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Arzoo Yadav
Jul 05, 2025, 01:12 PM | Updated 01:12 PM IST
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The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has announced its fifth special Ramayana train tour, "Shri Ramayana Yatra", news agency PTI reported.
This 17-day journey, which starts on 25 July, 2025, from Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station, covers over 30 destinations associated with Lord Ram.
IRCTC officials stated that religious and cultural tourism has experienced a significant surge since the opening of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, as a result of the visits of devotees from different walks of life.
"Since the inauguration, this is the 5th Ramayan tour which we are holding and all our previous tours received encouraging response from the travellers and pilgrims," an IRCTC official was quoted as saying by PTI.
The tour includes destinations like Ayodhya, Nandigram, Sitamarhi, Janakpur, Buxar, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, Nashik, Hampi, and Rameshwaram.
The tour will cost Rs 1,17,975 per person for 3 AC, Rs 1,40,120 per person for 2 AC and Rs 1,66,380 for 1 AC class cabin and Rs 1,79,515 for 1 AC coupe.
The package price is inclusive of train journey in respective classes, accommodation in 3 star category hotels for 1 AC, 2 AC and 3 AC, all meals (vegetarian only), all transfers and sight-seeing in AC Coaches, travel insurance and services of IRCTC Tour Managers etc.
The tour will start from Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station and will be operated in Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC tourist train having modern amenities.