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Michael Portillo embarks on a classic rail journey from Amritsar to Shimla.

Amritsar to Shimla

Michael Portillo embarks on a stunning rail journey from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan to the Indian capital, taking in desert landscapes and dazzling historic palaces.

Jodhpur to Delhi

Michael Portillo takes a railway journey through the modern south Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, from the former princely state of Mysore to the first stronghold of the East India Company in Chennai, formerly Madras.

Mysuru to Chennai

Michael goes on an epic rail journey from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Kolkata, West Bengal

Lucknow to Kolkata

Guided by a century-old Bradshaw’s Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo embarks on a railway adventure across India and takes in the extraordinary variety of the Indian landscape.

The Best Seasons of Great Indian Railway Journeys

The Best Seasons of Great Indian Railway Journeys

Season 1