The Hindu Business Line : Chartered trains promise a new journey for tourists

NEW DELHI: Tourists can now charter a train to their dream holiday destination with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation all set to roll such a train from the western sector next month.

Promising style and comfort, the chartered train tour package would handle every thing for the prospective clients from hotel booking, site seeing to choicest foods.

“The aim is to help the customer get rid of all travel related hassles and sink in the joy of holiday-making,'' Additional General Manager of IRCTC (West zone) Ms Bela Meena told PTI.

One such chartered train tour would be kicked off from the western sector as early as next month. However, the services will come at a price and the packages will be tailor-made for customers.

IRCTC is in touch with corporate houses, who are interested in such packages for their employees.

“We are in touch with major telecom players interested in our chartered tour packages and have finalised three circuits where these service will run,'' she said.

The routes prepared by IRCTC for the services are Ahmedabad to Goa, Mumbai to Vaishnodevi and Mumbai to Tirupati. These routes are much sought after, Ms Meena said, adding that other sectors would be added depending upon the demand. - PTI

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