from Delhi Airport to Agra, a trip of about 3 hours. If you are in a small group to share the cost its a lot more convenient than going into Delhi to get the train.

@Housecathst 2 years ago

I had everything stolen on first Indian train trip. An Indian guy came and sat in the seat next to me and was wanting to give advice about where I should put my bags and said I had to put them above my head on the shelf. I started reading a book and looked round and my bag was gone along with the guy. It was my first experience traveling so was very naive, you live and learn etc being down and out with no money or passport in Mumbai for 3 days was interesting got 2 Bollywood acting jobs because I needed the money., had to sleep ruff on the sea front, Fun times looking back on it.😂

@realunderdawg 2 years ago

Hey Karl, RPF stands for Railway Police Force, they are the cops who are only designated to serve railways and people who are traveling through railways