During off-season, corporates can hire the train to take their employees on a holiday or even organise meetings on board.

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee flagged off this beauty on January 16, 2004 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai.

If you succumb to the lure of the Deccan Odyssey, be prepared to shell out approximately $350 ($=Rs 45) per day. The seven-day tour begins in Mumbai every Wednesday night.

Time. All aboard, please

Also see: India's New Rajdhani

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