| ‘Maharaja’s Express’ revamped; more sites added by railgenie on 17 July, 2012 - 09:00 AM | ||
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 railgenie | ‘Maharaja’s Express’ revamped; more sites added on 17 July, 2012 - 09:00 AM | |
New Delhi : Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has revamped luxury tourist train Maharaja’s Express to make it more popular among the tourists.While travelling to places of high tourist importance like Unesco world heritage site of Ajanta caves in Maharashtra and third largest Jurassic park of the world at Balasinor in Gujarat, the railway’s tourism company has cut down the fares to make it more attractive for NRIs and foreign tourists. For the coming season, the train will be operating on 5 new itineraries on four routes, which would include two itineraries of 4 days each with a view to meeting the long felt demand for a shorter itinerary. So far the train had only been operating on 8-day itineraries which also meant that the trip cost was far higher.“We are successfully running it since January 2012. We have operated 14 trips between January– April 2012 and achieved significant cost reduction in various services,” said IRCTC spokesperson Pradip Kundu. The new itineraries are: Treasures of India (3 nights/ 4 days)– Delhi – Agra – Ranthambore – Jaipur – Delhi; Gems of India (3 nights/ 4 days) – Delhi – Agra – Ranthambore – Jaipur –Delhi; Indian Splendour (7 nights/ 8 Days) Delhi– Agra – Ranthambore – Jaipur – Bikaner–Jodhpur – Udaipur – Balasinor – Mumbai; Heritage of India(7 nights/ 8 Days)– Mumbai–Ajanta–Udaipur – Jodhpur–Bikaner–Jaipur– Ranthambore–FatehpurSikri – Agra – Delhi. The new entry level price of $3580 has been offered for the four day itinerary which will give the passenger a Deluxe Cabin. | ||