Great Indian Railway Journeys (2018)

Name: Great Indian Railway Journeys
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Michael Portillo

Documentary

Guided by a century-old Bradshaw’s Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo embarks on a railway adventure across India and takes in the extraordinary variety of the Indian landscape.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (135 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Michael Portillo Self - Presenter

Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

7.90 avg 4 episodes 8.0 → 7.3 59 min avg

Bad finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Amritsar to Shimla	8.0	29
2	Jodhpur to Delhi	8.4	28
3	Mysuru to Chennai	7.9	25
4	Lucknow to Kolkata	7.3	23