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The Golden Chariot had its maiden commercial run on 10 March 2008, [6] and generally runs weekly during the months of October–March, departing on Sundays during the 2022-23 season. [7] The train is designed on the lines of the more popular Indian luxury train Palace on Wheels. All journeys offered by the train originate and end at Bengaluru. [8]
The Golden Chariot is operated by the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation and marketed by Luxury Trains, with hospitality by the Mapple Group. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The train has 44 cabins in 11 coaches named after dynasties which ruled the region: Kadamba , Hoysala , Rashtrakuta , Ganga , Chalukya , Bahamani , Adil Shahi , Sangama ...
The train service was started in March 2010. The IRCTC and Cox and Kings India Ltd [5] entered a joint venture, setting up Royale Indian Rail Tours Ltd (RIRTL) to oversee the functioning and management of the Maharajas' Express. This arrangement was terminated on 12 August 2011, and the train was then operated exclusively by IRCTC. [6]
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With service in Europe, Asia, and South America, Belmond is the only private luxury tour provider (with the exception of Russia's Golden Eagle Trans Siberian Express) to offer continental or intercontinental service. [6] The Venice-Simplon Orient Express, with service from London to Venice, was voted the top luxury train in the world in 2009. [7]
The coaches are manufactured by Integral Coach Factory, Chennai at the cost of ₹ 650 million (US$7.8 million) per trainset. [2] In contrast to other Indian trains, the trainsets will have a locomotive at both ends in a push-pull configuration , enabling better acceleration and shorter turnaround times in direction reversals.
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First class coaches in express trains were similar to first AC coaches with a combination of cabins and berths. [14] They are non air-conditioned and do not have all the facilities of first AC coaches. [15] They were started to be phased out of normal express trains starting in the 2000s and the last coach being de-commissioned in 2015.