Maharajas’ Express Luxury Train India

April 7, 2009 on 6:42 am | In Adventure Travel, Asia, India, Rail Tours | Comments Off


Best FaresThe Maharajas’ Express, India’s first pan-India luxury train, has been unveiled in the presence of India’s Tourism Secretary Sujit Banerjee.

The train is the product of a joint venture between the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and Cox and Kings India Ltd (CKIL). IRCTC managing director Rakesh Tandon said,

“This train will have many state-of-the-art features and the first to cut across state boundaries that would make luxury rail travel in India a pleasurable experience.”’ The luxury train has 23 coaches with a passenger capacity of 82. It is the first luxury train that boasts four distinct configurations.

It has five deluxe carriages, each with four cabins; six junior suite carriages, each with three cabins; two suite carriages, each with two suites; and one presidential suite exclusively in one carriage.

The rolling stock also has state-of-the-art pneumatic and hydraulic suspension system, ensuring a smoother ride; climatic control in passenger cabins; and, importantly, an environmentally-friendly toilet system. Maharajas’ Express is set to embark on its first commercial run on Jan. 9, 2010.

For more information, visit

www.rirtl.com/rirtl

No Comments yet

Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.


Powered by WordPress with Pool theme design by Borja Fernandez.
Entries and comments feeds. Valid XHTML and CSS. ^Top^