Saturday, October 5, 2019

IRCTC to operate two special trains in October

05/10/2019, STAFF REPORTER,COIMBATORE

The South Zone of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will operate two trains under the Bharat Darshan Tourist Train initiative in October, officials said here on Thursday. In a press release, L. Subramani, Manager of IRCTC South Zone, said that Pancha Dwarka Yatra train would cover Nath Dwara, Kankroli Dwaraka, Dakor Dwaraka, Dwaraka and Bet Dwaraka from October 12 to October 21 and Diwali Ganga Snan train will cover Puri, Konark, Gaya, Varanasi and Allahabad from October 23 to October 31.

Both these trains would start in Madurai and travel via Dindigul, Karur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpettai, Katpadi, Chennai Central, Nellore and Vijayawada. The cost for the Pancha Dwarka Yatra would be ₹ 9,450 for a person and the Diwali Ganga Snan ₹ 8,505 for a person, the release said.

Features of the tour would be sleeper class travel, accommodation in non-AC halls and dharmashalas, non-AC road transfers, south Indian vegetarian food and presence of tour escorts and security for each coach in the train. The Bharat Darshan Tourist Trains crossed more than 340 operations since its inception in 2005, Mr. Subramani said.

Brahmaputra Theerthadanam tour

IRCTC also announced a special AC train for the Brahmaputra Theerthadanam tour from November 13. The tour would cover Kolkata, Guwahati, River Brahmaputra, Shillong and Cheerapunji in 12 days.

The package cost would be ₹ 45,820 for third AC, ₹ 49,540 for second AC and ₹ 57,700 for first AC, the release said. Interested may contact IRCTC at 9003140665 and 9003140680 for details.

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