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Luxury tourist train on cards

Staff Reporter

It will be on the lines of the `Palace on Wheels'

BANGALORE: The Indian Railway Tourism and Catering Corporation (IRCTC) will roll out a luxury tourist train on the lines of the "Palace on Wheels" in the Karnataka circuit in association with the Tourism Department by October. This would be the first such train to be introduced in South India, said IRCTC South Zone Additional General Manager J. Vinayan.

Speaking at a workshop on "innovative tour packages from IRCTC" here on Wednesday, Mr. Vinayan said the coaches were being given final touches. The corporation would offer three Kerala tour packages from Bangalore from January 20, Mr. Vinayan said. Bookings can be done through IRCTC agents or by logging on to irctc.co.in

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