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| New Route For The Golden Chariot Luxury Train Golden Chariot, which has managed to find a place among the world's best -- the only Indian luxury train to do so as per recent lists -- will soon begin to offer two-week long trips across South India. The Golden Chariot will, for one week, will go along the current route of heritage destinations in Karnataka. In the second week, it will travel along Coimbatore, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Trivandrum, and Kochi and then enter into Karnataka again. Passengers will be able to opt for either a two-week long journey, one of the two weeks or shorter packages for a few days, all differently priced. The fares along the Kerala and Tamil Nadu route will be 20 percent higher than the current fares. The first of these fully chartered trips will start from March 2010. The flagship luxury train will cover most of South India namely Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) idea is to introduce passengers to most of South India's tourist hotspots in about two week's time. One week the train will go along the usual Golden Chariot route and the next week it will travel along the other states. Tourists can opt for just one week long trips too. Route Map
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