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Indian Railways, the largest of its kind in the world with a workforce of about 1.5 million employees, is regarded as the life-line of the India and its fast growing economy. Daily about 13 million passengers benefit directly from this huge net-work of 62,800 rout Kms. The last two years have witnessed considerable improvements in various areas including passenger amenities, number of new trains, extension of service and indigenous technology.
A strong tourism strategy with more use of ICT will soon find its place in the system through dedicated tourist trains, rail coaches and regular trains on sectors developed by tour operator and agencies. As part of its long-term strategy towards organizational reforms and restructuring, the Indian Railways (IR) has made serious attempts to induct professionalism into their stream and divest its peripheral areas of operation connected to its core business of transport.
Ministry of Railways has taken several important initiatives for the promotion of tourism. These include plans for introduction of new tourist train services on popular tourist circuits in different regions of the country to offer one week’s fully package rail travel itinerary inclusive of travel, accommodation, catering-on board and on ground and conducted sight seeing tours at the destination.
Palace On Wheels
Palace on Wheels, a luxury train that carries with it an ambience of the Rajputana era and an exciting fairytale journey, which takes the visitor to the imperial cities of Rajasthan every single day, the coaches also carry out an image of the Rajput states with beautiful interiors. “Royal Treat” for the passengers on board includes saloons, bar lounges & libraries in every coach as well as restaurant and organized shopping facilities. The train is fully vestibule, centrally air-conditioned and completely self-sufficient and comprises 14 saloons.
Heritage On Wheels
No other region in India, or perhaps, even in the world, has such a large concentration of high quality frescoes as the region of Shekhawati. In the beginning, this semi-arid region had only its blank monochromatic palette to offer. No school of painting thrived till history and circumstances took up this colorless page and made it blossom with art for almost two centuries - from 1750 to 1930. Today, this region is commonly called this 'Open-Air art Gallery of Rajasthan'
Designed on the line of ' Palace on Wheels', Heritage on Wheels will take you on a journey of lifetime giving an experience of culture, history and luxury.
Deccan Odyssey
As the wind whispers through the halo of legends crowning the land of the mighty Marathas, a lone majestic whistle blows its salutation of honour as it gracefully traverses this land of fantastic fantasy. Welcome to the mesmerizing Maharashtra experience aboard the luxurious DECCAN ODYSSEY.
The weeklong Deccan Odyssey tour includes several exotic destinations covering the vast expanse of Maharashtra and a pinch of Goa - Mumbai, Ganpatipule, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Goa, Pune, Aurangabad, Ajanta and Ellora. Experience the finest and the best of train journeys of the world. The Deccan Odyssey is much more than a mere luxury train cruise. It's a 'classical odyssey' of time beyond the realms of the present.
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