There is a new luxury train ride on the block. The 23-carriage Maharajas' Express accomodates just 84 passengers and has started running between Kolkata and New Delhi, with stops in the holy city of Varanasi and the Taj Mahal in Agra, but another itinerary will take it to the southwestern city of Mumbai.
Prices start at 800 dollars for the most basic deluxe cabin and rise up to 2,500 dollars a night for the presidential suite -- which occupies an entire carriage and includes two cabins with double beds and a toilet with a bathtub.
The new Express joins a fleet of other luxury trains plying India's railway network, including the Deccan Odyssey in western Maharashtra, the Palace on Wheels in Rajasthan and the Golden Chariot in southern Karnataka.