Indian Railways To Launch 'Bharat Gaurav' Tourist Train From Ayodhya To Janakpur On 17 February

With an aim of showcasing India's rich cultural heritage and magnificent historical places, Indian Railways is launching Bharat Gaurav tourist train from Ayodhya to Janakpur in February.

The special pilgrimage initiative to be known as "Shri Ram-Janaki Yatra: Ayodhya to Janakpur” would cover two most significant pilgrimage sites - Ayodhya and Janakpur, from the neighbouring countries India and Nepal.

Visitation of pilgrimage and heritage sites at Ayodhya and Janakpur dham (Nepal), along with Nandigram, Sitamarhi, Varanasi and Prayag will be the major attraction in the itinerary.

The Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train will start on 17 February 2023 from Delhi. The initiative will strengthen the bilateral relations and promote the cultural relations between the two countries.

The tourist train will include the visit of Nandigram, Sitamarhi, Kashi and Prayagraj as added attractions in the tour. Two night stay in hotels, one each at Janakpur and Varanasi respectively, during the visit of Ayodhya, Sitamarhi and Prayagraj will be covered.

The state-of-art 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 and foot massager.

The fully air-conditioned train provides two types of accommodation viz. 1st AC and 2nd AC. The train has enhanced security features of CCTV cameras and security guards for each coach and is also equipped with an infotainment system throughout.

The proposed seven-day Bharat Gaurav Tourist train tour has its first stop at Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Rama, where tourists will visit Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple and Hanuman temple and finally, Bharat Mandir at Nandigram. After Ayodhya, the train will move to Sitamarhi Railway station in Bihar and tourists will further proceed to Janakpur in Nepal by buses, 70 km from Sitamarhi Railway station.

During their stay at Janakpur, tourists can visit Ram Janki Temple, Sita Ram Vivah Mandap and Dhanush Dham. After visiting Janakpur, tourists will return back to Sitamarhi and visit Janki temple at Sitamarhi and Punaura Dham, the next day.

From Sitamarhi, the train will proceed to an overnight journey to Varanasi. At Kashi, tourists will visit Sarnath, Kashi Vishwanath temple and corridor, Tulsi temple and Sankat Mochan Hanuman temple.

Tourists will move from Varanasi to Prayagraj by bus and visit Sangam, Shankar Viman Mandapam, Hanuman temple and Bharadwaj Ashram. After Prayagraj, the train will return back to Delhi on the 7th day of its journey. Guests will be travelling roughly 2500 kms in this tour.

In order to make this package more attractive and affordable to a large population, IRCTC has tied up with Paytm and Razorpay payment gateways for providing EMI payment options for breaking the total payment in small amount EMIs.

Users can avail the EMI payment option for making payment in 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 or 24 month EMIs. These EMI payment options can be made through Debit/Credit Cards. COVID-19 final vaccination is mandatory for all guests of the age of 18 years and above.

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

At a price range starting from Rs 39,775 per person, the train will be a 7 days, all inclusive tour package and the price will cover train journey in respective class, night stay at AC hotels, all meals, transport and sight-seeing in buses, travel insurance, services of guide and so on. All meals will be vegetarian only.