The Palace on Wheels is
a luxury tourist train. It was launched by the
Indian Railways & Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation to promote
tourism in Rajasthan.
The train service was refurbished and relaunched in August
2009 with a new decor, itinerary and cuisine. It
was voted the 4th luxurious train in the world in 2010.
The concept of the Palace on
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
Each
saloon highlights the cultural ethos of the state, represented through the use
of furniture, handicrafts, painting and furnishings. Delhi-based interior
designer Monica Khanna did the interiors of the train.
There
are 14 coaches in
the train. Each is named after former Rajput states and matches the aesthetics and
interiors of the royal past - Alwar, Bharatpur, Bikaner, Bundi, Dholpur,Dungargarh, Jaisalmer, Jaipur, Jhalawar, Jodhpur, Kishangarh, Kota, Sirohi and Udaipur. Each
coach has four cabins with luxury amenities.
The train has two restaurants, The Maharaja and The
Maharani, with a Rajasthani ambiance
serving continental, Chinese cuisine, one bar cum
lounge & spa saloon.
The Palace on Wheels last halt is at Agra then back to delhi.
The
train has a 7 nights & 8 days itinerary departs from New Delhi (Day
1), and covers Jaipur (Day
2), Sawai Madhopur and Chittaurgarh(Day 3), Udaipur (Day
4), Jaisalmer (Day
5), Jodhpur (Day
6), Bharatpur and Agra (Day 7), return to New Delhi (Day 8).
Fore More info See this video.....
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Following are the luxury tourist train same as Palace on Wheels offering different tour packages for other states & tourist destination....
recently added few years back Mahaparinirvan Express
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