Mysore/Mysuru: After a two-year break, luxury on wheels — The Golden Chariot — will chug again from March 14 and March 21 under two opulent packages — ‘Pride of Karnataka’ and ‘Jewels of South’. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has given a new lease of life to the train.
Popularly called ‘Palace-on-Wheels’, the marketing and operations of the luxury train was handed over to IRCTC in November 2019 after the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) signed a 10-year agreement with IRCTC. Earlier, the train incurred a loss of Rs. 41 crore due to low occupancy rates and the Government had halted the train.
