Railway officials are in talks with a hotel chain to run a Luxury on Wheels train linking tourist sites in north-western India. PK Goel, a senior railway official, said yesterday that a proposal by the Oberoi hotel group was under consideration.
The train would have eight coaches with 24 cabins and a kitchen serving Indian and western cuisine. Starting in New Delhi, its stops would include Jaipur, Jodhpur and Agra.
The Rajasthan government already runs a train called the Palace on Wheels, which recreates the atmosphere of Indias royal palaces and is booked up more than a year in advance.
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