R retiringroom
PNR · CONFIRMED est. 1621 · since the british raj

A room.
A platform.
A few hours' rest.

Indian Railways operates around 2,000 retiring rooms across 600+ stations. Bookable from 3 to 48 hours, available only with a confirmed PNR — and notoriously hard to find without insider knowledge. We index them.

70+

Stations indexed

61

Cities covered

18

States & UTs

44

Hourly booking

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The basics

Retiring rooms in three sentences.

01 / WHAT

Short-stay rooms at stations.

Single, double, and dormitory accommodation operated by Indian Railways at major stations. AC and non-AC variants. Run by station authorities or private licensees.

02 / WHO

Confirmed PNR holders only.

Only valid for travellers with a confirmed or RAC train ticket. Wait-listed tickets do not qualify. One booking at source and one at destination per PNR.

03 / HOW LONG

3 to 48 hours.

Standard slots are 12 or 24 hours, with hourly bookings (minimum 3 hrs) at select stations. Beyond 24 hrs, a 25% surcharge applies on subsequent slots.

16 Zones, one network

From Jammu Tawi to Kanyakumari — explore by zone or state.

Indian Railways is organised into 16 zones spanning ~68,000 km of track. Browse retiring rooms by the zone you're travelling through, or jump straight to a state or city.

CR Central
ER Eastern
ECR East Central
ECoR East Coast
NR Northern
NCR North Central
NER North Eastern
NFR Northeast Frontier
NWR North Western
SR Southern
SCR South Central
SER South Eastern
SECR South East Central
SWR South Western
WR Western
WCR West Central
KR Konkan