| India's railway network connects its greatest cities | | | | better off by bringing along your own package |
| with its remotest villages, and traveling across India | | | | snacks, bottled water, sandwiches, and juice. You |
| by train will give you a great opportunity to see sites | | | | will also be very glad you bring sanitary hand wipes |
| not accessible any other way. Traveling by train | | | | are and your own toilet paper. |
| during your stay in India can be one of the high | | | | |
| points of your journey, but only if you plan carefully | | | | India, of course, has some world class luxury train |
| and know what to expect. | | | | service in addition to its ordinary commuter trains. |
| | | | | These luxury trains include some of the most famous |
| Booking passage on second-class non--air-conditioned | | | | names in the world: Palace on Wheels; the Fairy |
| trains will let you view the passing scenery through | | | | Queen; the Royal Orient; Kalka Shimla; and Deccan |
| open windows, free of the film which covers the | | | | Odyssey. Each of these magnificent trains follows a |
| windows in air-conditioned cars. Purchasing a seat in | | | | different route, but all of them offer exceptional |
| air-conditioned car, on the other hand, will keep you | | | | service, dining, and luxurious accommodations. The |
| comfortable even in the peak of India's hot season. | | | | most famous of them, Palace on Wheels, has 14 |
| India's trains, especially those which travel to the | | | | opulent sleeping compartments with baths along with |
| smaller villages, have a reputation for being late, so | | | | two full-service restaurants and a bar. |
| you will have to get used to delays. | | | | |
| | | | | The Palace on Wheel’s "Week in Wonderland" |
| If you find yourself waiting to get a connecting train, | | | | trip, starting at $4900 per person double occupancy, |
| however, take time to observe your surroundings | | | | makes a round-trip beginning in Delhi and progressing |
| and immerse yourself in the chaos around you. You | | | | through (among other cities) Jaipur, Udaipur, |
| will see food vendors offering snacks like deep | | | | Bharatpur, and Agra before returning to Delhi. The |
| thought pride whole wheat bread and hard-boiled | | | | fare includes meals, accommodations, and all |
| eggs as borders with massive piles of luggage | | | | sightseeing. The Fairy Queen, which began operating |
| balanced on their heads guard in and around the | | | | in 1855, is the world's oldest steam locomotive. |
| crowds. You should always stay close to your own | | | | |
| luggage when traveling by train in India, to the point | | | | The most legendary of all Indian train journeys, |
| of chaining it to the rack in your sleeping | | | | however, is the the 15 day trip taken by the private |
| compartment. Chains are available for sale on the | | | | train the Viceroy of India, which runs between |
| platforms at urban railway stations. | | | | Mumbai to Calcutta four times each year. Tickets |
| | | | | on the Viceroy of India run $9995 for Viceroy Class, |
| While larger railway lines include meals in the cost of a | | | | or $14,995 for the Maharaja Suite. |
| ticket, if you are traveling a smaller line to be much | | | | |