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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Luxury train |
| First service | 1923 |
| Current operator(s) | Transnet Freight Rail |
| Website | bluetrain |
| Route | |
| Termini | Pretoria Cape Town |
| Distance travelled | 1,600 km (990 mi) |
| Average journey time | 27 hours |
| On-board services | |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | Yes |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Blue Train is a luxury train that travels an approximately 1,600-kilometre (990 mi) journey in South Africa, between Pretoria and Cape Town.[1] It is one of the most luxurious train journeys in the world. It offers butler service, two lounge cars (smoking and non-smoking), an observation car, and carriages with gold-tinted picture windows, in soundproofed, fully carpeted compartments, each with its own en-suite bathroom (many of which are equipped with a full-sized bathtub).[2] The service is promoted as a "magnificent moving five-star hotel" by its operators, who note that kings and presidents have travelled on it.[3]
The train runs through South Africa diagonally, with an average travel duration of 27 hours.[4]
- ^ Friel, Mikhaila (13 January 2024). "The best luxury train rides in 2024". Business Insider Africa. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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- ^ "Train travel in South Africa". seat61.com. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
- ^ "The Blue Train". bluetrain.co.za. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
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