India’s first deluxe train Deccan Queen completes 92 years

Indian Railways’ first deluxe train, the Deccan Queen completed 92 years of its service on June 01. The train connects two major cities of Maharashtra, Pune and Mumbai.

The Deccan Queen, initially, had only first class and second class accommodation. It was restored by the special train services with a 'Vistadome coach' last year. Now the train will have Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches from June 22.

The Deccan Queen initially had only first class and second class accommodation. Addressing the media persons, General Manager of Central Railway Anil Kumar Lahoti said, “This train is the only one of its kind on Indian Railways to have a Restaurant Car, will now run with LHB coaches from June 22.”