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A super luxury train, meant to run on the Kalka- Shimla heritage rail section, will finally become operational by the beginning of next month.

This was disclosed by Managing Director of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), Dr P K Goel, during an interaction with The Tribune here today. He said that the trail run of the train is complete and it had already met the safety requirements for running on the Kalka-Shimla narrow gauge section. “We are now looking at the coming holiday season in April, and hope to make a clean profit by starting this train,” he said.

The train, which has two coaches (one 10-seater and other 12-seater coach) has been manufactured at the Kalka workshop of the Railways.

Though the two coaches were manufactured in December, 2004, it is only now that the train is ready for operation, after its trial runs for safety.

The Railways is planning to not just attach these coaches to the other trains, running on the route, but also as a special charter train.

Dr Goel informed TNS that the 10-seater coach could be chartered for Rs 7500, the 12-seater coach for Rs 10,000.
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