To promote religious tourism, IRCTC A series of Shri Ramayana is planned Travel tourism, which will mark the gradual resumption of domestic tourism by trains in view of the improvement COVID-19 Situation.
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) said on Saturday that one such tour would start from November 7.
“IRCTC has planned train tour packages using its Pilgrim Special Tourist Trains and Deluxe Tourist Trains, understanding the need of the budget and premium segment tourists,” IRCTC said in a statement.
“The first departure of the Ramayana Circuit train will start from New Delhi on November 7 followed by four more departures in the next month,” IRCTC said.
Other packages include 12 nights/13 days Shri Ramayana Yatra Express-Madurai, which will depart on 16 November.
To meet the requirement of the pilgrimage tourism market of South India, IRCTC will operate Shri Ramayana Yatra Express-Madurai with its budget class train with sleeper class coaches, the statement said.
The train will start from Madurai with boarding points at Dindigul, Tiruchirappalli, Karur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpettai, Katpadi, Chennai Central, Renigunta and Cuddapah.
It will cover Hampi, Nashik, Chitrakoot, Allahabad, Varanasi and return to Madurai.
The statement said that there is also a package of 16 nights / 17 days of Shri Ramayana Yatra Express-Sriganganagar and the train will leave on 25 November.
For tourists from budget segment of North India, IRCTC is operating Shri Ramayana Yatra Express-Sri Ganganagar with its pilgrimage special tourist trains, it said, adding that the train will travel from Sri Ganganagar to Abohar-Malout, boarding and de-boarding points at Bhatinda. will start with. Barnala, Patiala, Rajpura, Ambala Cantt, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat, Delhi Cantt, Gurgaon, Rewari, Alwar, Jaipur, Agra Fort, Etawah and Kanpur, the statement said.
It will cover Ayodhya, Sitamarhi, Janakpur, Varanasi, Prayagraj and Chitrakoot, Nasik, Hampi and Rameswaram, Kanchipuran and will return to Sri Ganganagar.
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