Journey through Landscapes
Passing by landscape The people who witnessed first train chugging off from Bombay to Thane in 1853 wouldn’t have had the slightest im agination that one day a 64000 km long network of railway lines would run over the entire length and breadth of India. Traveling long distances on board Indian Railways has always been on my list of favourites since childhood days – and over the past two decades there have been several journeys aboard the Indian Railway that I would cherish forever. A berth in the train transforms into wonderful moments both inside the cabin and outside as well. Every compartment of the train is a cocktail of diverse cultures and regions, and more importantly the train takes you through the myriad ecological regions of India. The collage of diverse landscapes spread across time and distance always caught my eyes aboard the Indian Railway network. My earliest train journey was aboard the Kanyakumari Jayanti – Janata Express running between Mumbai CST (th