They say if you want to experiment and experience India - you must opt for a train journey or two in your visit to India. Trains bring life to India, minus trains India comes to a stand still. You not only get to see many facets of Indian countryside but meet a host of people from diverse cultures. How two people board as strangers and get off as two friends is only possible on the Indian trains. Here people share the food that they carry from home for their journeys. Trains in India offer you diverse choices in terms of amenities and luxuries to suit all pockets and requirement.

India is a land of diverse culture and Indian Railways play a key role in not only meeting the transport needs of the country, but also in binding together dispersed areas and promoting national integration. Truly, Indian Railways have emerged as the sinews of the Indian economy and have reached out to bring together the great Indian family.

Railways traverse through the length and breadth of the country covering 63,140 route kms as on 31.3.2002, comprising broad gauge (45,099 kms), meter gauge (14,776 kms) and narrow gauge (3,265 kms). As the principal constituent of the nation’s transport system, Indian Railways own a fleet of 2,16,717 wagons (units), 39,236 coaches and 7,739 number of locomotives and manage to run 14,444 trains daily, including about 8,702 passenger trains. They carry more than a million tons of freight traffic and about 14 million passengers covering 6,856 number of stations daily.

Indian Railways have been the prime movers to the nation and have the distinction of being one of the largest railway systems in the world under a single management. Railways being the more energy efficient mode of transport are ideally suited for movement of bulk commodities and for long distance travel. As compared to road transport, the railways have a number of intrinsic advantages. Railways are five to six times more energy efficient, four times more efficient in land use and significantly superior from the standpoints or environment impact and safety. Indian Railways, therefore, rightly occupy pride of place in the growth and development of the nation.

At Indian Frontiers we offer you not only the normal train journeys but also some unique thematic experiences on luxury trains running on different Indian routes. Select yours here and indulge in an invigorating Indian Journey.....