Golden Chariot to make only nine trips this season

Officially entering its 10th year of existence, South India’s only luxury train — Karnataka’s Golden Chariot, in the middle of its run time (October to March), has already had two trip cancellations.

Two trips in the October-November run, both Southern Splendour tours, were called off by the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) owing to poor response. Southern Splendour is one of two trips offered by the Golden Chariot, taking passengers through Chennai, Mahabalipuram, Puducherry, Thanjavur, Madurai, Thiruvananthapuram, Kovalam and Kochi, before returning to Bengaluru.

The other trip is Pride of South, which covers Bengaluru, Kabini, Mysuru, Hassan, Hampi, Badami and Goa. In March last year, the Southern Splendour tour was initially called off citing the Southern Railways’ difficulty in accommodating the train at stations. But it was resumed later.
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