New Bharat Gaurav Train All Set For A Magnificent Trip To The North
Here’s some good news for avid travellers. Due to a surge in travel bookings, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has announced a new Bharat Gaurav tourist train for those planning a trip in August.
The train will leave from Kolkata for Vaishno Devi, taking passengers on a tour of North India. According to the IRCTC website, the package called ‘Mata Vaishnodevi With Uttar Bharat Darshan’ is a tour of 10 nights and 11 days, and covers important pilgrimage sites as well as popular tourist destinations en route.
Know more about the Bharat Gaurav tourist train to North India
Starting from Kolkata, the train will go to Haridwar, Katra, Jalandhar City, Agra, Mathura and Ayodhya, before returning to the City of Joy. Passengers can board and deboard the train at Kolkata, Mecheda, Kharagpur, Midnapore, Bankura, Purulia, Ranchi, Bokaro steel city, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh Rd, Koderma, Gaya, Sasaram and Dd Upadhyaya, adds the website.
Besides Vaishno Devi, passengers can explore Haridwar, Rishikesh, Golden Temple, Wagah Border, Taj Mahal, Mathura-Vrindavan and Ayodhya as well.
Package details
The Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train embarks on its journey on August 11, 2023. It has 790 seats, of which 580 are sleeper class while 210 are part of the AC 3 Tier coaches. These are split into three types, namely economy, standard and comfort. The cost of an economy package is INR 17,700, while the standard and comfort packages cost INR 27,400 and INR 30,300 respectively. It is important to note that in a bid to promote train travel, Indian Railways is offering a 33 percent concession under the Bharat Gaurav train schemes, and the above package cost is inclusive of the same.
A key feature of the Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train is that once the train tickets are booked, passengers can leave the stress related to their itinerary to the IRCTC. The package covers three meals a day, travel insurance, professional and friendly tour guides and security with applicable taxes. Other inclusions are staying in budget hotels on a sharing basis as and when needed and travelling in AC/Non-AC vehicles (based on your package) wherever required.
It does not include a choice of menu, room service, sightseeing, entry fees and local guides. Cost of tips to drivers, waiters, guides, fuel surcharges and personal expenses such as laundry, mineral water, food (apart from items already included in the regular menu provided by the IRCTC), and wine are not covered in the itinerary.