In 1991, a new air - conditioned meter gauge Palace - On
- Wheels, on the lines of the old heritage train, was launched with
13 saloons, 2 restaurants, kitchen car, bar - cum - lounge and 4
service cars.
The Palace - on - Wheels has gained remarkable success
and attained worldwide acclaim and popularity bagging the PATA gold
award in 1987. The Palace - on - Wheels has been rated as one of
the ten best luxurious rail journey in the world. The popularity
of the train has been enhanced by the media. Famous TV Teams such
as BBC, MTV, Zee TV, National Geograhics, MDR of Germony and many
other have covered the train and shown it on their network. It has
carried 32264 tourist in 518 trips up to Feb. 2001. The eight days'
and seven nights journey in royal splendor takes you to the territory
of the Maharajas; the 'Pink City' of Jaipur; Jaisalmer, 'the jewel
of the desert; the majestic stronghold of Jodhpur; Swai Madhopur
for the Ranthambhore National Park; the city of Chttaurgarh with
its countless tales of Rajput chivalry; Udaipur with its lakes and
Lakes Palace; the red stone city of Fatehpur Sikri and; of course,
the Taj Mahal in Agra - one of the seven wonders of the world; Bharatpur,
with its remarkable bird sanctuary. |
