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Too opulent for us

Paul Noronha

The view of Deccan Odyssey, Mumbai's tourist attraction on rails, which is having trouble getting enough people to fill it. The 21-coach train, with its opulent interiors and gourmet menu, has only made 10 trips since its inaugural run on January 28, 2004 and that was only at 25 per cent of its total capacity. At $2,500 or Rs 1.1 lakh for a seven-day trip through Mumbai, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Goa, Pune, Aurangabad, Jalgoan and Nashik, the train finds few takers.

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