Situated between Ajmeri Gate and Paharganj is the main railway station of Delhi, the New Delhi Railway Station. This station is considered the third busiest with 500,000 passengers daily. Out of the 300 trains that traverse through this station, the major trains are the Lucknow Swarn Shatabdi Express, the Lucknow Mail, the Chandigarh New Delhi Shatabdi Express, and the Kanpur Shatabdi Express. The Kerala Express to Thiruvananthapuram that starts from this station is considered the longest running train in India with daily services. The station has the largest route interlocking system in the world similar to the Kanpur Central Railway Station, i.e., 48.
Opened in the year 1926 with a single platform, this station now has 16 platforms. About 18 tracks run through the station. It was formerly known as the East Indian Railway Company. For the redevelopment of the New Delhi Railway Station, prior to the Commonwealth Games, Terry Farrell and Partners were commissioned in the year 2007. In the year 2009, a new building on the Ajmeri Gate side was opened by the Northern Railway. The new building spread over three floors has a total floor area of 900 m2. The Delhi Metro makes it convenient for passengers to reach the station via yellow line. It is also connected to the Indira Gandhi International Airport through the same metro line.
New Delhi Station Facilities –
The major attraction of this station is the Travel Executive Lounge at platform no. 16. Also, the platforms have vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms and light refreshment stalls managed by IRCTC. There are facilities for passengers waiting for connecting trains that include waiting rooms, chargeable cloak rooms, AC or non-AC retiring rooms and dormitories. Parking facility is available around the station. This is chargeable. Strict baggage checking and police personals keep at bay security threats.
New Delhi Railway Station Famous Food –
One must order from travelkhana.com , whenever passing through this station, they offer authentic north Indian Punjabi non veg food such as chicken tikka , tandoori chicken, achaari tikka,chicken adharki etc . For those who have a flavour for chinese they could opt for the cuisine on offer in the menu such as momos, noodles, Manchurian,etc.Apart from this local delicacies of Delhi such as chaat and street food is also available – Chole Bhature, Rajma Rice etc The food comes in disposable packing and comes with a handy meal kit consisting of a sturdy spoon , toothpick , napkin and a mouth freshner.
The average meal for two person is 350 rs. The order can be placed either by dialing the toll free number 8800313131 or through the website www.travelkhana.com or through the app by downloading the travelkhana app. Good discounts are also offered on order for group bookings.
New Delhi Railway Station Nearby Restaurants –
Connaught Place is about 2 kms away from the New Delhi Railway station. It has various food joints for people to choose from. Also, there is Aggarwal food at Connaught Place, Vertex Kitchen at Ajmeri Gate that serves authentic north-Indian delicacies and Chinese food. Moti Mahal food serves some of the best Punjabi non veg.