10 Captivating Train Journeys In India

Kalka-Shimla Railway (Himalayan Queen)

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Mumbai To Goa (Konkan Railway)

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Jammu To Baramulla (Kashmir Valley Railway)

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Bhubaneshwar To Brahmapur (Chilka Route)

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New Jalpaiguri To Darjeeling (Darjeeling Himalayan Railway)

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Kanyakumari To Trivandrum (Island Express)

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Nilgiri Mountain Railway

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Jaisalmer To Jodhpur (Desert Queen)

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Vasco Da Gama (Goa) To Londa (Karnataka)

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Bangalore To Goa

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