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New Delhi railway station
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Station Code: NDLS

New Delhi railway station phone number is 011-23341074, 011-23342954, Headquarter New Delhi 011-23389319, 011-23389853, 011-23385106.

New Delhi railway station platform 1 is on Paharganj side and has many facilities like wi-fi, cloak room, waiting room, retiring room, restaurants, toilets etc.

New Delhi railway station platform 16 is on ajmeri gate side with same facilities.

New Delhi railway station nearest Metro Station is "New Delhi" lies on Ajmeri gate on yellow line and orange line. yellow line is connected with blue line on rajiv chowk and violet line on central secretariat.

New Delhi railway station Enquiry counter is on both side of the station.Enquiry counter will be on your right side if you enter from ajmeri gate side. from paharganj side enquiry counter is on beside the current reservation counter and ATMs.

New Delhi railway station Address is "Bhavbhuti Marg, Kamla Market, Ajmeri Gate, New Delhi, Delhi 110006".

New Delhi railway station code is NDLS . It is the main railway station of Northern region of India, the station is situated between Ajmeri Gate and Paharganj.It is the fourth busiest Railway Station in the country in terms of frequency of trains after Kanpur Central, Vijayawada Junction and Delhi Junction and most busiest Railway station in India in terms of passenger movement. Station handles 500,000 passengers daily with 16 platforms.

New Delhi railway station platform map Click here

Tourist Places near New Delhi Railway Station

  1. India Gate 5km from New Delhi Railway Station
  2. Akshardham 7.3km from New Delhi Railway Station
  3. Lal Qila 4.4km from New Delhi Railway Station
  4. Qutub Minar 15km from New Delhi Railway Station
  5. National Zoological Park 5.6km from New Delhi Railway Station
  6. Lotus Temple 15.6km from New Delhi Railway Station

Amenities

Platforms 16
Parking Yes
WiFi Yes
Public Transport Yes, 24hr.
Retiring/ Dormitory Rooms Click here, (How to book)
Cloak Room Yes
Restaurants Yes

Public Transport

New Delhi Railway Station to Airport

New Delhi Railway Station to Indira Gandhi International, Delhi Airport distance is 18km.

Delhi Airport Metro Express (DAME) is a Delhi Metro line from New Delhi Metro Station to Dwarka Sector 21, linking the Indira Gandhi International Airport. This “Orange Line” is operated by Delhi Metro. Orange Line station are New Delhi station, Shivaji Stadium, Dhaula Kuan, Delhi Aerocity, IGI Airport and Dwarka Sector 21. for New Delhi to Delhi airport Fare, Distance,Time click here

Taxis to/from IGI Delhi Airport and Railway stations

1.Hotels car

Using hotels car for pick-ups and drop-offs is a great idea but these are usually more expensive than arranging a taxi yourself. In these days most hotels providing pickup and drop off service for their customers but they charge almost doubled the actual fare, along with double fares hotel taxis charge you more than Rs.320 extra for airport entry fee and parking charges. For booking ask your hotel by phone or email.

Pros-

  • Easy and hassle free transport.
  • No waiting.
  • Good and clean taxi.

Cons-

  • Highly expensive, almost more than the double of fare.
  • Taxi driver can ask you to give extra.

2.App based taxis

There are lot of app based taxi service providers in delhi like Ola, Uber, Meru etc. providing taxi to you by your smartphone booking request, you can arrange pick-ups from your exact location to anywhere in Delhi NCR and pay auto calculated fare according to time and distance you traveled when you complete the journey, they are usually cheaper than pre-arranged taxis but getting taxi from Airport/Railway stations is really very hard because these places are always high in demand. For booking use Ola,Uber app.

Pros-

  • Good and clean taxi.

Cons-

  • Getting taxi from airport/Railway station is very hard.
  • Expensive, if surcharge applicable.
  • Waiting.
  • No safety guarantee.

3.Prepaid taxi counter

Prepaid taxi counters are available in front of the arrivals building of T3 and T1 at delhi airport and outside the Delhi railway stations. These prepaid taxi counters are running by Delhi Traffic Police and some private companies they are offering fixed price taxi services from Airport/railway station to anywhere in Delhi NCR. They also charge 25% extra in night(11pm-5am). Some travellers have reported difficulty in persuading drivers to go to their intended hotel. you need to surrender the receipt to driver when you reach your destination. for booking prepaid taxi you can go to counters Megacabs- 01141414141, easycabs- 43434343, meru- 44224422 and Delhi Traffic Police prepaid counter.

Pros-

  • Good and clean taxi.
  • Easy and hassle free transport.
  • Cheaper than hotel car.

Cons-

  • It's take some time to book taxi from counters.
  • Expensive in nights.
  • Driver may cheat you, such as not knowing his way to your destination or saying your hotel has closed down.
  • Drivers misbehave .

4.TripMgt taxi service

Tripmgt providing taxi services only for airport/Railway station pick-ups, drop off and Delhi Sightseeing on very reasonable price. They have strong network of cabs in Delhi NCR region with professional drivers, all cabs are good and clean. for booking call- 999999 or visit Tripmgt.com

Pros-

  • Cheapest cab for airport/Railway station transfer.
  • Good and clean taxi.
  • Easy and hassle free transport.

Cons-

  • little bit Expensive in nights.

Metro

Note: New delhi metro station is on Ajmeri Gate side for metro walk towards platform no. 16.

New delhi is well connected with metro lines, New delhi metro station on yellow line is the nearest metro station for NDLS, Gate no.1 of metro station is only 1 minute far from the exit gate of railway station.

Bus stand near New Delhi Railway Station

Buses are available from outside of railway station, Bus Route No. 120B, 172, 213A, 258SPL, 307A, 433, 433CL, 433LnkSTL, 440, 440A, 445A, 500, 522SPL, 728A, 780, 781, 853, 910A, New Delhi Railway Station Gate-II - Bahadurgarh Bus Stand, RL-75, RL-77, RL-77B, RL-77EXT, RL-79

Taxi/Autorickshaw stand near New Delhi Railway Station

Prepaid Taxi and autorickshaws are available to anywhere from both sides of New Delhi Railway Station.

Hotels near New Delhi Railway Station

ITC maurya 8.3km
Taj Palace 8.7km
Ginger Rail Yatri Niwas - IRCTC 0.3km
Radisson Blu Marina Hotel Connaught Place 1.1km

Suggested itinerary for Delhi

Day1

Stay in hotel

Karol bagh and Paharganj are very close to Delhi railway station there are plenty of hotels with many facilities like wifi and more, After arriving in New Delhi railway station exit from paharganj side, for paharganj walk towards platform no.1 one can find budget hotel under ₹ 400-700 and mid range hotels ₹ 800-2000, dormitory will cost ₹ 400-700. Prepaid autorickshaw and taxi services also available from railway station.

  • Hotel Namaskar (Budget hotel)
  • Hotel Godwin Deluxe (Mid rang)
  • Radisson Blu Marina(Luxury)

Sightseeing

  • Jantar Mantar and Gurudwara bangla sahib (Indian/foreigner ₹25/200, No ticket for Gurudwara, Nearest metro- Rajiv Chowk, all days, Sunrise to Sunset)
  • Birla Mandir (No ticket, Nearest metro- RK Ashram, all days, Sunrise to Sunset )
  • Jama Masjid (only camera ticket ₹300, Nearest metro- Jama Masjid, all days 7am to Noon,1.30pm to 6.30pm)
  • Red Fort (Indian/foreigner ₹35/500, Nearest metro- Lal quila, Mondays closed, Sunrise to Sunset)
  • Raj Ghat (No ticket, Nearest metro- Delhi Gate, 5am-7.30pm(April-September)/5.30am-7pm(October-March) Open on all days)
  • Akshardham Temple (No ticket, Nearest metro- Akshardham, Mondays closed, 9:30am-6:30pm)
Delhi metro is the lifeline of city and well connected with tourist places use metro for travel it is the fastest way to reach these places. for metro fare, route and One/Three day passes click here
Day2

Sightseeing

  • Qutub Minar (Indian/foreigner ₹30/500, Nearest metro- Qutub minar, Open on all days 6am-6pm)
  • Lotus Temple (No ticket, Nearest metro- Kalkaji Mandir, Monday closed, 9am-5:30pm)
  • Humayun's Tomb (Indian/foreigner ₹30/500, Nearest metro- JLN Stadium, Open on all days 6am-6pm)
  • India Gate (No ticket, Nearest metro- Central Secretariat, 24X7)
  • President's House(Online registration ₹50, Nearest metro- Central Secretariat, Thu,Fri,Sat,Sun 9am-4pm)

start your journey earlier so you can visit all places in same dame, if time permits one can explore chandni chowk bazaars.