Bangalore: Despite budget airlines and greater air connectivity, Indian Railways remains the most preferred mode of travel. A trend in Google shows there are more people searching for train tickets in the country than for air tickets. Bangalore ranks third in the online searches for rail tickets while it figures only at No.8 among top 10 cities looking for air tickets.
Google Trends shows more demand for rail journeys in the top 10 cities compared to flights between January 2006 and November 2012. Also, Karnataka ranks third when searches for train tickets are compared in sub-region wise data put together but ranks fourth in airline ticket searches. This pretty much shows there are more people on a given day who travel by train than by air.
The reasons are not too far to seek. People who travel from the city to Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Hyderabad find it easier to travel by train because there are more trains to these destinations.
29/11/12 Times of India
