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[Smajli1]

Zna li neko dal' ima voz iz Istanbula za Indiju? Posto Avio karte su preskupe, pa me zanima zeleznicki saobracaj kako je tamo uspostavljen, ako moze neko vise da mi kaze?
Ima preko 5 hiljda kilometara, pitanje je da li uopste postoji zeleznica u Avganistanu, Pakstanu itd?

Edited by Smajli1, 24 February 2011 - 16:23.

[Peregrino]

Vreme je novac kaže stara mudrost, ali ako se ima dovoljno vremena ovo putovanje može biti zaista lepa avantura.

Malo sam pretražio po netu i koliko vidim postoji direktna železnička veza između Evrope i Indije, ali na deonici između stanica Bam i Zahedan ne postoji putnički saobraćaj, ali ima autobus kao alternativa.

Najveći problem na ovom putovanju je taj da putnički prevoz nije organizovan na dnevnom nivou. Voz iz Istanbula saobraća jednom nedeljno, polazi u sredu i stiže u Teheran u petak. Granični prelaz Zahedan (Iran) - Quetta (Pakistan) povezuje voz svakog 3-eg i 17-og u mesecu i putovanje traje 36 časova sa redovnim kašnjenjem. "Samjhota Express" saobraća između Pakistana (Lahor) i Indije (Amritsar) dva puta nedeljno.

Ako se sve lepo ukomponuje, putovanje ne traje kraće od 9 dana. Više detalja na How to travel from London to India

The itinerary shown here assumes you're travelling eastbound, but it would work exactly the same way westbound:

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Days 1-5: London-Istanbul: Travel from London to Istanbul (3 or 4 nights) by train. There are daily departures via a choice of routes, the best being London-Paris-Munich-Vienna-Budapest-Bucharest-Istanbul. The whole journey (which involves at least 6 separate trains) can be booked via several UK European rail ticketing agencies in the UK, and we're talking a minimum of £350 one-way, £550 return. See the London to Turkey page for times, fares, & how to buy tickets.
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Days 6-9: Istanbul-Tehran: Take an evening ferry across the Bosphorus to Haydarpasa station on the Asian side and travel from Istanbul to Tehran in Iran on the comfortable weekly 'Trans-Asia Express' (3 days), see the London to Iran page. This train departs every Wednesday, so your timetable will need to be built around this. We're talking £40 each way including sleeper, plus maybe £15 booking fee.
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Day 10: Tehran-Kerman: Travel from Tehran to Kerman in southeast Iran by daily overnight train leaving Tehran at 16:50 and arriving at Kerman at 07:00 next morning. The train has comfortable air-conditioned sleepers (4-berth compartments). There's also a later train if this train is full. Times and fares can be confirmed at www.raja.ir (click the 'house' logo then 'English' top right). Fares are very cheap, less than £10, though an agency may charge more.
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Day 11: Kerman-Bam: The railway was extended a further 225km to Bam in 2004, so change trains at Kerman onto the 08:00 connecting train to Bam, arriving 11:00. The journey takes you through spectacular desert. The fare is only a few pounds, see www.raja.ir.
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Day 11: Bam-Zahedan: This section of line has been under construction for some time, but was reported as physically complete in May 2009. A train service reportedly started running over it in June 2009, but it's not yet clear what form this train service takes - possibly a direct train from Tehran to Zahedan, maybe weekly, maybe daily, maybe several times per week, who knows. Details have yet to be released. Latest report August 2009: No passenger train service has yet started between Bam & Zahedan. Alternatively, there are buses from Kerman or Bam to Zahedan . A bus reportedly leaves Kerman daily at 20:00, calls at Bam a few hours later and arrives Zahedan at 04:00 next morning. The fare is just a few pounds.
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Day 12+: Zahedan-Quetta: From Zahedan, a mixed passenger and goods train leaves on the 3rd & 17th of every month at 10:00, arriving in Quetta (in Pakistan) at 20:30 the next day (see report below). This train consists of several very basic passenger seats cars attached to a freight train, with no sleeping berths or restaurant. The fare is about Rial 30.000 (£2 or $3). The more frequent Taftan Express on this route, which had sleepers, was withdrawn due to security problems a few years ago. Bring plenty of food and above all, lots of drinking water, as it gets very hot in the desert and there's nothing available on board. As an alternative, there are also regular overnight buses on this route, but the train will show you great desert scenery in daylight - treat it as an adventure. Expect an arrival in Quetta 3-6 hours late. Alternatively, there are share taxis available from Zahedan to the Pakistani frontier, then more taxis from there to Quetta, and this option can be a good bet - see the Travellers' reports section below. Please check locally that the twice-monthly train is running, as there have been reports that even the twice-monthly train has been temporarily suspended because of bombing. If it isn't running, buses may be available as an alternative. If you have more information that might help other travellers, please contact me.

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Day 14+: Quetta-Lahore: From Quetta, the 'Quetta Express' runs daily trains with comfortable air-conditioned sleepers to Lahore, taking 24 hours, see the Pakistan page for times and fares. Expect this to cost less than £20.
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Day 16+: Lahore-Amritsar: From Lahore there is a twice weekly train, the 'Samjhota Express', taking 7 hours (see the Pakistan page eastbound, see above westbound) or daily taxis/buses to Amritsar in India, 46km away. The time taken is down to the border formalities, not the distance! Spend the night in Amritsar, an perhaps visit the Golden Temple.
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Day 17+: Amritsar-Delhi: There are regular daily trains from Amritsar to Delhi, see above for information on Indian train travel.
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Onwards to Dhaka in Bangladesh: Take the prestigious overnight 'Rajdhani Express' from Delhi to Calcutta, and the new 'Maitree Express' train (currently running Saturdays & Sundays only, an all-day journey) or daily buses from Calcutta to Dhaka in Bangladesh.
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Onwards to Kathmandu in Nepal: Take a train from Delhi to Gorakhpur then a bus, see the Nepal page for more info.
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Onwards to Burma, Thailand, China: Unfortunately, there are no easy overland routes from India or Bangladesh into either Burma (Myanmar) or Thailand. It's possible, visas and permits permitting, to travel to Kathmandu in Nepal then take a $300 tour (you can't go independently, it's not allowed) across the Himalayas to Tibet then a train into China, see the Nepal page. For overland travel from Europe to China the easy way, see the Trans-Siberian page.