Great Indian Railway Journeys

March. 20,2018

Rating：

7.8

Genre：

Documentary

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Trailer Synopsis

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.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2018

4 Episode

Episode 1 - Amritsar to Shimla

March. 20,2018

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

Episode 2 - Jodhpur to Delhi

March. 27,2018

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.

Episode 3 - Mysuru to Chennai

April. 03,2018

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.

Episode 4 - Lucknow to Kolkata

April. 10,2018

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

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