The Ramayana Circuit:: Check price, route and tour dates
By Deepika
krishna murthy
The train would depart from Delhi's Safdarjung railway station on June 21.
The 18-day journey by train has 11 third AC class coaches with an accommodation capacity of around 600 passengers, which will cost a passenger Rs 62,370.
The tour package aims at realising devotees’ dreams to visit places, where Lord Ram, his wife Goddess Sita and Lord Laxman had set foot, while undertaking an exile in the forest for 14 years.
The train will cover Ayodhya, Janakpur (Nepal), Sitamarhi, Buxar, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Shringverpur, Chitrakoot, Nashik, Hampi, Rameshwaram, Kanchipuram and Bhadrachalam.
It is for the first time that a tourist train will go from India to Nepal, and connect the two religious cities of Ayodhya and Janakpur.
The boarding points, apart from Delhi, are Aligarh, Tundla, Kanpur and Lucknow.
The cost of a ticket is uniform irrespective of the station passenger boards from.
The tour plan includes food, stay in the hotel and guide services at the points of visit.