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It serves four routes across North-West and Central India, mainly centered on Rajasthan between the months of October and April. [1] The Maharajas' Express, often also referred to as the Orient Express of the Orient was voted "The World's Leading Luxury Train" Seven times in a row at The World Travel Awards from 2012 through 2018.
The Maharajas' Express is India's most expensive train. [27] Palace on Wheels: 1982; 2009 (refurbished) [28] RTDC & IR: The luxury train was introduced by Indian Railways to promote tourism in the state of Rajasthan.
1888 poster for the Orient Express. A luxury train is a premium passenger rail service. Some luxury trains promote tourism in destinations across a region, while others (such as the Maharajas' Express) take passengers on a ride through a single country. Luxury trains include restaurants, bars, bathrooms, and sleeping and seating areas.
Both luxury trains and around-the-world vacations have been in high demand.. Railbookers combined both into a 59-day, 12-country itinerary that includes travel on seven luxury trains. Railbookers ...
Introduced in 2019, Vande Bharat Express is the fastest express train in India. In December 2009, the Ministry of Railways of Government of India envisaged the implementation of regional high-speed rail projects to provide services at 250–350 km/h (160–220 mph), and planning for corridors connecting commercial, tourist, and pilgrimage hubs.
Apart from general trains, Indian railways operates luxury trains such as Maharajas' Express, Deccan Odyssey and other special tourist trains with varied classes. [40] These may include standard coaches, regular coaches with modifications and specially designed coaches with coupes, dedicated cabins and suites. [41]
The Amrit Bharat Express is a superfast express service operated by Indian Railways.It is a non-air-conditioned, low-cost, sleeper cum unreserved service connecting cities that are more than 800 km (500 mi) apart or take more than ten hours to travel with existing services.
The Mahanagari Express is an express train, belonging to Indian Railways, that runs between Mumbai CSMT and Varanasi Junction in India. It operates as train number 22177 from Mumbai CSMT to Varanasi Junction and as train number 22178 in the reverse direction. Mahanagri Express is converted ICF coaches into LHB coaches in year 2023. [2]