The Himsagar Express Train, India's longest train ride (158 images)
The 6318 / Himsagar Express, India's longest running train journey, takes us on a journey from the Indian Himalayas to the southern-most tip of India, spanning over 3720 kilometres. The train takes over 72 hours (often with delays) and halts at over 70 stations, crossing 9 states in the vast expanses of India. A wide diversity of locals travel on this train - students returning home to their hometowns, farmers going from village to village, families and sadhus of making pilgrimage and even...
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Passengers wait on the platforms at Jammu Tawi...
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Policemen prod at a sleeping sadhu with their...
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Passengers check the confirmed passenger's list...
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Passengers disembark as the Himsagar Express...
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Porters assist with luggage as passengers...
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Himsagar Express 6317 at Jammu Tawi station...
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Passengers disembark the Himsagar Express 6317...
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Passengers disembark the Himsagar Express 6317...
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Passengers disembark the Himsagar Express 6317...
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Passengers disembark the Himsagar Express 6317...
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Kishore Raj Bal (bottom right), a dry fruits...
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The Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) works his way...
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The Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) works his way...
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Kishore Raj Bal (bottom right), a dry fruits...
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On his return trip after an 8 day holiday in...
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Returning from an 8 day holiday in Srinagar,...
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Nitika Jindal (right) a culinary student from...
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A father looks after his sleeping daughter in...
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Kishore Raj Bal (bottom right), a dry fruits...
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Returning from an 8 day holiday in Srinagar,...
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Train passengers enjoy a breakfast of biscuits,...
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Train passengers on the Himsagar Express 6318...
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Anubhan Jindal (right), from Jakhal, Punjab,...
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A chai wallah sells morning chai to train...
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A food vendor hops onto the train to sell...
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(L-R).Anubhan Jindal and his sister Nitika...
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A girl in the air-conditioned (A/C) coach wakes...
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Passengers drink chai as they wait on the...
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People wait on the platforms of Dhuri Junction...
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An Indian Army Personnel walks by as passengers...
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A travelling sadhu rides the Himsagar Express...
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Village folk squat by the door as they ride the...
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Children play in the non-a/c sleeper class...
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Members of a group of 11 swamis (holy men)...
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A chai wallah takes a break amongst train...
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A Punjabi farmer rides for a short while at the...
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Swamiji K.M. Thangaraju (MBA B.Sc. BL), a...
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Young girls chat amongst themselves while...
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Punjabi men wait at the train crossing as the...
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Train passengers on the Himsagar Express 6318...
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Train passengers crowd at the end of the coach...
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Meena, from Rohtak town, picks a Jamun fruit to...
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Meena, from Rohtak town, selling Jamun fruits...
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Meena, from Rohtak town, packs Jamun fruits...
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An unconscious elderly man lies by the door on...
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Workers cook lunch in the Pantry Car of the...
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Sadhu on the Himsagar Express 6318 going from...
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Train passengers play cards to pass time while...
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Train passengers on the Himsagar Express 6318...
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Village folk passengers ride near the door of...
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A man sits on the platform at the New Delhi...
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People rest in the shade of a train parked on...
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Train passengers in the a/c coach wait on board...
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"Western Style" toilet sign on the Himsagar...
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"Agra Ki Peitha", the Agra speciality sweetened...
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"Agra Ki Peitha", the Agra speciality sweetened...
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A parked train carrying iron ore is seen in the...
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G.G. Goswamy a farmer from Bhopal, looks out at...
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Pilgrims Jamnadas Prajapati aged 80 and his...
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Nisha Goswamy aged 18, and her nephew Ronil...
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(L-R) .Indar Nasarulaganj, Sabitri Lakhera...
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L-R.Rani Lakhera and her sister-in-law,...
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Pilgrim Jamnadas Prajapati aged 80 takes a nap...
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Clockwise from left:.Rani Lakhera, and her...
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(L-R).Rajendra Lakhera, Rani Lakhera (sister of...
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Anjali Lakhera aged 11 looks out the window as...
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Train passengers on the Himsagar Express 6318...
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Train passengers on the Himsagar Express 6318...
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Passengers disembark to buy magazines and food...
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Passengers disembark to buy mousumbi and...
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Passengers disembark to buy mousumbi and...
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Sweets for sale at Nagpur station, Maharashtra,...
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Passengers make calls and drink chai during a...
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Passengers make calls at the phone booth during...
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A passenger carries Idly Sambhar to the train...
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Passengers rush to buy Idly Sambhar, a south...
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Nagpur station, Maharashtra...Train passengers...
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Nagpur station, Maharashtra...Train passengers...
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Nagpur station, Maharashtra...Train passengers...
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A blind man sells his ware, ranging from travel...
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A blind man sells his ware, ranging from travel...
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A blind man sells his ware, ranging from travel...
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A blind man sells his ware, ranging from travel...
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A blind man sells his ware, ranging from travel...
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Two blind men and a chai wallah take a break...
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A floor sweeper clears the filth on the...
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Train passengers on the Himsagar Express 6318...
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A mother ties a cloth cradle to the upper...
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A passenger who hails from Dehra Dun,...
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Waiter, Ram Kumar, sells chai to passengers...
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Two men travelling from Gujarat chat through...
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Chandrapur stn. Maharashtra on 8th July 2009.....
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Ram Kumar, a chai wallah on board the Himsagar...
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Kithcen helpers peel vegetables in the pantry...
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Scenery as the Himsagar Express 6318 passes...
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A passenger from Gujarat walks up and down the...
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Kithcen helpers peel vegetables in the pantry...
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A beggar man sleeps on the floor at the door of...
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A beggar woman and her child take a rest before...
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Scenery as the Himsagar Express 6318 passes...
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Ground nuts for sale by passing vendors on the...
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Seema Surana and her husband, Naresh Surana...
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Sabitri Lakhera from Jabalpur (right) pack paan...
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Scenery as the Himsagar Express 6318 passes...
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Thiruvani Bhai aged 80 (right) picks a fallen...
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A man plays music as he duets Hindi love songs...
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Train passengers look out the glass windows of...
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Food vendors sell an array of Indian and...
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L-R on 9th July 2009.Vinay K.R. Yadav aged 25,...
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A passing vendor sells sweets and chocolates to...
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Ram Kumar sells chai and coffee to passengers...
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A/C mechanic M. Laguri (centre) chats with his...
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Boarding train passengers search for their...
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A porter walks past the Himsagar Express 6318...
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Porters rest and chat at Ernakulam Stn.,...
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Train passengers purchase reading material from...
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Porters rest and chat at Kottayam Stn., Kerala...
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The Himsagar Express 6318 as it passes through...
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Short distance passengers pack the second class...
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Policemen usher short distance passengers out...
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The Himsagar Express 6318 stops for 2 min at...
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Signboard of the Himsagar Express on the...
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A passenger who hails from Dehra Dun,...
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Train passengers nod off to sleep on the...
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10 year old Ritik Goswami looks out the windows...
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10 year old Ritik Goswami looks out the windows...
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Views of the Kerala backwaters as the Himsagar...
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Train passengers rush to find their place on...
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The crowded platforms at Trivandrum Central...
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L-R.Ram Kumar, a waiter who works 6 and a half...
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Nisha Goswami aged 18, draws menhdi on her...
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Nisha Goswami aged 18, draws menhdi on her...
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A begging singer from Andhra Pradesh, Shanti...
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Warangal station, Andhra Pradesh...Train...
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Ramgundam stn., Andhra Pradesh on 8th July...
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Cargo trains carrying limestone parked at...
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Nisha Goswami aged 18, draws menhdi on her...
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Train passengers refill their drinking water at...
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Appreciating the Tamil Nadu scenery of hills...
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A cripple takes a rest at Salem Junction, Tamil...
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A passenger sifts through stickers of deities...
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A peddler sells stickers of Mickey Mouse next...
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A peddler sells stickers of Mickey Mouse next...
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Food vendors sell samosa through the grilled...
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Food vendors sell Muruku, an array of South...
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Jasmine flowers in the hair of South Indian...
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Food vendors sell Muruku, an array of South...
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Handloom shops sell clothes, hosiery and towels...
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A chai wallah stands by while a tray of...
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Giant bananas for sale at Erode Junction stn.,...
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Hand loom shops sell pillows, clothes, hosiery...
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A Tamil woman tends to her child while waiting...
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Train passengers get off to buy things and...
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Train passengers get off to refill their...
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A train mechanic inspects the car attachments...
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A beggar begs through the windows at Warangal...
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Warangal station, Andhra Pradesh...Train...
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