NEW DELHI, Sept 5 – Palace on Wheels, a new luxury train for tourists, chugged out of Safdarjung station in India’s capital city on its first journey of the season with 34 passengers.
The air-conditioned train consists of 23 coaches and has 14 saloons, a spa, two Indian restaurants and a reception-cum-bar.
From September to April next year, the train will make a total of 34 trips and is expected to carry about 3,000 passengers.
The train is a joint venture of the Indian Railways and Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC).
– BERNAMA