New Delhi : Buoyed by the growing popularity of the Palace on Wheels trains particularly among foreign tourists, Railways is considering at least half a dozen proposals from private groups, including one from hospitality major the Oberoi chain of hotels, to operate a similar luxury services.
We are actively considering at least five to six proposals including the one sent by Oberoi Group of Hotels to run Palace on Wheels type trains involving Indian Railways, P K Goel, Managing Director of the IRCTC told reporters.
The Oberoi Group of Hotels sent their proposals to run a Luxury train in Rajasthan and we hope that it would be finalised within the next two-to-threee months, he said.
Once finalised, Goel said it would be the third such venture in historically and culturally rich Rajasthan.
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