India, April 23 -- Barely ten days after the announcement of a special, 10-day-long railway tourism package to commemorate Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Indian Railways is mulling changes in the terminal station and duration of the tour. According to sources in the railways, the tour is now likely to start from Mumbai instead of Delhi and its duration is likely to be restricted to four days.

"The itinerary and destinations on the route will remain the same. But we are mulling changes in departure and arrival of the round-trip tour from Mumbai, subject to final approvals," a railway official told Hindustan Times.

Tariffs for the tour are also likely to be reduced by around 15-20% from the proposed Rs.19,000-47,000, the of...