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

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  • Опубліковано 13 чер 2024
  • 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 i... .
    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)" 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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  • @KarlRock
    @KarlRock  6 місяців тому +23

    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 ua-cam.com/video/1ys3od5p784/v-deo.html.

    • @sauravsharma3967
      @sauravsharma3967 6 місяців тому +1

      🥰

    • @destroyer-je4vg
      @destroyer-je4vg 6 місяців тому +2

      Make a video on how to take bus in india

    • @KarlRock
      @KarlRock  6 місяців тому +3

      @@destroyer-je4vg already done the how to catch a bus video
      ua-cam.com/video/mhbedxZUUJE/v-deo.html

    • @sotecluxan4221
      @sotecluxan4221 6 місяців тому

      Simple, train stops, pple in, train out!

    • @THESOCIALCADETS
      @THESOCIALCADETS 6 місяців тому +1

      HEY RPF IS RAILWAY PROTECTION FORCE FOR GK ALSO PLEASE COME BACK TO TRIPURA

  • @denverpereira8020
    @denverpereira8020 6 місяців тому +102

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

    • @KarlRock
      @KarlRock  6 місяців тому +14

      Thank you 🙏

  • @hoppes979
    @hoppes979 6 місяців тому +12

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

    • @MisterTMH
      @MisterTMH 6 місяців тому +1

      atthiti Deva Bhavo

  • @lonewolf9123
    @lonewolf9123 6 місяців тому +21

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

    • @MisterTMH
      @MisterTMH 6 місяців тому +1

      The number of muslims who speak Deccani Urdu is suprising when you travel across the North of Karnataka and into Hyderabad.

    • @Bolognabeef
      @Bolognabeef 5 місяців тому

      Indians have a colorism complex. They automatically respect people fairer than them

    • @ColinWatters
      @ColinWatters 3 місяці тому

      We found the same in Kolkata. If out exploring you will get approached by people either wanting to sell you something, take you to a friends business or just wishing to say hello and find out where you are from. The tricky bit is working out which they are quickly :-)

  • @KarlRock
    @KarlRock  6 місяців тому +21

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

    • @minkukumar2178
      @minkukumar2178 6 місяців тому

      Karl, Its actually A Train Junction, Junctions are a bigger train stations

  • @LazyKidney
    @LazyKidney 6 місяців тому +11

    Kudos to Karl Rock for creating an insightful and informative video on catching trains in rural India. 🚃
    His attention to detail and clear explanations make travel more accessible for everyone. 🤩
    Well done!❤️

  • @fab_hun_sch
    @fab_hun_sch 6 місяців тому +29

    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 ❤

    • @KarlRock
      @KarlRock  6 місяців тому +3

      Great to hear! Enjoy your trip

    • @destroyer-je4vg
      @destroyer-je4vg 6 місяців тому +3

      Please visit northeast india too

  • @TwoMadExplorers
    @TwoMadExplorers 6 місяців тому +5

    Fantastic video as always Karl! Very useful information for upcoming train trips 🚂 🇮🇳

  • @ChessNooob
    @ChessNooob 6 місяців тому +17

    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

  • @Eblox_viv
    @Eblox_viv 6 місяців тому +81

    There was a kid following you the whole time in the background for about 10 minutes

    • @KarlRock
      @KarlRock  6 місяців тому +48

      I’m still not sure what his deal was exactly. He never asked us for anything.

    • @pritamsamanta3391
      @pritamsamanta3391 6 місяців тому +41

      I think he is just curious to know why he is talking to himself but too shy to ask.

    • @KarlRock
      @KarlRock  6 місяців тому +37

      @@pritamsamanta3391 Yeah, I think he was just interested in a foreigner vlogging. I should’ve chatted with him, but I was too busy trying to capture everything before the train journey.

    • @KarlRock
      @KarlRock  6 місяців тому +22

      It looks like I greeted him at 03:18. He might be related to the friendly man at 03:28.

    • @syedrazzy1242
      @syedrazzy1242 6 місяців тому

      Its Railway police force

  • @awesome220
    @awesome220 6 місяців тому +6

    Love all your videos. Thanks for showing all the greatness of India!

  • @ivartasane5727
    @ivartasane5727 6 місяців тому +3

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

  • @Pfaltzgraf
    @Pfaltzgraf 6 місяців тому +4

    Greetings from Finland. I’ve watched many of your videos and I want to thank you. They are informative and interesting to watch. One can see a glimpse of India, even if one is not going to travel himself. Keep up the good work. 👍🏻

  • @toilography
    @toilography 6 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for the toilet tour - that was unexpected and super interesting!

  • @starsourcer
    @starsourcer 6 місяців тому +3

    Awesome to see you! Great video and how cool is this to experience. Thank you! xo

  • @Beerweasel
    @Beerweasel 6 місяців тому

    Awesome video Karl, thank you.

  • @mahagurukrishna4901
    @mahagurukrishna4901 6 місяців тому +4

    Karl, THE tourist ambassador of INDIA.

  • @justo1
    @justo1 6 місяців тому +1

    thanks for uploading this video Kar,l it almost felt like I was there another great Video

  • @nightcrawleroriginal
    @nightcrawleroriginal 6 місяців тому +1

    Another great travel video KR (and with your wife of course), thank you. :)

  • @mungomunro1
    @mungomunro1 3 місяці тому

    Yeah. I have to add my tuppence worth of appreciation for your vids. I'm having thoughts of a trip over myself, so it was very informative.
    Thanks for that mate!

  • @sapta2190
    @sapta2190 6 місяців тому +7

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

  • @GUDDU8779
    @GUDDU8779 6 місяців тому

    Kaafi dinon ke baad aap ka video dekhne ko Mila .Thanks thank you a lot

  • @Tausi
    @Tausi 6 місяців тому +3

    The experience is surreal

  • @sanskarprajapati9975
    @sanskarprajapati9975 6 місяців тому +6

    06:00 Its Railway Protection Force Karl.

  • @jerrygeorgopolis8015
    @jerrygeorgopolis8015 6 місяців тому

    Karl, Thanks for the video ! All the best from the U.S.A.

  • @someguyoninternet7542
    @someguyoninternet7542 6 місяців тому +2

    FIRST LOVE UR VIDEOS MAN

  • @russfranck3491
    @russfranck3491 6 місяців тому +2

    I love how your wife carries herself, she awesome❤

  • @subhojitpanigrahi3834
    @subhojitpanigrahi3834 6 місяців тому

    Great Karl Bhai

  • @lightstrider001
    @lightstrider001 6 місяців тому +19

    Hey Karl! Hope you visit Tamil Nadu and Southern Andhra Pradesh one day. You’ll love the unique foods here! Especially in the villages!

  • @adriankeithwellington5464
    @adriankeithwellington5464 6 місяців тому +2

    Brilliant narration mate .

    • @KarlRock
      @KarlRock  6 місяців тому

      Many thanks!

  • @MrSomethingElse
    @MrSomethingElse 6 місяців тому +1

    cuz, so happy you get to do this so I can sit back in aotearoa and watch! Namaste bro. Ram Ram my māori!

  • @SkeletonSyskey
    @SkeletonSyskey 6 місяців тому

    Great Video. You Are The Geoff Marshall of Indian Railways

  • @iiigraghu
    @iiigraghu 6 місяців тому

    Excellent Presentation 💐 🙏

  • @spradeepkumarschandrasheka672
    @spradeepkumarschandrasheka672 6 місяців тому +1

    Awesome vlog bro 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @darrensoames
    @darrensoames 6 місяців тому

    Love that you show us the real India, it’s still stunning but without the tourists filter

  • @MadDogAdventures
    @MadDogAdventures 6 місяців тому

    You are very likable. It is no surprise your channel is so succesful

  • @frankhermans7511
    @frankhermans7511 6 місяців тому

    India,paradise for street photography. Around the stations as well inside. Nice video!

  • @VishalExpress
    @VishalExpress 6 місяців тому +2

    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.

  • @realunderdawg
    @realunderdawg 6 місяців тому +5

    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

  • @peterparker6377
    @peterparker6377 6 місяців тому +3

    Very well explained and Truly helpful information for no Indians and Indians also😊

  • @503945158
    @503945158 6 місяців тому

    The vastness and diversity of India just humbles me.

  • @IkinAustralia
    @IkinAustralia 6 місяців тому

    Amazing video ❤

  • @supriyochatterjee4095
    @supriyochatterjee4095 6 місяців тому

    Excellent

  • @sauravsharma3967
    @sauravsharma3967 6 місяців тому +2

    Love you bro ❤

  • @amandah.6728
    @amandah.6728 6 місяців тому

    What a curious little dude!

  • @ColinWatters
    @ColinWatters 3 місяці тому

    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.

  • @venkateshalbal
    @venkateshalbal 6 місяців тому

    RPF - Railway Protection Force. Easy to be confused.
    Karl, you are doing things for our country that most of us don't do. All I can say is, Thank you!

  • @ps-gh3hu
    @ps-gh3hu 6 місяців тому +4

    And Karl when your in platform you can always ask RPF cops where your coach will halt. Just tell them your train & coach number. They have the list of all trains updated on daily basis. Tough is for their other official purpose, but they don't mind helping.

  • @it7686
    @it7686 6 місяців тому

    Love your videos. Love seeing you and your wife too

  • @janicearluck6637
    @janicearluck6637 6 місяців тому +2

    Same rules apply here in South Africa. When on trains especially, dont put anything in your back pocket. Alot of the regular train riders here, put their backpacks on the front of them. As pick-pockets will open ur bags zip especially when all crampet together at peak times

  • @ShoaibKhan-wv8zc
    @ShoaibKhan-wv8zc 6 місяців тому +1

    Long time since i seen one of your videos

  • @suryamanoharm4782
    @suryamanoharm4782 6 місяців тому

    Nice video

  • @nsbhater
    @nsbhater 6 місяців тому +1

    Namaste, Karl.
    Great topic as well as content.
    Having been a foreigner on indian trains, I wish that u would have empasized better how important it is (and how difficult it can be) to find your carrier. The trains miles long, and there would be no time to search for yr carriage.
    Otherwise 🌟 video!

  • @iPrem1729
    @iPrem1729 6 місяців тому

    u guys look great. we would like to vlogging from ur lovely wife as well. your video r so amazing and loaded with lot of information. Thanks

  • @MisterTMH
    @MisterTMH 6 місяців тому

    Hospet junction has changed quite in bit in the 20 + years since I went there. They have great Mysore Masala Dosai there. Good South Indian food in Hospet!

  • @paramjeet_dhull
    @paramjeet_dhull 4 місяці тому

    13:15 When a native english speaker starts calling his language "Angrezi" , it shows that how much he has become Indian now from inside. ❤

  • @ps-gh3hu
    @ps-gh3hu 6 місяців тому

    Welcome Hubballi mate 🎉❤

  • @RM-mi4kh
    @RM-mi4kh 6 місяців тому

    Train travel in India is a must - I did it many times as a solo female traveler on Sleeper Class.

  • @TheRAKAPRO
    @TheRAKAPRO 6 місяців тому +1

    RPF is Railways Protection Force governed under Central ministry. Not Rashtriya police rifles. They are specially stationed to provide security assistance in indian railways.

  • @ArpitChoudhary2008
    @ArpitChoudhary2008 5 місяців тому

    Love from india

  • @cmisterking90
    @cmisterking90 6 місяців тому

    Nice

  • @pankajchoudhury8117
    @pankajchoudhury8117 3 місяці тому

    Govt and public must do more for this type of important tourist place station.

  • @Housecathst
    @Housecathst 6 місяців тому +5

    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.😂

  • @hoppes979
    @hoppes979 6 місяців тому +1

    1:00 Kind of like ancient Rome?
    Rome nowhere close to Hampi those days

  • @zengrath
    @zengrath 6 місяців тому +5

    It is wild to me how the train doors are opened and you can just stand there and look out-side. that would never be allowed in America and many other countries for safety reasons.

    • @enky.y
      @enky.y 6 місяців тому +3

      These are the older models of the train which doesn't have automatic open and close mechanism but in the new versions which are being produced, they have doors that open and close automatically. There are only a few new models that are running currently.

    • @ujwalmokashi6702
      @ujwalmokashi6702 6 місяців тому +4

      Newer trains have automatic doors. U cant do in that. But these are so fun to stand there and feel wind. It's amazing experience.

    • @jonnyreggae100
      @jonnyreggae100 6 місяців тому

      It’s a fantastic experience but deffo wouldn’t be allowed in UK

    • @sowmitriswamy6718
      @sowmitriswamy6718 6 місяців тому

      I love to do that and feel the wind in my hair and watch the landscape.

  • @vinodupadhyaya588
    @vinodupadhyaya588 6 місяців тому

    Hi Karl, RPF full form is Railway Police Force at the HOSPET RAILWAY STATION

  • @affanden-it5uk
    @affanden-it5uk 6 місяців тому

    good nice

  • @jakeperalta3797
    @jakeperalta3797 6 місяців тому

    I'm surprised that Karl hasn't done a tour of South India.

  • @yw5fb
    @yw5fb 6 місяців тому +1

    When you were opening the toilets: I was like "No! No! Don't do it" 😂

  • @Vallen_1
    @Vallen_1 6 місяців тому

    COOL

  • @lococholo2857
    @lococholo2857 6 місяців тому

    great video.. Thank you for the sharing with us this wealth of useful information... How do you book hotels?? website etc thank you

    • @KarlRock
      @KarlRock  6 місяців тому +2

      I use Booking dot com because I like to leave reviews to help others.

    • @lococholo2857
      @lococholo2857 6 місяців тому

      @@KarlRock Thank you.. So do I but in Europe normally.. Perfect!!!

  • @omgthebeast
    @omgthebeast 6 місяців тому

    First❤

  • @tonia6192
    @tonia6192 6 місяців тому

    Please come to bengaluru kambala on this weekend. It will amaze you. 25th and 26th nov Bengaluru Kambala cultural sport of coastal karnataka called tulu nadu. Come and enjoy the festival brother

  • @abduldon6976
    @abduldon6976 6 місяців тому

    Kid was just curiously shy....probably would have satisfied if you would have engaged him in a friendly conversation

  • @johnrayfield11
    @johnrayfield11 6 місяців тому

    We did two overnights in 2AC. Not bad really.

  • @nasirbasra
    @nasirbasra 6 місяців тому

    We experience 3 toilets visit in Karl's this one video 😅 👍

  • @notauser383
    @notauser383 6 місяців тому +3

    India is not different. It is glad to be in this country...even the traffic is funky in the country but that is what makes India a great place to live it. Wish you knew that how much pollution it is there in Delhi right now...would be great if you would visit the Rapid Transit in Delhi! I have been using it since I was little.

    • @notauser383
      @notauser383 6 місяців тому

      even the truth is that I am an indian myself lol.

    • @tubester4567
      @tubester4567 6 місяців тому

      India is interesting but with wages so cheap, why dont they have a toilet cleaner?? They could hire a fulltime cleaner for a few rupees.

    • @notauser383
      @notauser383 6 місяців тому

      @@tubester4567 Yes that is indeed true lol, but the money is mostly spent here on infrastructure and improving it, as it is a rural station, they cannot have a toilet cleaner in the station as it it small...however there are staff to clean the toilets at major station and airports...sometimes even rural stations...plus India is big, according to the latest data, it has the largest population in the world and with more 50 million people travelling by rail, it is clearly uneasy to maintain the toilets. That is the reality.

  • @comrade213
    @comrade213 6 місяців тому

    Hey karl, how's ur life in delhi? Pls visit hyderabad, love ur videos 😍

  • @nitpro
    @nitpro 6 місяців тому +4

    I think it's Railway Police Force... Specially for Railway protection pan India...

  • @jainethlodaya2450
    @jainethlodaya2450 6 місяців тому

    Hey Karl,
    When did u come to Hampi by the way???.... actually my workplace is in Hospet

  • @RouchyaMahalanobish
    @RouchyaMahalanobish 6 місяців тому

    Hi. I dont know if you remember this. You said to you will visit Santiniketan, West Bengal. When you visited Rabindranath Tagore's house, I pinged you saying to come and see His legacy and the town. Please visit.

  • @rajathhegde6418
    @rajathhegde6418 6 місяців тому +1

    Karl posting video on the day of world cup final match😂❤

  • @subrab6830
    @subrab6830 6 місяців тому +1

    rural India is best India

  • @TemProduction
    @TemProduction 6 місяців тому

    When are you planning to visit NorthEast India?
    There is this music festival happening next month in Dambuk, Arunachal Pradesh
    Maybe that can be your opportunity ;)

  • @rahulanand2604
    @rahulanand2604 4 місяці тому

    RPF is railway protection force,its a central paramilitary force dedicated to railway property security and law enforcement.
    Another is GRP which is government railway police which comes under respective state government and the consist of personal from state police.

  • @shaungillingham4689
    @shaungillingham4689 6 місяців тому +3

    Very good practical advice ,I travelled most of India by train in the late 70s & 80s, South India being far more benign than the North.
    My only criticism is that you wisely avoided drinking the water, but seemed okay about train meals & food vendors on trains.
    I never touched a bite of this food as the handling & preparation could be very uncertain & vary largely hygine Wise
    I carried a bag with bread & canned cheese,I could ger freshly cooked omelette from certain stations.i used to carry powderd milk & make my own tea,

    • @HONEYsharma977........
      @HONEYsharma977........ 6 місяців тому

      Did u enjoy being in India?

    • @shaungillingham4689
      @shaungillingham4689 6 місяців тому +1

      @@HONEYsharma977........ I loved the place, I very nearly stayed there, but it's just over 30 years since I've been, I can see some things have changed, but I had a pretty good experience in sub continent.

    • @ChakraVart1
      @ChakraVart1 4 місяці тому

      It’s changed a lot since then. Railway food is pretty good these days taste and hygiene wise

    • @shaungillingham4689
      @shaungillingham4689 4 місяці тому

      @@ChakraVart1 I'm a big fan of Indian food to this day, north Indian as well as south Indian. I loved the plate meals, dosa, vada, & the north Indian chicken, goat, I also loved the butter dhal fry with roti & curd. Yes I dare say India has changed massively in 30 + years!

  • @scorpioM56
    @scorpioM56 6 місяців тому

    Hey Karl, you should go to Tirumala temple, while you're in south india.

    • @sowmitriswamy6718
      @sowmitriswamy6718 6 місяців тому

      Is that a random suggestion or is there a thought process at work?

  • @theapocilip
    @theapocilip 6 місяців тому +1

    2:43 safe to say nobody washing their hands lol

  • @jmuanpuia
    @jmuanpuia 6 місяців тому

    are you somehow related with 'Samba' of Sholay Movie?

  • @artiqueno
    @artiqueno 5 місяців тому

    You seem to vibe more w north india than the south!

  • @Altoid9312
    @Altoid9312 6 місяців тому

    First🎉

  • @Simplelifewithsonika
    @Simplelifewithsonika 4 місяці тому

    ❤❤❤

  • @ShubhamKumar-re4zv
    @ShubhamKumar-re4zv 6 місяців тому

    Longest railway station is Gorakhpur,UP

  • @pankajchoudhury8117
    @pankajchoudhury8117 3 місяці тому

    Karl visit Assam❤

  • @raviteja163
    @raviteja163 6 місяців тому

    Do visit tirupati once

  • @atulbesra822
    @atulbesra822 3 місяці тому

    I lived ib Hubbali for two years (1994-1996). I visited Hospet a few times. It is a city, not a village.

  • @evenkateswarlu9801
    @evenkateswarlu9801 6 місяців тому

    Still india is developing country

  • @Heshhion
    @Heshhion 6 місяців тому

    Middle aged men loved this vid. Why? Because we just like stuff like this :)

  • @SOCKETBHAI12
    @SOCKETBHAI12 6 місяців тому

    Hey karl make a adharcard for you
    😂❤ by way love your vides ❤😊

  • @ANABOLIC_1105
    @ANABOLIC_1105 6 місяців тому

    05:58 Railway Protection Force