In Wes Anderson’s The Darjeeling Limited, what is the name of the brothers’ train?

The brothers’ train in Wes Anderson’s The Darjeeling Limited is called The Darjeeling Limited.

The train carries Francis, Peter, and Jack Whitman across India as they attempt to reconnect after their father’s death. Its name supplies the film’s title and links the brothers’ physical journey with the story’s themes of grief, estrangement, and reconciliation.

Although the film uses Indian railway imagery and was shot in locations including Rajasthan, the train itself is a fictionalized creation for the story. The production decorated and filmed real trains and stations to create the ornate, enclosed world in which most of the brothers’ conflicts unfold.

The title can be confused with actual Indian train services, including the famous Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. That railway is real, but “The Darjeeling Limited” is the name of the fictional luxury train in Anderson’s film.