| Great Indian Railway Journeys | |
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| File:Great Indian Railway Journeys title.jpg | |
| Genre | Travel documentary |
| Presented by | Michael Portillo |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | John Comerford |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Boundless |
| Distributor | Fremantle |
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| Picture format | 1080i |
| Original release | 20 March 2018 – present |
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Great Indian Railway Journeys is a British television documentary series presented by Michael Portillo,[1] in which he travels on the railway networks of India, referring to a 1913 copy of Bradshaw’s Handbook Of Indian, Foreign And Colonial Travel, as he visits various destinations throughout India.
Episodes[edit | edit source]
Series 1 (2018)[edit | edit source]
| No. | Title | Original air date | Prod. code | UK viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Amritsar to Shimla" | 20 March 2018 | 1.01 | N/A |
| The route starts at Amritsar, passing through Ludhiana, Ambala, Chandigarh, Kalka, finishing at Shimla. | ||||
| 2 | "Jodhpur to Delhi" | 27 March 2018 | 1.02 | N/A |
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Forming a bond with elephants After a visit to Amer Fort, where concerns about cruelty have inspired new ways of connecting with elephants, Michael visits a sanctuary to learn about human-elephant interaction. The route starts at Jodhpur, passing through Osiyan, Jaipur, Bandikui Junction, Agra, finishing at Delhi. | ||||
| 3 | "Mysuru to Chennai" | 3 April 2018 | 1.03 | N/A |
| The route starts at Mysuru, passing through Bengaluru, Bangarapet, finishing at Chennai. | ||||
| 4 | "Lucknow to Kolkata" | 10 April 2018 | 1.04 | N/A |