Indian Railways' online ticket booking arm IRCTC has decided to resume the services of the luxury train Golden Chariot. The train will commence its first journey of the season on March 14, 2021.
"On its first journey of the season on March 14, 2021 on a 6 Nights/7 Days itinerary, Pride of Karnataka starting and ending in Bengaluru covering Bandipur, Mysore, Halebidu, Chikamangalur, Hampi, Aihole and Pattadakal and Goa. Another 3 Nights/4 Days trip is planned on March 21, 2021, which will also start and end in Bengaluru covering Mysore, Hampi and Mahabalipuram," the IRCTC in its statement said.
Owned by Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC), the Golden Chariot train, which commenced in 2008, was taken over by IRCTC in January 2020 for operations, marketing and maintenance. The Golden Chariot will hit the tracks in a new look on a week-long itinerary, the statement said.
The renewed train has a host of new features including complimentary Wi-Fi and OTT streaming onboard, complimentary house pours and wines, choice of international and Indian cuisines, services of an experienced Tour Director onboard, all monument entry tickets, off-board evenings with meals and cultural performances.
Destinations on the Golden Chariot route have been chosen to showcase the architecture, culture and history of the region it traverses through.
The Guest carriages of the Golden Chariot train are named after the dynasties which ruled south India over several centuries. Each guest carriage has four cabins with a mix of twins and doubles. The guest cabins are a mix of 13 Double Bed Cabins, 30 Twin Bed Cabins and 1 Cabin for specially-abled.
(Published 10 March 2021, 16:58 IST)
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