Question: How Can Reserve a Ticket for Travel on Indian Railways?
Answer:
Indian Railways requires reservations on long distance trains for all classes of accommodations except second class. It's possible to book tickets for travel on Indian Railways both over the counter (paper ticket) at railway stations and International Tourist Bureaus, as well as over the Internet (electronic ticket) on the IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation Site.
In addition, a new online booking service for Indian Railways trains has been launched by Cleartrip, an Internet travel agency. It's much more user friendly than the IRCTC website but a 1.8% service charge is levied on the cost of the train fare.