Few things capture the spirit of India quite like its railways – a vast, pulsating network that connects people, stories, and landscapes. The Indian Railways, the fourth-largest rail network in the world (Source: Wikipedia), isn’t just about trains; it’s about the journeys that shaped a nation.
From the days when Mahatma Gandhi traversed its carriages to understand the soul of India, to today’s high-speed adventures that still carry echoes of history, the railways have always been more than a mode of transport. They are a moving museum of India’s culture, resilience, and dreams.
If you’ve ever been fascinated by the sound of a distant train or the magic of travel tales, this list is for you.
Here’s a compilation of 303 remarkable books that will take you deep into the world of Indian Railways – its legacy, its people, and its endless journeys.
So, all aboard – let’s begin the ride.
List of 303 Books About Indian Railways, History & Journeys
1. Indian Railways – A Visual Journey: Transforming a Nation’s Destiny
Author: DK
2. A Short History of Indian Railways
Author: Rajendra B. Aklekar
3. The Great Indian Railway Atlas – 4th Edition
Author: Samit Roychoudhury
4. Railways and the Raj
Author: Christian Wolmar
5. Changing Tracks – Reinventing the Spirit of Indian Railways
Author: V. Nilakant
6. The Penguin Book of Indian Railway Stories
Author: Ruskin Bond
7. Third Class in Indian Railways
Author: Mahatma Gandhi
8. Indian Railways – The Weaving of a National Tapestry
Authors: Bibek Debroy, Sanjay Chadha, Vidya Krishnamurthi
9. Around India in 80 Trains (Kindle Edition)
Author: Monisha Rajesh
10. The Great Indian Peninsula Railway – A Journey Through Time (1853-1871)
Author: Dr Rita P. Bhambi
11. India’s Railway Man – A Biography of E. Sreedharan
Author: Rajendra B. Aklekar
12. Halt Station India – The Dramatic Tale of the Nation’s First Rail
Author: Rajendra B. Aklekar
13. The Purveyors of Destiny – A Cultural Biography of the Indian Railways
Author: Arup Chatterjee
14. The Great Indian Railways – A Cultural Biography
Author: Arup Chatterjee
15. The Boy Who Loved Trains
Author: Deepak Sapra
16. Chai, Chai – Travels in Places Where You Stop But Never Get Off
Author: Bishwanath Ghosh
17. Treasure At the Train Station – An Adventure in Mumbai
Author: Joeanna Rebello Fernandes, Rituparna Sarkar, Hitesh Sonar
18. 500 Miles (Kindle Edition)
Author: Yogesh Mali
19. The Railway Chronicles
Author: Bibek Debroy
20. Engines of Change – The Railroads That Made India
Author: Ian J. Kerr
21. Railways in Modern India
Author: Ian J. Kerr
22. The Train to Darjeeling & Other Railway Tales
Author: Sanjoy Mookerjee
23. India by Rail
Author: Royston Ellis
24. Rail Across India – A Photographic Journey
Author: Paul C. Pet (Author), Geoffrey Moorhouse (Author), Brian Hollingsworth (Author)
25. Welcome Aboard the Indian Railways
Author: Savitha Ram Mohan
26. Crossing the Lines
Author: Pramod Kumar
27. India Junction – A Window to the Nation
Editor: Seema Sharma
28. Our Indian Railway – Themes in India’s Railway History
Author: Roopa Srinivasan, Manish Tiwari, and Sandeep Silas
29. 27 Down – New Departures in Indian Railway Studies
Author: Ian J. Kerr
30. Indian Railways – Strategy for Reforms
Author: K.B. Verma
31. The Great Railway Bazaar – By Train Through Asia
Author: Paul Theroux
32. The Great Indian Railway Romance (Kindle Edition)
Author: Rajendra Aklekar
33. Resurgent Railways
Author: Dr Rajinder Kumar Malik
34. Tracking Modernity – India’s Railway and the Culture of Mobility
Author: Marian Aguiar
35. Railways in Modern India
Author: Ramswarup D Tiwari
36. Tracks of Change – Railways and Everyday Life in Colonial India
Author: Ritika Prasad
37. Railways in India, by an Engineer
Author: Anonymous
38. Light Railways in India 1899 – Description & Maps (Kindle Edition)
Author: DC Robinson
39. To Kerala On the Konkan Railway: Kerala & South West India by Train (Kindle Edition)
Author: Keith Harris
40. South Indian Railway – In 1900 (Kindle Edition)
Author: DC Robinson
41. History of Railway in Rajasthan (Kindle Edition)
Author: Dr Mohanlal Gupta
42. Indian Steam in the 1970s (Kindle Edition)
Author: George Woods
43. Railonama
Author: Anupama Sharma
44. The Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway
Author: South Indian Railway Company Ltd.
45. Memoirs of a Railway Man – Life on Rails (Kindle Edition)
Author: MK Rao
46. Palace on Wheels – A Royal Train Journey
Author: Dharmendar Kanwar
47. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway – India 1921 (Kindle Edition)
Author: DC Robinson
48. Bridges and Crossings – Meeting to Part and Parting to Meet
Author: Meera Sundararajan
49. Whistling Steam – Romance of Indian Rails
Author: Dileep Prakash
50. A Journey to Shimla by Toy Train (Kindle Edition)
Author: Sumit Raj Vashisht
51. How the Railways Came to India
Author: Anuradha Kumar
52. Bankruptcy to Billions – How the Indian Railways Transformed
Author: Sudhir Kumar, Shagun Mehrotra
53. Railway Man – An Engineer’s Memoir
Author: RR Jaruhar
54. Darjeeling Revisited – A Journey on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Author: Bob Cable
55. Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) – From Lifeline to Oblivion
Author: VM Govind Krishnan
56. From Earth to Sky – A Photographic Journey on the Kalka – Shimla Railway
Author: Sanjay Kaushal, Shubh Mohan Singh
57. Steam – India’s Last Steam Trains
Author: Mark Tully, Stephen Dupont
58. Relics of the Raj
Author: CJ Gammell
59. Darjeeling’s Wonderful Railway
Author: David Charlesworth, Richard Wallace, David Churchill, and Others
60. Narrow Gauge Railways – Two Feet and Under
Author: Leslie S. Robertson, Andrew Neale
61. Indian Railways – One Hundred Years (1853 – 1953)
Author: JN Sahni
62. Vibes – Incessant Journey of Thoughts
Author: Mizuma Lenin
63. 42 Summers – A Journey With the Indian Railways (Kindle Edition)
Author: Ashok Kumar Jain
64. Close Encounters on Parallel Lines (Kindle Edition)
Author: Venkateshwaran Anand
65. Footprints on the Track
Edited By: Noel Thomas
66. Hill Railways of the Indian Subcontinent
Author: Richard Wallace
67. Anchoring a City Line 1899 – 1999 – The History of the Western Suburban Railway and its Headquarters in Bombay
Author: Sharada Dwivedi & Rahul Mehrotra
68. India’s Disappearing Railways – A Photographic Journey
Author: Angus McDonald
69. India by Road and Rail – Diary of an Overland Journey in Nehru’s Time
Author: Daniel Griffin
70. Journey of a Railway Man (Kindle Edition)
Author: Om Prakash Kesari
71. Local Passenger – Short Stories Based on Indian Railway Journeys
Author: Shardul Dave
72. The Station Master
Author: Indranil Mukherjee
73. Indian Railways – My Own Time Machine (Kindle Edition)
Author: Yukti Chawla
74. Exploring Indian Railways
Author: Bill Aitken
75. Railways of India
Author: Jan B Young
76. Black Beauties: The Surviving Steam Locomotives of India
Author: Vikas Singh | Publication: Rail Enthusiasts’ Society
77. Patna Rail-Cum-Road Bridge – A Journey
Author: East Central Railway
78. The Saga of Indian Railways in Jharkhand (Kindle Edition)
Author: Dr Anwar Sadat
79. Steam Locomotives of Indian Railways
Author: Twahir Alam
80. My Train 18 Story
Author: Sudhanshu Mani
81. Trackside: A Collection of Railway Stories (Kindle Edition)
Author: Bharath Moro
82. Iron Ore – The Railway Story
Author: GK Mohanty
83. Train to Bombay
Author: Jaina Sanga
84. Western Railway
Author: Kuntal Sampat
85. Bridges, Buildings & Black Beauties of Northern Railway
Author: Vinoo N Mathur
86. Building India – Konkan Railway
Author: Ishwar Das Chopra
87. Rear Window – A Rail Odyssey
Author: Sudakshina Kundu Mookerjee
88. History of Bombay Suburban Railways (Kindle Edition)
Author: Dr AK Arora
89. Train Addiction – Travels Through India by Train
Author: R Raj Rao
90. Up the Line to Darjeeling
Author: David Charlesworth
91. The Incredible Darjeeling ‘B’ Class
Author: David Churchill
92. The Story of 19B
Author: David Charlesworth
93. Darjeeling’s Railway in Pictures: The Digital Years
Compiled By: David Charlesworth
94. Railway, Bridge and Tunnel Engineering
Author: Ketki B. Dalal, Rangwala
95. The Story of Indian Alco Locomotives: Legend of the WDM2
Author: SM Sharma & Joydeep Dutta
Available at: National Rail Museum, Delhi
96. India, No Problem, Sahib: A Tour of India and Her Railways
Author: Peter David Jordan, Richard Paget, David Charlesworth
97. The Imperial Way
Author: Paul Theroux, Steve McCurry
98. Tales of Kurla Station
Author: Debashis Mitra
99. Social Costs of Indian Railway
Author: Dr Shree Chandra Jha
100. The Unforgettable Journey of a Railway Engineer
Author: Girish Nandan Sahay
101. Rail Transport in India: LifeLine of India
Author: Ranjith Kumar
102. Two Feet in Asia: By Train Across Central India (Kindle Edition)
Author: Fergus Blakiston
103. Trailing Window: A Journey into Rail History (Kindle Edition)
Author: Ramarao Annavarapu
104. Bombay Train… A Strangers Perspective (Kindle Edition)
Author: Arjun Purkayastha
105. Indian Narrow Gauge Steam Remembered
Author: Lawrence G. Marshall (Author)
106. The Last Small Train of Katwa
Author: Bishnu Goswami
107. Howrah Junction
Author: Sanjoy Mookerjee
108. The Iron Sherpa: Darjeeling & Its Remarkable Railway (Volume 1)
Author: Terry Martin
109. The Iron Sherpa: Darjeeling & Its Remarkable Railway (Volume 2)
Author: Terry Martin
110. Halfway to Heaven (Darjeeling & Its Remarkable Railway)
Author: Terry Martin
111. Back on Track: Restoring Darjeeling Railway
Author: Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Society
112. Indian Broad Gauge Steam Remembered
Author: Lawrence G. Marshall
113. Indian Metre Gauge Steam Remembered
Author: Lawrence G. Marshall
114. Indian Locomotives (Part 2 – Metre Gauge 1872-1940)
Author: Hugh Hughes
115. The Toy Train: The Kalka Shimla Railway (Kindle Edition)
Author: Raaja Bhasin
116. Indian Railways Financial Meltdown
Author: RN Mishra
117. Night Train to Jamalpur
Author: Andrew Martin
118. Bullet Train Streaming Through India (Kindle Edition)
Author: Dhammika Kodikara
119. One Night At Begun Kodar Railway Station (Kindle Edition)
Author: Chandan Chattopadhyay
120. Indian Railways
Author: MA Rao
121. Train to Pakistan
Author: Khushwant Singh
122. Mumbai By Bus & Train, South Bombay
Author: Hella Stichlmair
123. Night Train to Varanasi: India with My Daughter (Kindle Edition)
Author: Sean Doyle
124. Effects Of Heavy Haul Trains On Kottavalasa-Kirandul Railway Line
Author: Challa Soma Sundaram
125. The Superfast Express
Author: Srivenkatanathan N
126. Railway Transporation
Author: S Ponnuswamy
127. Bhowani Junction (Kindle Edition)
Author: John Masters
128. A Train Journey (Kindle Edition)
Author: Shailesh Chandra
129. Indian Railway & Travel
Author: Sanjoy Sarkar
130. Indian Railways: Glorious 150 Years
Author: RR Bhandari
131. Locomotives in Steam
Author: RR Bhandari
132. Trains Unchained: The Continuing Saga of Art & Railways, the Safar
Author: Sudhanshu Mani
Available At/From: Secretary, ICF, Perambur, Chennai
133. Greening of a Factory
Author: Sudhanshu Mani & DP Dash
Available At/From: Secretary, ICF, Perambur, Chennai
134. A Skein of Trains: Recounting a Chennai Story
Author: Sudhanshu Mani
Available At/From: Secretary, ICF, Perambur, Chennai
135. Reinventing the Wheel: Another Bangalore Saga
Author: Sudhanshu Mani
Available At/From: Secretary, RWF, Yelahanka, Bangalore
136. Art & Railways: A Bangalore Saga
Author: Sudhanshu Mani & Lily Pandeya
Available At: National Rail Museum, New Delhi
137. Between The Lines: A Railman’s Journey
Author: Ramarao Annavarapu
138. Electronic Interlocking on Indian Railways
Author: Purnachandra Rao Vallabhaneni
139. Never A Bystander: Indian Railways in Transition
Author: Sudheer Kumar
140. Tiger of Bhanwar Nalla & Other Stories (Kindle Edition)
Author: Ramarao Annavarapu
141. The Lady at the Chennai Platform (Kindle Edition)
Author: Trilok Nath Dubey
142. Indian Locomotives: Broad Gauge
Author: Hugh Hughes
143. In a Train to Trivandrum
Author: Anirban Mukherjee
144. Just Do…!!! (Kindle Edition)
Author: Laxmi Nigade
145. The Train That Had Wings: Selected Stories of M. Mukundan
Translated By: Donald R. Davis
146. The Pink Coach
Author: Khushboo Bansal
147. History of the East Indian Railway (1906)
Author: George Huddleston
148. My First Train Trip: An Untold and Unique Partition Story (Kindle Edition)
Author: Munira Lokhandwala
149. The Train Journey (Kindle Edition)
Author: Smruti Sinha
150. Kakori: The Train Robbery That Shook The British Raj
Author: Prachi Garg
151. Iconic Bridges of Indian Railways
Author: Dr Yatindra Pal Singh
152. Odisha The Railway Story
Author: Dilip Samantray
153. Indian Railway Buildings: Heritage, History & Beyond
Author: Vinoo N. Mathur
154. Trains at a Glance (October 2023 – June 2024)
Published By: Ministry of Railways
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155. East India (Railways): Report on the Administration & Working of Indian Railways
Author: Thomas Robertson
156. Bullock Cart to Bullet Train
Author: J S Mundrey
157. Railway Track Engineering
Author: J S Mundrey
158. Social Costs of Indian Railways
Author: Shree Chandra Jha
159. Garden Reach, A Railway Story
Author: Saibal Bose
To get your copy, contact the CPRO, SER at +91 9002080081 or [email protected]
160. Bengal Nagpur Railway, A Legacy
Author: G K Mohanty
To get your copy, contact the CPRO, SER at +91 9002080081 or [email protected]
161. Love on a Train (Kindle Edition)
Author: Sudha Murthy
162. Shadows in the Night
Author: Suny Misra
163. Metro Rail Projects in India
Author: M Ramachandran
164. Bullet Trains
Author: R K Rousan
165. Assam Mail
Author: Sanjoy Mookerjee
166. My Derailments With Truth
Author: Ateesh Singh
167. Trailing Window: A Journey into Rail History II
Author: Ramarao Annavarapu
168. Rail-Nama – The Evolution of the Railways in India – An Eastern Focus
Author: Dipak Raychaudhuri
169. The Indian Railways: Journey of Indian Railways (Kindle Edition)
Author: Vitthal Madane
170. Indian Rolling Stock in HO Scale
Author: Glyn Thomas
Editor: Julian J Rainbow
171. History of the East Indian Railway
Author: George Huddleston
172. Indian Railways: A Study in Public Utility Administration
Author: Amba Prasad
173. The Official Guide to the South Eastern Railway, and the Royal Mail Route to Paris, India, and the Colonies
Author: Cassell and Company
174. Why & How Did the British Empire Invest in the Railways in India (1858-1947) – Kindle Edition
Author: Arkaprabha Pal
175. Lines of the Nation: Indian Railway Workers, Bureaucracy, and the Intimate Historical Self – Kindle Edition
Author: Laura Bear
176. India’s Railway History: A Research Handbook
Author: John Hurd & Ian J. Kerr
177. Indian Railways, by an Old Indian Postmaster [Sir W.P. Andrew]
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Author: William Patrick Andrew
178. Railways’ Economic Impact on Uttar Pradesh & Colonial North India (1860-1914): The Iron Raj
Author: Ian D. Derbyshire
179. Financing India’s Imperial Railways, 1875-1914
Author: Stuart Sweeney
180. Kisson ki Rail (Hindi Edition)
Author: Abhidha Sharma
181. Colonialism, Development, & the Environment: Railways and Deforestation in British India, 1860-1884
Author: Pallavi V. Das
182. Railwaychi Ranjak Safar (Marathi)
Author: Dr Avinash Vaidya
183. North Western Railway of India
Author: Alon Siton
184. Rails of Change: Tales of an Indian Railways Adventurer & the Quest for Integrity
Author: Ayush Ranjan Srivastava
185. Proceed Signal (Kindle Edition)
Author: Pramod Sharma
186. Shunting the Nation
Author: Aniruddha Bose
187. Indian Railways Rates And Regulation
Author: NB Mehta
188. Railways of the British Empire: The Indian Subcontinent
Author: Alon Siton & Colin Alexander
189. Railways of the Raj
Author: Alon Siton
190. A Study of Passenger Amenities in Indian Railways
Author: Alka Bindra
191. Strangers in My Sleeper: Rail Journeys and Encounters on Indian Railways
Author: Peter Riordan
192. Thank You Indian Railways
Author: Sthitaprajna Debadutta Kar
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193. The Railways Of India: With An Account Of Their Rise, Progress, And Construction (1868)
Author: Edward Davidson
194. Major Railway Accidents in India, 2000-09
Author: Ajai Banerji
195. Last Train To Mumbai: A Lockdown Investigation
Author: Arun Nair
196. The Official Guide to the South Eastern Railway, and the Royal Mail Route to Paris, India, and the Colonies
Author: Cassell & Company
197. Administrative Report On Indian State Railways
Author: Anonymous
198. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway: Illustrated Guide for Tourists
Author: Anonymous
199. Travels by a Lesser Line
Author: Bill Aitken
200. Rail Romance
Author: Krupa Sagar Sahoo
201. A Station Named Liligumma & Other Rail Stories
Author: Krupa Sagar Sahoo
202. Smoking Beauties: Steam Engines of the World
Author: Ashwani Lohani
203. Girin Babu Tea
Author: Sanjoy Mookerjee
204. General Dabba (Hindi Kindle Edition)
Author: Sohel Khan
205. Steam in India
Author: Hugh Hughes
206. Indian Locomotives: 1941-1990 Part 4
Author: Hugh Hughes
207. Beeswi Shatabdi Mein Bhartiya Rail (Hindi)
Author: Dr. Sunil Kumar Neemesh
208. Exotic Indian Mountain Railways
Author: R R Bhandari
209. Jodhpur Railway
Author: R R Bhandari
210. Southern Railway. A Saga of 150 Glorious Years 1852 – 2003
Author: R R Bhandari
211. Western Railway Metre Gauge System
Author: R R Bhandari
212. Western Railway Narrow Gauge System
Author: R R Bhandari
213. South Eastern Railway: March to the New Millennium
Author: R R Bhandari
214. Kangra Valley Railway
Author: R R Bhandari
215. Kalka Simla Railway
Author: R R Bhandari
216. The Blue Chip Railway (1887-1987)
Author: R R Bhandari
217. Class A Locomotives of the Barsi Light Railway
Author: Narrow Gauge Railway Society
218. Darjeeling & Matheran: Steam on the 2ft lines
Author: Kemuri Pro
219. Indian Narrow Gauge Railways
Author: Hugh Hughes & Frank Jux
220. Industrial Railways & Locomotives of India & South Asia
Author: Simon Darvill
221. Konkan Railway: A Dream Come True
Author: Shivdasani Menka & Kane Raju
222. Story of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
Author: R K Vir
223. A Guide to Diesel & Electric Locomotives of Indian Railways
Author: JE Daboo
224. Railways of India
Author: JN Westwood
225. Indian Railways: A Colonial Eyewash
Author: Aryaman Agarwal
226. Indian Railway Safety
Author: Arya Bhushan & MM Agarwal
227. Nomads & Love in Railways Colony
Author: Anita Kumari & Brajendra Kumar Singh
228. Boarding Bandra Central
Author: Edwin E Fernandes
229. The Chainage Guide (Version 10.4)
Author: S Aravind
230. From the Hooghly to the Himalayas
Author: Anonymous
231. Indian Railways Official Magazine
Publisher: Ministry of Railways
Available In: English & Hindi
Formats: E-Book & Physical Book
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232. Infrastructure Development and Its Environmental Impact: Study of Konkan Railways
Author: Prabha Shastri Ranade
233. Train to India: Memories of Another Bengal
Author: Maloy Krishna Dhar
234. Bhartiya Rail Ke Anokhe Pool (Hindi)
Author: Vimlesh Chandra
235. Reflections on the Palace on Wheels Journey (Kindle Edition)
Author: Dananthi Arnott & Alan Nankervis
236. Indian Railways: A Journey
Author: Q L Gautama
237. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway: A Journey Among the Clouds
Publisher: DK
238. Improving Freight Performance of Indian Railways
Author: Dr. Uday Shankar Jha
239. Managing Indian Railways
Author: VK Agarwal
240. Indian Railways as Connected with the British Empire in the East
Author: William P. Andrew
241. Mumbai on a Local: Western Edition (Kindle Edition)
Author: Nikhil D’Cruz
242. Footboard Fables: Collection from Mumbai Local Trains
Author: Dr Laxmi Periyaswamy
243. Kashmir Ghati Railway (Hindi)
Author: Vimlesh Chandra
244. Bhartiya Rail Ka Gauravpurn 170 Varsh (Hindi)
Author: Vimlesh Chandra
245. Rulanubandh (Marathi)
Author: Ganesh Manohar Kulkarni
246. The Unsolved Mystery of Begunkodor (Kindle Edition)
Author: Joydeep Sarkar
247. Namaste Yatri: The Fascinating World of Indian Railways
Author: Siddharth Varadaprasad
248. Why & How Did the British Empire Invest in the Railways in India (1858-1947) – Kindle Edition
Author: Arkaprabha Pal
249. The 6th Stop on the Hill Train
Author: Nina Varghese
250. WR’s Coffee Table Book – Always Steady, Future Ready
Publisher: Western Railways
251. Western Railways – 125 Years of a Timeless Legacy
Publisher: Western Railways
252. Samar Shome’s Diary
Author: Sanjoy Mookerjee
253. The Lines of Prosperity
Author: Rajendra Aklekar
254. Indian Railways Acts & Rules 1849-1895
Author: Indumati Kalker
255. The Great Indian Railways Through Philately
Author: Mohd. Mujibullah
256. Platform Ticket: The Untold Stories of People Who Make Train Travel Possible
Author: Sangeetha Vallat
257. 30 December 1996: Fakiragram (Kokrajhar) Train Bombings
Author: Rituraj Basumatary
258. India By Rail & Road (Kindle Edition)
Author: Steve Kaffen
259. Vande Bharat: Connecting Dreams Swiftly
Author: Rayan Musk
260. India By Rail: A Journey from Kashmir to Kanyakumari (Kindle Edition)
Author: Nourin Khan
261. Palace On Wheels Tour
Author: Mamata Ghosh
262. Train, Tracks, & Tales: An Anthology of Train Narratives
Author: Bibin Sebastian & George Sebastian
263. Pushki’s First Train Adventure
Author: Prashansa Meyn
264. Dilli Ki Jeevan Rekha – Dilli Metro (Hindi Edition)
Author: Dr Rishi Raj
265. Indian Rail Journey Ryosai Photo Collection (Japanese/Kindle Edition)
Author: Ryosai Fujiwara
266. Longing for Indian Railways (Japanese/Kindle Edition)
Author: Roy Kim Kwanhyeon
267. Indian Railways’ Journey With Coal 1855-2023
Author: Ashim Kumar Maitra
268. IRFC: A Pillar of Indian Railway Infrastructure (Kindle Edition)
Author: Satyajit Sarkar
269. From Steam to Bullet Trains – A Journey Through India’s Railways (Kindle Edition)
Author: Vasanth M
270. India Adventure By Rail 2025-2026
Author: Jedda Iluka
271. From Steam to Speed: My Indian Railways Story (Kindle Edition)
Author: Aditya Narkhede
272. The Rail Nation – India On The Move (Kindle Edition)
Author: Aditya Narkhede
273. Administration Report Of The Rajputana State Railway
Author: Rajputana State Railway
274. Shah Rukh Khan and the Railway Narratives
Author: Ankur Konar
275. Railsong
Author: Rahul Bhattacharya
276. The Social Life of Indian Trains: A Journey
Author: Amitava Kumar
277. Train Friends: Bombay Roots. Parallel Tracks. Shared Journeys
Author: Ranjani Rao
278. Feather On the Move: Train Tales from India
Author: K. Harish Singh
279. Indian Railways: From Steam to Speed
Author: Amitabh Kumar
280. Moving Millions: The Magic of the Mundane in Indian Railways
Author: The Hindu Group
281. Tracks of Necessity: Railways, Famine and Empire in the Deccan
Author: Prashant Kumar Mishra
282. Rails Through Raj: The East Indian Railway ( 1841-1861)
Author: P K Mishra
283. The Highway of Hindostan: The East Indian Railway (1841–1871)
Author: P K Mishra
284. What the Train Left Behind
Author: Kalpesh Desai
285. KAVACH – Cab Signalling & Automatic Train Protection System for Digital Railways
Authors: Lalit Kumar Mansukhani, Chandra Kishore Prasad, Y. Ramesh Babu
286. Tales from Rails: Real Stories from the Iron Road
Author: Prashant Kumar Mishra
287. Train to Agra
Author: Vandana Khanna
288. Ladies Dabba
Author: Shahnaz Zaidi
289. Flush and Run: India’s Great Railway Potty Chronicles (Kindle Edition)
Author: Farouk Alam
290. Real Time Travel In Indian Local Train (Kindle Edition)
Author: Surendra Walmiki
291. My First Train Trip: An Untold and Unique Partition Story (Kindle Edition)
Author: Munira Lokhandwala
292. The Last Train from Varanasi (Kindle Edition)
Author: Nitesh Kumar Singh
293. Recalling the Trains (Kindle Edition)
Author: Titus Varghese
294. A Day in a Train: A Lifetime in Twenty-Four Hours (Kindle Edition)
Author: Kayra Knight
295. The Great Indian Train Journey (Kindle Edition)
Author: Sujith Khanna
296. Rail Travel Across India (Kindle Edition)
Author: Kael Calantha
297. The Local Tales
Author: Siddhi Bhosale
298. Railway Ghosts of India (Kindle Edition)
Author: Amulya Mishra
299. World Heritage Darjeeling Toy Train India: Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (Kindle Edition)
Author: Rajula Sherpa
300. Toy Train to Shimla (Kindle Edition)
Author: Sumit Raj
301. Whistles of the Himalayas: The Story of Darjeeling Himalayan Railways (Kindle Edition)
Author: Shashank Suman
302. India By Train
Author: Maurice M Barker
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303. The Kangra Valley Train
Author: Premola Ghosh
So, that wraps up my list of 303 popular and most-read books on Indian Railways – a true celebration of tracks, tales, and timeless journeys.
How many of these have you read so far?
Which ones are you planning to add to your collection?
And if there’s a gem I’ve missed, I’d love to hear your suggestions in the comments below!
Before you go, don’t miss my post on the 25 most popular books to explore India – perfect if you love discovering the country through stories.
Also, please take a quick detour to my travelogue about a short trip to Jolarpettai aboard the inaugural Mysore-Chennai Vande Bharat Express, an unforgettable journey on India’s modern marvel.
Disclaimer: The above list is a compilation of books on Indian Railways available for online purchase. It is neither a review list nor a sponsored post. This list also does not include books sold exclusively at the National Rail Museum, Regional Rail Museums, or coffee table books periodically published by various zonal railways
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This post was last updated on 24th May 2026.
Thanks for this interesting list.
I am a railwayman by profession and I like to collect and read books about railways in different parts of the world. I have read 12 books out of the list and reviewed 7 of them on Amazon India.
May I also add a few books to the list:
1. R.R.Bhandari (2005) Indian Railways: Glorious 150 Years
2. Christian Wolmar (2017) Railways & the Raj: How the Age of Steam Transformed India
3. Seema Sharma (ed) 2014) India Junction: A Window to the Nation
4. Andrew Martin (2013) Night Train to Jamalpur
5. M.A.Rao (1988) Indian Railways
6. Paul Theroux (1975) The Great Railway Bazaar
7. Ian J.Kerr (ed) 27 Down: New Departures in Indian Railway Studies
8. R.R.Bhandari (1981) Locomotives in Steam
9. Ashwani Lohani ( ) Smoking Beauties: Steam Engines of the World
10. Bill Aitkens (1974) Exploring Indian Railways
11. J.N.Sahni (1953) Indian Railways: One Hundred Years 1853-1953
12. Roopa Srinivasan, Manish Tiwari and Sandeep Silas (eds) (2006) Our Indian Railways: Themes in Indian History
13. Khushwant Singh (1956) Train to Pakistan
You are welcome, Mr. Sinha. I am glad you liked this list and I would also like to thank you for sharing 13 more books. I will check if these are available online and then will either update the same article or write a new one. Meanwhile, I am railfan myself and if you don’t mind, I would like to connect with you offline. Please let me know if that’s fine with you.
The book featuring at 87 – Iron Ore, the Railway Story -by Sri GK Mohanty is probably the only book available book on (current) rail logistics involving transportation of iron ore. Because of history of scam, mining and movement of iron ore is most closely monitored commodity. A very useful book for railwaymen and rail users alike!
Indeed, Mr Dansana.
Thank you for featuring my book” Bridges and Crossings”. I am a child of the Indian Railways and I have always considered trains as my second home
Meera
You are most welcome, Meera ma’am. It’s my honour to feature your book on the list.
One of the best books on IR is 100 Years of Indian Railways by J N Sahni brought out to celebrate the centenary of Indian Railways.
Thank you for recommending this, sir. I have now added this book to the list.
Thank you, Zeeshan, for featuring my book, THE STATION MASTER, in your list. I am so honoured to have been picked! The stories therein are all drawn from the real-life experiences of the eponymous station master. I will be beyond words to have more people read and review it.
You are most welcome, Mr Mukherjee! Thank you for those kind words 🙂
Interesting compilation of books on Indian Railways. However you missed out on 2 wonderful books.
1. India No Problem Sahib – a state by state tour of India and her railways. Peter Jordan, Richard Paget and David Charlesworth.
2. The Imperial Way – making tracks from Peshawar to Chittagong. By Paul Theroux and Steve McCurry.
Thank you very much and I’m glad you liked the compilation. I had added the 2 books, mentioned by you, in the first version of this post. However, since they were out of stock on Amazon, I removed them. Will check and add again if available.
Dear Mr Mulla. I have now added these two books to the list. Thanks for letting me know about them 🙂
Congratulations on reaching 100, Zeeshan. Your list is useful not just for rail fans, but also for Railway libraries.
Thank you so much, Mr Sinha. I am really glad you liked the compilation and thank you once again for those words of appreciation 🙂
A very interesting and useful compilation. Commendations.
One of the books that needs to be added is ‘travels by a lesser line’ by Bill Aitken.
This book is out of print now, but describes the travel by Metre gauge (now almost extinct) from North to South India. A useful chronicle of the times when one could travel by MG as an alternate system.
Thank you and I’m glad you found this compilation useful. I managed to find the book “travels by a lesser line” by Bill Aitken on Amazon. Will add it in the next update along with his other book Branch line to eternity.
Thank you Zeeshan for including my book “Trailing Window” in your list.
It’s my pleasure, Ramarao sir 🙂
Dear Sir,
Thanks a lot for including my book”Journey of A Railway Man ” in the list.
This book has been liked by Railway Engineers and Railway Equipment Manufacturers.
I am grateful to you for bringing this in the list. This will help others to read this book who are interested in knowing the Electric Locomotives design and development along with intricacies of its operation and maintenance on IR in Greater details.
With best wishes
O.P.Kesari IRSEE
Principal Executive Director/retd
RDSO
Indian Railways
It’s my pleasure, Sir to include your book.
Hello,
This list is interesting,and thank you for highlighting this segment. However if you ever publish a list on stories inspired by Indian Railways , please have a look at Rail Romance – Krupa Sagar Sahoo , A station named Liligumma – Krupa Sagar Sahoo .. both having unique stories related to people working with Indian Railways and people using Indian Railways , written by an ex Railwayman
Thank you, Ms Sahoo. Glad you liked this compilation. I will surely include the books mentioned by you in the next update.
My Derailments With Truth
Thanks for letting me know about this. Will add to the list in the next update.