IRCTC: Tour packages, announcements and holidays to religious places

According to a research report, ‘Indian Railways’ is fourth largest and busiest rail networks in world that caters to millions of people. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is subsidiary of Indian Railways. It was established in 1999 to provide services in catering, tourism and online ticketing requirements to its users. This year, IRCTC has arranged several rail tour packs to religious destinations across India. Any person can easily access details of available tour packs through official website of IRCTC, which is www.irctc.com

IRCTC: Tour Packs, Anuncements and Holidays To Religious Places

Ramayana Express/ Bharat Darshan Special Tourist Trains/ Jagannath Dham Yatra/ Shirdi Speical Train

Bharat Darshan Yatra

Bharat Darshan will commence on 27^th September 2019 from Reva. This tour pack will cover religious places of western India that includes Ahmedab, Dwarka, Mahakaleshwar, Omkareshwar, Porbandar, Somnath and Statue of Unity. It is 8 days/ 9 nights tour pack with sleeper class and 3AC facilities. According to official IRCTC reports, pack costs ₹ 8505 per person.

Shirdi Special

Shirdi Special train will start on 5^th October 2019, Murai being its origin. This tour pack will cover Mantralayam, Pandharpur and Shirdi in Maharashtra. It is 5 nights/ 6 days pack with budget class facility. According to IRCTC reports, tour pack costs ₹ 5670 per person.

Bharat Darshan Special Tourist Train

date of journey for this special train is 10^th October 2019 that will start from Rajkot Junction. It will cover places like Amritsar, Haridwar, Mathura and Vaish Devi which are in rrn part of India. It is 8 nights/ 9 days pack with two different pack categories according to choice. standard pack cost ₹ 8505 whereas comfort pack cost ₹ 10395, according to reports.

Ramayana Yatra

Ramayana Yatra, as name suggests, will take you to places associated with Lord Rama and his wife, Sita. train will commence on 16^th vember 2019 from Murai. It will cover Allahab, Ayodhya, Chitrakoot Dham, Hampi, Janakpur (Nepal), Nandigram, Nasik, Shringaverpur and Sita Marhi. It is 12 nights/ 13 days tour pack with budget-based facilities. cost for this pack is ₹ 14720 per person, as per IRCTC reports.

Dakshin Bharat Yatra

As name suggests, Dakshin meaning ‘south’, train will cover religious places in South India. journey will start on 18^th vember 2019 from Raxaul. It will cover Kanyakumari, Murai, Puri, Rameshwaram, Tirupati and Trivandrum. pack is packed with 13 nights/ 14 days, which include sleeper class and 3AC facilities. cost of pack is ₹ 12999 per person, as per IRCTC reports.

Jagannath Dham Yatra

Jagannath Dham Yatra will begin on 7^th December 2019 from Dibrugarh. It will cover eastern parts of India from Dham Bhubaneshwar and Puri. tour is 8 nights/ 9 days pack with sleeper class. cost of tour is ₹ 8505 per person, as per official website of IRCTC.