Palace on Wheels History
The
Palace On Wheels started as a unique holiday train hauled by a steam engine
with its inaugural trip on 26th January, 1982. It started to roll on its regular
operations from October 1982.
The Palace on Wheels, on broad gauge, is clearly the pride of the Indian Railways.
It is luxurious, and it is modern.
The coaches have different names derived from the former princely states and
that provides the link for the coat of arms and the decor inside. Within each
carriage are comfortable of showers, built-in wardrobes with full-length mirrors,
overhead and night-lights, piped music, service bells and public address system.
The rooms and corridors are carpeted, the furniture inlaid and upholstered especially
for the train. Blinds drape large windows, which frame views across the desert
and the passing arid landscape. At the end of each coach is a lounge.
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