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Old Delhi Junction is busy at all times of day.

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Thirty hours east. Riding the Brahmaputra Mail

A 30‑hour train ride across North India sounds exotic until you’re enduring long waits, avoiding scams, and hoping you'll know when to get off. By the time it was over, my trip on the Brahmaputra Mail became an unexpected guide to surviving long train journeys in India.

There's nothing benign about Delhi air quality, especially in winter.

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The long taxi into Delhi’s poisoned air

Delhi’s winter air quality can reach 20 times the World Health Organization safe limit and is some of the poorest on the planet. I drove straight into it. This is the story of a taxi journey from the rural north into India's capital city, where pollution is one of the biggest killers.

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Fatigue, Bureaucracy, Uncertainty. Arriving in Delhi on Republic Day

India tests you before it lets you in, especially when celebrating Republic Day—the annual commemoration of the country adopting its constitution in 1950. My arrival that morning, after three days without sleep, became an initiation I won’t forget.

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Catching the Hirakud Express from Delhi to Agra

My train journey from Delhi to Agra on the Hirakud Express started in the pre‑dawn crush of New Delhi Station. Read on to see why travelling between India’s major cities by train is chaotic, memorable, and challenging—yet far more rewarding than flying.

The Jama mosque near Agra Fort railway station is one of the last sights you will see before catching an overnight train from Agra.

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On the overnight train from Agra to the Himalayas

Indian Railways overnight journeys vary wildly. I went to bed tired and harassed on the Agra–Ramnagar night train, finally slept for the first time in three days, and woke in the jungle, breathing cool mountain air near Jim Corbett park and the Himalayas.

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway heading down the hills

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Into the world’s highest mountains on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is a narrow-gauge train and UNESCO World Heritage Site built in 1881 that takes passengers up 7,000 feet into the Himalayan foothills. Join us on the 8-hour trip and enjoy what this famous attraction offers visitors today.

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