What are special trains What is their touristic importance explain the itinerary of Maharaja Express?

The Maharajas’ Express is a luxury tourist train owned and operated by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation(IRCTC). It runs on 4 routes covering more than 12 destinations across North-West and Central India, mainly centered on Rajasthan between the months of October and April.

When did Maharaja Express started in India?

March 2010
The luxurious Maharaja Express was started in March 2010 by IRCTC. It has set a record for having won consecutively for six years at the World Travel Awards. The Maharaja Express is a luxury tourist train owned and operated by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC).

How much does it cost to go on the Maharaja Express?

Price/USD$ inc tax/ex Club Discount

Why is Maharaja Express famous?

Maharajas’ Express Luxury Train in India has got many awards for its gracious hospitality. It offers the traveler luxury and comfort. This Luxury Train in India coaches are named after the precious jewels of different Maharajas (Kings).

Who started Maharaja Express?

Maharajas’ Express, the leading luxury train in India, was started in March 2010 by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC). On its inaugural run, there were 86 passengers on board the train.

How many passengers are on the Maharaja Express?

88 passengers
Maharajas Ehas 23 coaches accommodating 88 passengers. The coaches include five Deluxe Suite cars, six Junior Suite cars, two Suite cars, a Presidential Suite car, a bar car and a lounge car, two restaurant cars, a kitchen car, a staff coach, an Executive Managers & Tour Managers coach, and two generator coaches.

What are the different name used for maharaja?

What is another word for maharaja?

What is the other name of Maharajah?

Alternative Titles: mahārāja, maharajah Maharaja, also spelled maharajah, Sanskrit mahārāja, (from mahat, “great,” and rājan, “king”), an administrative rank in India; generally speaking, a Hindu prince ranking above a raja. Used historically, maharaja refers specifically to a ruler of one of the principal native states of India.

Why did the British give the title Maharaja to their princes?

In the Mughal Empire it was quite common to award to various princes (hereditary or not) a series of lofty titles as a matter of protocolary rank. The British would, as paramount power do the same. Many of these (see also above) elaborate explicitly on the title Maharaja, in the following descending order:

What is the difference between Maharaj and maharajakumar?

Maharajakumar generally denotes a son of a Maharaja, but more specific titulatures are often used at each court, including Yuvaraja for the heir (the crown prince). The form “Maharaj” (without “-a”) indicates a separation of noble and religious offices, although since in Hindi the suffix -a is silent, the two titles are near homophones.

What is the meaning of the word’Maharaja’?

Used historically, maharaja refers specifically to a ruler of one of the principal native states of India. The feminine form is maharani (maharanee). The title seems to have been introduced sometime in the first century bc by the Kushāns. They had been influenced by the Śaka (Scythian) and Persian-Mongolian rulers…