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Episode 2

Episode 2 of 4

Documentary series exploring the world's busiest railway. This episode examines the role the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai plays in long-distance travel across India.

Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Robert Llewellyn examine the role the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai plays in long-distance travel across India. The country's rail passengers travel three million km every day - that's the distance to the moon and back, four times.

Anita joins passengers on a long-distance sleeper across India to discover who's travelling, what they pay for their tickets and what the conditions are like on board.

The station team have just six hours to service trains after every journey. With trains measuring more than half a kilometre in length, this is a gargantuan task. Robert joins the team to watch this turnaround in action.

Dan gets his hands dirty with the behind-the-scenes support teams who process more than 25,000 dirty sheets a day and ensure that everyone on board is fed and watered.

And we go on board one of India's poshest tourist trains, where you can travel like a maharaja at a cost of £600 per night.

59 minutes

Last on

Wed 8 Nov 2023 16:15
BBC Two

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Clip

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:19

    Asian Dub Foundation

    19 Rebellions

  • 00:22

    Talvin Singh

    Butterfly

  • 00:30

    Nitin Sawhney

    River Pulse

  • 00:31

    Hot Chip

    (Just Like We) Breakdown

  • 00:48

    Ian Brown

    Stellify

  • 00:50

    John Pearse

    Guitar Train

Credits

Executive Producer Lisa Ausden
Series Producer Amanda Lyon
Presenter Dan Snow
Presenter Anita Rani
Presenter Robert Llewellyn

Broadcasts

  • Tue 25 Aug 2015 21:00
    BBC Two
  • Sun 6 Sep 2015 19:00
    BBC Two except Scotland & Wales
  • Wed 23 Sep 2015 00:15
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Wed 23 Sep 2015 00:45
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Wed 25 Oct 2017 13:30
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Wed 25 Oct 2017 15:15
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Wed 5 Feb 2020 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 6 Feb 2020 02:00
    BBC Four
  • Wed 8 Nov 2023 16:15
    BBC Two except Scotland

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