Shri Ramayana Yatra on Bharat Gaurav train: Price, route, other details

Indian Railways will launch an 18-day "Shri Ramayana Yatra" through a Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist train to promote pilgrimage tourism on April 7.

This tour will start from Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station and cover prominent places associated with the life of Lord Shri Rama. The proposed train tour is going to be operated in Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC tourist train having modern amenities. So far, 26 Bharat Gaurav Trains have been started.

Facilities

The deluxe AC tourist train has a host of amazing features including two fine dining restaurants, a modern kitchen, shower cubicles in coaches, sensor-based washroom functions and foot massagers. The fully air-conditioned train provides two types of accommodation, viz 1st AC and 2nd AC. The train has enhanced security features of CCTV cameras and security guards for each coach, they said.

Places Covered

The first halt of this train will be Ayodhya where tourists will visit Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple, Hanuman temple and Saryuaarti. Bharat Mandirat Nandigram follows next.The subsequent destination will be Sitamarhi in Bihar wherefrom tourists shall be visiting Sita Ji's birth place and Ram Janki Temple in Janakpur (Nepal) which will be covered byroad. Post Sitamarhi, the train proceeds for Buxar where the sightseeing would include Ramrekhaghat, Rameshwarnath temple followed by a dip into the holyGanga.

The next destination is Varanasi where the tourists will visit the Kashi Vishwanath temple and corridor, the Tulsi Mandir and Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir temples. On completion the passengers would be taken to Prayagraj,Shringverpurand Chitrakootby road. Night stay will be provided at Varanasi, Prayagraj and Chitrakoot.

Further, next halt of the train will be Nasik wherein visit of Trimbakeshwar temple and Panchvati will be covered. Next destination after Nashik will be Hampi, the ancient Krishkindha city. Here the temple of Shri Hanuman birth place and other heritage and religious sites will be covered. Rameshwaram will be the next destination of this train tour. Ramanathaswamy temple and Dhanuskodi are a part of the visit.Next halt is at Bhadrachalam where Sita Ram temple will be a part of the tour. The last stop is Nagpur before the train starts back on its return journey.

Ramtek Fort and temple, where Lord Rama is believed to have stopped overfor resting while on exile, is the sightseeing site at Nagpur. The train returns back toDelhi on 18th day of its journey. Guests will be traveling roughly 7500 kmsin this entire tour.

Price

A special tourist train has been launched in line with the Government of India initiative "DekhoApnaDesh"and"EkBharatShreshthaBharat"to promote domestic tourism ,at a price of Rs. 1,14,065 (per person) for 2AC and Rs.1,46,545 for 1 AC class cabin and Rs 1,68,950 for 1AC coupe.

Package Price covers train journey in AC classes, accommodation in AC hotels, all meals (vegetarian), all transfer and sight-seeing in AC Vehicles, travel insurance and services of IRCTC tour managers etc. All necessary health precautions measures will be taken care by providing safe and healthy travel during the tour.