Branded as Bharat Gaurav Tourist Trains, IRCTC is all set to operate these special comfort category tourist trains to promote theme based tourism in the country and also promote the various cultural and religious destinations of the country. The company will operate the first IRCTC Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train on 18 day Ramayana Circuit from Delhi on 21 June.
IRCTC’s first Bharat Gaurav AC Tourist Train was showcased to mediapersons on Friday at Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station.
IRCTC is operating this train in association with a corporate business associate which will be responsible for providing on-board as well off-board services for the train.
The 14 coaches 3 AC IRCTC Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train that underwent full scale refurbishment at the Alambagh Coach Factory at Lucknow, boasts of some of the best in class amenities and services including aesthetically designed interiors, onboard kitchen car, onboard security, bedroll facility and a number of other on-board facilities to ensure utmost comfort of the passengers.
Every coach of the train has been designed as a kaleidoscope of “Pride of India – Bharat Gaurav” highlighting various facets of India such as monuments, dances, cuisines, attire, festivals, flora and fauna, Yoga, folk art and so on.
The Pantry Car coach showcases a plethora of the famous regional delicacies of India which have engraved their mark their international gastronomy.
Besides, IRCTC Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train will be first of its kind of train to cross the international borders and promote tourism in a more holistic manner as the first trip of the train operating on the Ramayana Circuit will also cover the religious destination of JANAKPUR (Nepal) for the first time in addition to other popular destinations such as Ayodhya, Nandigram, Sitamarhui, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, Pancvati (Nasik), Hampi, Rameshwaram and Bhadrachalam with more itineraries on other popular circuits are on the anvil.