IRCTC to run first Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist train from Jharkhand

New Delhi: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), Kolkata, has announced that the first Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train will depart from Jharkhand for Dakshin Bharat Darshan on October 25, 2023.
Bharat Gaurav is the first tourism special train for travel enthusiasts and is in accordance with the initiatives “Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat” and “Dekho Apna Desh” initiative of the Indian government. The Special Tourist Train will travel between Tirupati, Meenakshi Temple, Rameswaram, Kanyakumari and Trivandrum. The spiritual voyage will begin at Godda Station and continue for 11 nights and 12 days on the pilgrimage train.
Zafar Azam, Group General Manager/IRCTC, in the presence of Kausik Mitra, Chief Public Relations Officer/Eastern Railway, briefed Press and Media regarding the launch of the Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train for Dakshin Bharat Darshan from Godda on September 6, 2023 at the CPRO/Eastern Railway’s Office in Koilaghat.
The package has been divided into three categories: Economy (SL class) with 580 seats, Standard (3AC) with 70 seats and Comfort (3AC) with 140 seats. Economy-class accommodations include non-AC hotels, whereas Standard and Comfort-class accommodations include AC hotels.
The train will provide professional Tour Escorts, Housekeeping staff, Unarmed Security, Surveillance Cameras, a Public Address system and Travel insurance to ensure the protection of all passengers. All of these services will be offered at Rs 21,300 per person (Economy), Rs 33,300 per person (Standard) and Rs 36,400 per person (Comfort).
Under the Bharat Gaurav Train initiative, the Indian Railways is offering an approximate 33 per cent concession to promote rail tourism. The price listed above includes the discount.
For additional information, passengers should contact the IRCTC office at 3 Koilaghat Street, Ground Floor, Kolkata 700001 or call the toll-free number 8595904077/ 8595904082 (which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week).