Madurai - Thanjavur by train

The Indian Railways owns 115000 km of tracks, 7500 stations and moves about 9 billion people every year and 2.8 million tons of freight daily.

These impressive numbers show clearly the importance of the trains in the daily life of Indians. A simple journey from Madurai to Thanjavur lead to numerous encounters of various humankind: from students to business men, from sellers to commuters, a little moving world.