The Deccan Odyssey train is also one of the luxury train services in India such as Maharaja Express , Golden Charro it etc. This train is started by the Government of Maharashtra with the collaboration of the Ministry of Railway , Government of India. This train is started to make a boom in Maharashtra tourism. This train touches multiple tourist spots with a Five Star hotels facility on wheels. This train passes multiple locations in its journey i.e. the Western Ghats, Konkan regions, Goa, Nashik, Kolhapur Ratnagiri and many more. This train runs multiple routes apart from Maharashtra. After multiple success of Place on Wheels. Other states feel that to run these types of trains in their state to make a boom in tourism sectors. This train was flagged off on 17th January 2004 and by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee with remote. This train was run for an inaugural run from CST (Chatrapati Shivaji Terminal) to Thane and returned back. The commercial journey for this train was