Railways to convert 200 saloons into 10 tourist trains

Railways has decided to convert 200 saloons into 10 luxury tourist trains to be run by the IRCTCNSE -0.33 % in a bid to regulate the use of the colonial era-style carriages and generate additional revenue for the national transporter, sources said on Friday.

Conceived initially as inspection cars to be exclusively used by railway officials to visit far flung areas, these saloons comprise of two bedrooms, a lounge, a pantry, a toilet and a kitchen which are built to facilitate stay for  ..

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