Luxury Trains – A Royal Experience

By Author: Shobhit Pratap Singh
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The scenic beauty of India is best explored by an apt journey through Indian Railways. The squelching whistle of the train take you right from the rising sun of the hills of Jammu and Himachal to the beautiful sunset of Kanyakumari. Yes as vast as the diversity of India so is the stretch of the trains. And this can be best experienced in with the journey in a luxury train. With the arrival of luxury trains, the means of conveyance has entered into a broad spectrum of luxury life. There are many luxury trains in India that offer high class treatment that leaves a memorable imprint in the minds of the travelers. All kinds of facilities like the bar, the food of various cuisines, entertainment etc is provided in the luxury train. The luxury train aims at providing the five star hotel treatments to their travelers.
The Fairy Queen is the luxury train that first rolled out on the tracks in the year 1855. It covered the distance from Delhi to Alwar. The steam engine is the oldest working engine in the world. This train has attained its place in Guinness Book of World Records and has also achieved a National Tourism Award. The ...
... Deccan Odyssey is a special train modeled on the Palace on Wheels to facilitate the tourism on the Konkan route. The route starts in Mumbai ad travels to Ratnagari, Sindhudurg, Goa, Belgaum, Kolhapur, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Ajanta-Ellora and then back to Mumbai. It is a venture of the Maharashtra government and Ministry of Railway. In addition to being a train that touches tourist spots, this aims to b a complete 5-star hotel on wheels. Heritage on Wheels is yet another initiative by the Indian Railways to bring tourists closer to Indian culture. The Palace on Wheels was the first of four luxury trains of Indian Railways. It was launched to promote tourism in Rajasthan and has been highly popular since its launch. It is one of the top ten luxury trains in the world. The concept of the Palace of Wheels was derived from the royal background of the coaches, which were originally meant to be the personal railway coaches of the erstwhile rulers of the princely states of Rajputana, Gujarat, the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Viceroy of British India. The Golden Chariot is a luxury train that connects the important tourist spots in the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa. It is named after the Stone Chariot in the Vithala Temple at Hampi. The 19 coaches on the train are colored purple and gold, and sport the logo of a mythological animal with the head of an elephant and a body of a lion. India has a great revenue generation from the hospitality and hotel industry due to the number of tourist places in India. The hotels available are of many kind keeping in mind the need and the pocket od each and every tourist like we have Budget hotels, Cheap hotels, Serviced apartments, Guesthouses, Homestay, Boutique hotels and resorts. The Golden Chariot operates weekly and had its maiden commercial run on March 10, 2008.
So, with Train Tours in India, rediscover the joy of travelling across the timeless beauty of the country. The Indian luxury trains are the best option a tourist can ever have while travelling within India to know the cultural diversity of the country.

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