Bharat Gaurav special tourist train to run via Tatanagar

Jamshedpur, July 14: Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train will run from Kolkata station, West Bengal to Mata Vaishno Devi with Uttar Bharat Darshan Yatra via Tatanagar on 11 August, 2023. Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train is the first such tourism special train run by IRCTC for the travel enthusiasts.  It is in line with the Government of India’s initiative ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ and ‘Dekho Apna Desh’. 

The Special Tourist Train will cover Mata Vaishno Devi along with Haridwar-Rishikesh-Golden Temple-Wagah Border-Taj Mahal-Mathura-Vrindavan-Ayodhya. The train will commence the spiritual journey from Kolkata Station and will continue the pilgrim experience for 10 nights and 11 days. Mecheda-Kharagpur-Tatanagar-Rourkela-Ranchi-Bokaro Steel City-Dhanbad-Hazaribagh Road-Koderma-Gaya-Sasaram-Pandit Dindayal Upadhyaya stations have been identified for passengers’ boarding and deboarding.

The package has been classified into three categories i.e. Economy (SL Class) with 580 seats, Standard Class (3AC) with 140 seats and Comfort Class (3AC) with 70 seats. Economy includes accommodation in Non AC Budget Hotels, whereas Standard and Comfort Categories involve accommodation in AC Hotels. The Wash & Change and Transportation by bus will be Non AC for both Economy and Standard Class but AC Room for Wash & Change and AC buses will be applicable only for Comfort Class. Standard Vegetarian Menu will be provided for all the classes during the entire trip. Apart from these services, the train will have Professional Tour Escorts, Housekeeping Staff, Unarmed Security, Surveillance Cameras, Public Address System and Travel Insurance for the safety and security of all the passengers.

All these services will be provided at an affordable cost of Rs.17,700/- per person for Economy Class, Rs.27,400/- per person for Standard Class and Rs.30,300/- per person for Comfort Class. Indian Railways is offering approximately 33% concession for promotion of Rail Tourism under Bharat Gaurav Train Scheme. The above price is inclusive of the concession.