IRCTC, the online ticket booking arm of the Indian Railways, has decided to resume the services of its luxury train Golden Chariot from tomorrow. In a regulatory filing, the company said: “We wish to inform you that IRCTC will operate trips through Golden Chariot from 14 March 2O2l.”
Online ticket booking arm has planned two itineraries departing from Bangalore covering various destinations in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Goa and then returning back to Bengaluru.
The two itineraries are:
Pride of Karnataka
This will be a six nights/seven days journey starting from Bengaluru on Sunday and will cover the Bandipur national park, Mysuru, Halebidu, Chikkamagaluru and Goa. The trip will also include visits to Unesco world heritage sites of Badami Caves, Pattadakal temples and Hampi palace ruins and will end in Bengaluru.
Jewels of South India
The three nights/four days’ journey starting from Bengaluru on March 21 will cover Mysuru, Tamil Nadu, Mahabalipuram, Thanjavur, Chettinad and Kerala. The trip will include visits to the Hampi palace ruins, Fort Kochi and Kerala backwaters.
The cost of the luxury train tour package will include all onboard meals, transport for sightseeing, entrance fee to all the sites covered in the trip as well as the cost of guides.
Owned by Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC), the Golden Chariot train, which had started operation in 2008, was taken over by the IRCTC for operation, management, and marketing through a recently executed agreement between the two corporations.
