"Major Scam at New Delhi Railway Station" Top 5 Page for this destination India Tourist Trap Tip by into-thin-air

I have already mentioned in my introduction about the scam at New Delhi Railway Station, But Do think that it also deserved a mention here in the tips section.
I already knew about this scam (It is mentioned in Lonely Planet) But even armed with hat knowledge, I Still found it Incredibly Difficult as well as Incredibly Time Consuming to actually book these train tickets.
My Advice is to Persevere – The Tourist Booking Office is upstairs in the Main Building, The entrance to this is about 30 metres to the left of the main entrance to the platforms.
Once you have located the office, the rest of the booking is straight forwards, First you need to fill out a form for Each Journey (More than one person can be on one form but only one actual journey) putting in the departure point, the arrival point, The train number and the date and time of the journey, Then take this (these) forms(s) to one of the booking desks and as long as there is a berth available on the train you will be issued with your ticket there and then
The guy we had was incredibly helpful and where there wasn’t availability he either found us an alternative rout or an alternative date, one day either side of our original date.
We booked up 11 train journeys all at once, This for us was convenient as all we then had to do was turn up on the right day at the right station and away we were. But it did take away a bit of flexibility. But not all cities have access to the tourist booking quota (This is a special quote of train tickets put to one side specifically for tourists on popular routes)
Good Luck