The Guardian

Luxurious train planned for tourist destinations

04 July 2006

    Railway officials are in talks with a hotel chain to run a "Luxury on Wheels" train linking tourist sites in north-western India. PK Goel, a senior railway official, said that a proposal by the Oberoi hotel group was under consideration.
 

    The train would have eight coaches with 24 cabins and a kitchen serving Indian and western cuisine. Starting in New Delhi, its stops would include Jaipur, Jodhpur and Agra. The Rajasthan government already runs a train called the "Palace on Wheels", which recreates the atmosphere of India's royal palaces and is booked up more than a year in advance.

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