Five new itineraries offer palace stays, wildlife safaris, and iconic landmarks like the Taj Mahal.

It all began on April 16, 1853, when India’s very first train chugged out from Bombay to Thane, marking the start of a love affair that would change how the nation moved. During the British Raj, ...

Being a passenger in this vast country is ‘a full-blooded immersion in the local’, says the novelist whose latest protagonist is lured by the romance of the rails ...

At least nine people were killed and dozens of others injured after a cargo train collided with a passenger train in eastern India on Monday, according to authorities, as a top official ordered a ...

A high-speed rail slammed into a herd of elephants, slaughtering seven and leaving one calf wounded in India Saturday. As many as 100 elephants were crossing the tracks when the train’s engineer ...

Sarita Yolma is the first woman Train Ticket Examiner on the 145-year-old Darjeeling Hill Railway. 'It is a dream journey,' she says. IMAGE: Sarita Yolma. Photographs: Kind courtesy Sarita Yolma Key ...

Instead of equipping existing trains with anti-collision devices, it is preoccupied with introducing “super-fast” and high-speed trains. Onlookers watch as rescuers work after a cargo train rammed ...