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First to charter special train to Nilgiris, British couple books all coaches

Press Trust of India | ByPress Trust of India
Sep 02, 2018 08:43 AM IST

The couple had booked the entire train through the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation website.

A young couple from England became the first to charter the special train, introduced by Southern Railway, for a one-way trip from Mettupalayam to Udhagamandalam, to spend their honeymoon in the hills.

The couple was the first to avail the chartered service, the sources said, adding that they were accorded a rousing reception by station managers at Mettupalayam and Coonoor on their arrival.(Nilgiri Mountain Railway/Facebook)
The couple was the first to avail the chartered service, the sources said, adding that they were accorded a rousing reception by station managers at Mettupalayam and Coonoor on their arrival.(Nilgiri Mountain Railway/Facebook)

Graham William Lynn (30) and Silviya Plasic (27), who got married recently, paid around 3 lakh to travel by the train to the iconic Nilgiris hills, railways sources said.

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The couple had booked the entire train through the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation website.

As part of efforts to promote hill tourism, the Railway Board had approved the Salem division to operate the special train with a seating capacity of 120, in the Nilgiri Mountain railway section.

The couple was the first to avail the chartered service, the sources said, adding that they were accorded a rousing reception by station managers at Mettupalayam and Coonoor on their arrival on Friday, the sources said.

The train left Mettupalayam at 9.10 am and reached Ooty by 2.40 pm, they added.

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