Where are the best places in the world to travel by train? Specifically, travel routes that are scenic, not necessarily efficient or cost friendly.
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Train travel in India:
(i agree with the both Swaroop Rao and Zachary Wasserman. And also for the most part with Ruchit Shah, except for the "Plus the train food is excellent" statement; i would say it varies on that count also. )


Practical Information:
An excellent guide (do read if you are not familiar with traveling on Indian trains)
http://www.seat61.com/India.htm

Booking/Reservation site:
http://www.irctc.co.in


some more scenic journeys would be:

  • Darjeeling Mountain railway


http://www.dhrs.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darjeeling_Himalayan_Railway
It is a UNESCO world heritage site; http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/944/


  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway


Luxury Trains in India:
There are numerous, some are:

  • Palace on wheels

http://www.rtdc.in/

  • Maharaja express

http://www.rirtl.com/

  • The Golden Chariot



http://www.goldenchariot.org/


  • The Deccan Odyssey

http://www.thedeccanodysseyindia.com/
http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/mtdc/HTML/DO/index.html

There are quite a few more too.

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