The Maharajas' Express is a luxury tourist train owned and operated by The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).

The IRCTC and Cox and Kings India Ltd[5] entered a joint venture, setting up Royale Indian Rail Tours Ltd (RIRTL) to oversee the functioning and management of the Maharajas' Express.

[6] The train comprises 23 carriages which include accommodation, dining, bar, lounge, generator, and store cars.

[7] The Presidential suite occupies an entire rail carriage, incorporating a separate sitting-cum-dining room, a master bedroom and bathroom with shower and bathtub, plus a twin bedroom and bathroom with shower,[8] The train has two dining cars—named Rang Mahal and Mayur Mahal—designed for full fine dining service.

Maharajas Express operates four different itineraries from October to April,[9][7] of which two are short-term Golden Triangle (Delhi, Jaipur, and Agra) tours and the other three are week-long pan-India voyages:[10] The train's curated journey includes participation in evening prayer rituals at the banks of river Ganga.