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- ↑ Tripathi, Shishir (9 November 2013). "Village on Wheels by Rlys to start tomorrow". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
Operated by IRCTC,the train will take the entourage on a 12 days journey that will start from Chandigarh on November 11 and return on November 22.
- ↑ "After 'Palace on Wheels', now a 'Village on Wheels'". The Economic Times. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
350 passengers would be accommodated
