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| Circular number | Commercial Circular No. 04 of 2006 |
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| File number | No.2005/Tourism/140/11 |
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | train-services |
| Currency | Historical — likely superseded |
| Official PDF | indianrailways.gov.in |
TourismPolicy 'Palace on Wheels', luxury tourist trains, domestic tourist trains and ordinary
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GOVERNMENT0' .INDIA
/ SIiARA T SARKAR
MINISTRY OF RAILWA\'8/ RAIL MANTRALAYA
(RAtLWAYBOARD)
No.200Sl'fourijml140/11
January
17. ~OO6
(Commercial Circular No.4 of 2006)
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TourismPolicy.
Ministry of Railways have finalized the vision, strategy and action plan for
development of tourism. Tourism Policy has been fonnulated to' realize the vision.
Action plan should be formulatedby all the Zonal Railways to initiate developmentof
tourism.
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For implementationof Tourism Policy, IRCTC will facilitate Zonal Railways.
IRCTCshoulddevelopnecessarysoftwarefor bookingof all products.
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There is a huge market for tourism in both international and domestic segments.
The market being of the order of S million international tourists and 400 million domestic
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As envisaged in the Policy,'tailor-made Train I Services I Packages should be
developed;
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This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Railway Board.
Kindly acknoWledge receipt of this letter.
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, ( Dr. P.K. Goel )
Executive Director I Tourism &,Catering
Railway Bo;.)rd
Copy to:
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FA &,CAO,Alllndian Railways(withfive spares) for information.
ADAII Railways(with 36 sparecopies).
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For Financial Commissioner / Railways
Copy to:
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The ChiefOperationsManaaers.All IndianRailways.
The ChierColt1n1crcialManagers,AJllndian Railways.,
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VfIIyrich cultural heritaa~. Further, Railways ~e
pte8CDcein most parts
of the co~try.
Hen~'Rai1wa)'8 can position itself to pnerate
sUbstantial revenue focusing
on internationalanddomestictourists.
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VIS.ON
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position itself as the ~e
m~ver fortomism in the
countryby providinl'8Jt'lriaY1ofproductsstartiDgfi'om,luxurytourist tI'ad, budgethotels
an~,o~~ facili~oJ1S'.'j,Tkfibihstructure on 1W1wayscan be,leveragedfor launchinga
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ot'prddUCb"ad servicesto en.ure briaht 'bUsinessprOspects'with adequate
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STRATEGY
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TOuQSOlwill~ oneof.the,fiontline~vities with,theRailwaysandthe scopewill
be incre,ase4:byfocUsing,on doanestic and ,inte#lational tourists ,and.bymakins value-added
touristriproductsespeciaJiY'desiped for thiSseimcot.
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TOURISM PRODUcrS
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for each segment:
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Village on Wheels (VOW) / Bharat Darsban Trains
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Luxury Tourist TralDs/(LTT):
LuxuryTouriSttrainJs a productspecificallydesiped for up marketfoman
touristswherethe taritf is fixedindollars. Thesetrains shouldbave ~a11y
desiped coachesWithIUXW'ioUs
interiors,an entertaimnentlounge,reading
library, bar and very exclusive cuisine includins continental menu. These
trains may be' nm in partnership with tourist departments of State
Governments
and or IRCTC.
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, These 'trains are specifically targeted fur the' ,',dolDesdctoUrists and may'
includO1mpo-
~urism circuits. Since a lot ,,'oftravellers travel by trains
'for ie~iFoUs ~ourism, exclusive. products for religious tourism. will also be
developed anc;l"thC'~
run accordingly.
OD-board$elVices ~d,vaJue
addition
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HIDTourilt Trala.
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Hill TouristTrains'are sl*ifically desiped trains with varyiq cCmipOsition
and will be run on hill section. Their number should be increasedduring
summc;r,time ind for wintm;products can be specifically designed for winter
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