Palace on Wheels
| Palace on Wheels | |
|---|---|
Logo of the Palace on Wheels | |
| Entered service | 26 January 1982 |
| Operators | Indian Railways |
| Lines served | New Delhi – Jaipur – Sawai Madhopur – Chittorgarh – Udaipur – Jaisalmer – Jodhpur – Bharatpur – Agra – New Delhi |
The Palace on Wheels is a luxury tourist train in India operated jointly by Indian Railways and the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC). It was launched on 26 January 1982 with the aim of promoting tourism in Rajasthan by offering rail journeys modeled after the personal trains of former Indian princely states.