Episode 2
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 拢600 per night.
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Duration: 01:34
Music Played
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Asian Dub Foundation
19 Rebellions
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Talvin Singh
Butterfly
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Nitin Sawhney
River Pulse
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Hot Chip
(Just Like We) Breakdown
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Ian Brown
Stellify
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John Pearse
Guitar Train
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Executive Producer | Lisa Ausden |
Series Producer | Amanda Lyon |
Presenter | Dan Snow |
Presenter | Anita Rani |
Presenter | Robert Llewellyn |
Broadcasts
- Tue 25 Aug 2015 21:00
- Sun 6 Sep 2015 19:0091热爆 Two except Scotland & Wales
- Wed 23 Sep 2015 00:1591热爆 Two except Scotland
- Wed 23 Sep 2015 00:4591热爆 Two Scotland
- Wed 25 Oct 2017 13:3091热爆 Two Scotland
- Wed 25 Oct 2017 15:1591热爆 Two except Scotland
- Wed 5 Feb 2020 20:00
- Thu 6 Feb 2020 02:00
- Wed 8 Nov 2023 16:1591热爆 Two except Scotland
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