Accordingly newly married British couple chartered an entire train to travel from Mettupalayam to Udhagamandalam to spend their honeymoon in the Nilgiri hills. Reports added the couple paid Rs 3 lakh to charter the special train, introduced by Southern Railway, for a one way trip, becoming the first people to do so. Meanwhile Graham William Lynn (30) and Silviya Plasic (27) got married recently.
Furthermore as per report to make their honeymoon special and memorable, the couple booked the entire train through the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation website. Reports stated that the couple was the first to avail the service. They were given a rousing reception by station managers at Mettupalayam and Coonoor on their arrival on Friday and the train left Mettupalayam at 9:10 am and reached Ooty by 2:40 pm.
Moreover 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.
