Old Delhi Railway Station

Located in the hustle bustle area of Delhi’s Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi railway station is the first railway station of Delhi. The location of the railway station is a historical place and here vacationers visit to witness Red fort, Jama Masjid, Chawri Bazaar, etc. The distance of the railway station from the hub of New Delhi i.e. Connaught place is approx. 7 km and the station code of the station is DLI.

People for various destinations can catch their trains from Old Delhi railway station and that includes East i.e. Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh side, West i.e, Kishanganj, Shakurbasti, Rohtak side and North, i.e. Ambala, Karnal, Sonepat, Panipat, Chandigarh, Amritsar & Jammu, etc from three different directions. The station has 10 platforms to run trains on each of these destinations. Among various trains, Samjhauta express and Pink City Express, Mussoorrie express and many more are the starting points of the railway station. It is well-maintained with the modern technologies and as a result, it offers computerized reservation facility, which can be easily availed for booking tickets. Apart from the reservation facility, the station has tourist information centre to deal with various queries of the visitors.

Nearby the station, there is very popular interstate bus terminal (ISBT) i.e. Kashmere gate ISBT. It is one of the comfortable bus terminals for the outstation visitors. As this railway station was built long back before independence by British, so till date it is sharing the burden of the New Delhi Railway Station’s rush. It is close to the Chandni Chowk’s Metro station, hence the station makes good connectivity with the metro station.

Apart from connectivity, Old Delhi railway station is surrounded by numerous hotels that provide perfect accommodation to the visitors who come from various destinations. And here visitors can take hotels as per their budget because there is a great choice in the rooms of the hotel including deluxe, economy, etc. There are some luxury hotels that are the oldest hotels to the city and one of them is The Oberoi Maidens Hotel. Moreover, some economy class hotels are also located near the station offering best amenities at affordable price.

On the other hand, the city never disappoints the food lovers as there are a number of restaurants and eating corners located in the Old Delhi and attract food lovers for delicious cuisines. Right from the small street food corner to the luxurious one, the Old Delhi has everything and it completes the journey of the travellers there itself and never disappoints the visitors.