A station platform at golden hour, a clock against a dark sky — Golden hour, platform 2

Rows of clay kulhads, two filled with chai — Kulhad chai, ₹10

Fields rushing past an open train door — The door, the fields, the wires

Friends playing Uno on a train berth — Uno on the lower berth

A coolie in a red shirt carrying two suitcases on his head — Coolie, platform 4

Samosas and a green chilli wrapped in newspaper — Samosa in yesterday's paper

Friends sharing jhalmuri on a train berth — Jhalmuri on the berth

Some journeys are only for the window seat.

Two cups of chai held up to a train window — Two chais, one window

Red coaches along a covered platform — 6:33, coaches waiting

Coolies carrying luggage on their heads beside a blue train — Luggage on every head

Poha, samosas and chai on a berth — Breakfast on the berth

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प्लेटफ़ॉर्म 1 · Platform 1

PNR 452-1187Coach S4 · Seat 23

Train journeys you can ride from your desk. Pick a route, sit by the window, and get down at any station for chai. The weather is live at every stop, and the songs change with the region.

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Kalka → Shimla

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The platform

Hawkers, coolies and announcements

Step off at any station. Drag to walk along the platform and tap a hawker to buy something for your table. Don't stay too long: after a while the train sounds its horn, and then it leaves.

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