Bharat Gaurav 'Shri Jagannath Yatra' Train Flagged Off From Safdarjung For Its 8-Day Pilgrimage Tour

Embarking on a special pilgrimage, Bharat Gaurav Shri Jagannath Yatra train was flagged off from Safdarjung station on 25 January by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw along with Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy.

Visit of Jagannath temple at Puri will be the major attraction for the passengers along with Konark, Bhubaneshwar, Kashi, Baidyanath and Gaya in the tour itinerary.

Operated by the IRCTC, the tourist special train departed for its 8-day onward journey with a total of 528 tourists.

One among the Char Dham of India is Jagannath temple of Puri which will be visited by the tourists. The visit of Varanasi, Baidyanath Dham, Konark and Gaya are added attractions in the tour.

Bharat Gaurav Shri Jagannath Yatra train would be covering some of the very prominent pilgrimage and heritage destinations of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha.

The 8-day Bharat Gaurav Tourist train tour has its first stop at Varanasi, the ancient holy city, where tourists will visit Kashi Vishwanath temple and corridor along with the Ganga ghat and arati.

After Varanasi, the train will move to Jasidih Railway station in Jharkhand and tourists will proceed to visit Baidyanath dham Jyotirlinga temple.

Further, a train will depart from Jashidih to Puri where a stay for two nights will be arranged for tourists in the hotels.

While at Puri, tourists will visit Jagannath temple, Golden Puri beach, Sun temple at Konark and temples of Bhubaneswar.

After Puri, Gaya will be the last destination where the visit of Vishnupad temple will be covered. Train will return back to Delhi on the 8th day of its journey on 1 February 2023.

Coupled with a modern state of the art AC rake, the tourist train has options to board/de-board the train at Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Tundla, Etawah, Kanpur and Lucknow stations in the tour.  

The fully air-conditioned tourist train comprises eleven 3rd AC coaches and one pantry car. Freshly cooked vegetarian meals will be served on board to the guests in their respective seats from the well equipped modern pantry car.

The train has also been fitted with an infotainment system for the entertainment of the passengers as well as for public announcements. From clean toilets to enhanced security features of CCTV cameras and security guards for each coach have also been provided for the tourists.

Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train launch is in line with the Government of India initiative “Dekho Apna Desh” to promote domestic tourism.

At a price range starting from Rs 17,655 per person, the IRCTC tourist train will be an all inclusive tour package covering train journey in 3rd AC, night stay at hotels, all meals (veg only), all transfer and sight-seeing in buses, travel insurance, services of guide and so on.

All necessary health precautionary measures will be taken care of, and IRCTC will make efforts to provide a safe and memorable experience to the guests.