Indian Railways Flags Off Bharat Gaurav Deluxe Tourist Train Between Ayodhya And Nepal's Janakpur, To Embark On 'Shri Ram-Janaki Yatra'

In order to realise the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to showcase India’s rich cultural heritage and magnificent historical places to the people of India and the world, Indian Railways has launched Ayodhya to Janakpur Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train on Friday (17 February).

Named as "Shri Ram-Janaki Yatra: Ayodhya to Janakpur Express", the tourist train will be covering two most significant pilgrimage sites Ayodhya and Janakpur from the neighboring countries India and Nepal.

The initiative is expected to strengthen the bilateral relations and also 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. There will be two night stays in the hotels, one each at Janakpur and Varanasi respectively, while the visit of Ayodhya, Sitamarhi and Prayagraj will be covered in the day halt at the destination.

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, foot massager.

The fully air-conditioned train provides two types of accommodation - First AC and Second AC. The train has enhanced security features of CCTV cameras and security guards for each coach. The entire train is also equipped with infotainment system.

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 Janmbhumi temple and Hanuman temple and additionally 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 away from Sitamarhi Railway station.

From Sitamarhi, train will proceed on overnight journey to Varanasi.

While at Kashi, tourists will visit Sarnath, Kashi Vishwanath temple and corridor, Tulsi temple and Sankat mochan Hanuman temple. They 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 seventh day of its journey. Guests will be travelling roughly 2,500 km in this tour.

In order to make this package more attractive and affordable to a large population, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has tied it up with Paytm and Razorpay payment gateways for providing EMI payment options and breaking the total payment in small amounts. 

Users can avail the Equated Monthly Installment (EMI) payment option for making payment in 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 or 24 months. 

These payment options can be availed 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 of India initiative “Dekho Apna Desh” to promote domestic tourism. 

At a price range starting from Rs 39,775 per person, train will be a seven day all inclusive tour package and will cover train journey in respective class, night stay at AC hotels, all meals (vegetarian only), all transfer and sight-seeing in buses, travel Insurance and services of guide etc.