The Blue Train is a luxury train that travels an approximately 1,600 kilometer journey in South Africa, between Pretoria and Cape Town. It is regarded as one of the most luxurious train journeys in the world, offering butler service, two lounge cars, an observation car, and carriages with gold-tinted picture windows in soundproofed, fully carpeted compartments each with its own en-suite bathroom. The service is promoted by its operators as a magnificent moving five-star hotel, and they note that kings and presidents have traveled on it.
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Established Year SignificanceRegarded as one of the most luxurious train journeys in the world 1 Route TypeLuxury long distance passenger train service 1 TerminiPretoria and Cape Town, South Africa 1 Operational StatusActive, the only regular route in operation is Pretoria to Cape Town 1 Operational Status
Operational Status (category) Sources
1. Wikipedia: Blue Train (South Africa)
WikipediaHistory section, on the Union Express origins of the service in 1923Quote, History section, on the Union Express origins of the service in 1923
The Blue Train's origins date back to 1923, when the Union Express commenced between Johannesburg and Cape Town
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