New Delhi: In order to promote religious tourism in line with the Government of India initiative “Dekho Apna Desh”, Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Ltd has launched Shri Ramayana Yatra by Deluxe AC Tourists train. Earlier, this train was operated in Sleeper class only.
This tour will start from Delhi's Safdarjung Railway Station on 7th Nov 2021 and cover the visit of all prominent places associated with the life of Lord Rama.
The entire tour will take 17 days for its completion where roughly 7500 kms will be covered. The first half of this train will be Ayodhya where tourists will visit Ram Janmbhumi temple and Hanuman temple and additionally Bharat Mandir at Nandigram.
After Ayodhya, the next destination will be Sitamarhi in Bihar and the visit of Sita Ji’s birthplace and Ram-Janki Temple in Janakpur (Nepal) will be covered by road. Post Sitamarhi, the train will move to Varanasi, and tourists will visit temples at Varanasi, Prayag, Shringverpur and Chitrakoot by road. Night stay will be provided at Varanasi, Prayag and Chitrakoot.
Further, the next halt of the train will be Nasik wherein a visit to Trayambakeshwar temple will be taken and Panchvati will be covered, followed by Nasik, the train will stop at Hampi, which is the ancient Krishkindha city. Here the temple of Hanuman birthplace and other heritage and religious sites will be covered and Rameshwaram will be the last destination of this train tour.
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Interestingly, the Deluxe AC Tourist Train has a host of astounding features including two fine dining restaurants, a modern kitchen, shower cubicles in coaches, sensor-based washroom functions, foot massager. The fully air-conditioned train provides two types of accommodation viz. 1st AC and 2nd AC. The train also has enhanced security features of CCTV cameras and Security Guards for each coach.
The price of the entire tour in this special train is Rs. 82950/- per person for 2AC and Rs. 102095/- for 1AC class.
To ensure the safety measures post COVID 19 in this deluxe tourist train, fully Vaccination is mandatory for Guests of age group 18 or above. Besides this, IRCTC will also provide a safety kit to all tourists having face masks, hand gloves and sanitiser.
