India by Train

The Indian Railways and its vast, buzzing, throbbing network that carries millions of Indians from place to place every day are legendary. This is as real and close to the ground as India gets - a source of a million stories and experiences that are the essence of India - its people and its varied landscape at a leisurely pace.

Take short trips from Delhi to Agra, Chandigarh, Amritsar or up to the quintessential hill stations enroute to the Himalayas. The charming mountain trains - to Shimla in the north, Darjeeling in the east, Ooty in the south - capture a quaint simplicity and are an interesting contrast to the luxury trains with royal salons - the Palace on Wheels and the Deccan Odyssey - that offer a 'maharaja' experience. For the intrepid train explorer, longer adventurous train journeys could be easily arranged.