Ghost Train to the Eastern Star

CONTENTS

1. The Eurostar 1

2. The Other Orient Express 14

3. The Ferry to Besiktas 40

4. Night Train to Ankara 59

5. Night Train to Tbilisi 68

6. Night Train to Baku: The Trans-Caucasian 88

7. Night Train from Ashgabat to Mary 103

8. Night Train to Tashkent 136

9. The Shan-e-Punjab Express to Delhi 146

10. Night Train to Jodhpur: The Mandore Express 164

11. Night Train to Jaipur 182

12. Night Train to Mumbai: The "Superfast" Express 193

13. Night Train to Bangalore: The Udyan Express 210

14. The Shatabdi Express to Chennai 225

15. The Coastal Line to Galle and Hambantota 237

16. The Slow Train to Kandy 258

17. Ghost Train to Mandalay 265

18. The Train to Pyin-Oo-Lwin 283

19. Night Train to Nong Khai 295

20. Night Train to Hat Yai Junction: Special Express 309

21. Night Train to Singapore: The Lankawi Express 316

22. The Slow Train to the Eastern Star 341

23. The Boat Sontepheap to Phnom Penh 351

24. The Mekong Express 367

25. Night Train to Hue 376

26. The Day Train to Hanoi 387

27. Tokyo Andaguraundo 400

28. Night Train to Hokkaido: Hayate Super Express 422

29. The Limited Express: Sarobetsu to Wakkanai 428

30. Night Train to Kyoto: The Twilight Express 440

31. The Trans-Siberian Express 460

32. Night Train to Berlin and Beyond 493