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IRCTC's special tourist train covers important religious and leisure destinations.
IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) is offering special tourist trains which
cover important religious and leisure destinations under diverse tour circuits across the country
Maharajas Express, Bharat Darshan tourist train, Steam Express, Buddhist Circuit Tourist train, Gangtok Darjeeling Holiday special train,
among others are some of the popular tourist trains, as mentioned on the official website of IRCTC Tourism
Passengers can book tickets of the tour offered by these tourist trains from IRCTC Tourism website (irctctourism.com) or tourist
facilitation centre, zonal offices or regional offices
(IRCTC) operated Maharajas' Express train is one of the world's leading luxury tour trains in India
The Maharajas' Express train started in the month of March in 2010 and is considered as the costliest train on the earth, according to
Maharajas Express website
It has 23 huge carriages and runs on five circuits, covering over 12 famous destinations of India
The train is a kilometer long with fourteen mentors, which combine lodges and suites
It features five carriages for deluxe cabins, six for junior suites, two for suites and one for a grand presidential suite
is one of the most affordable all-inclusive tour trains
Bharat Darshan special tourist train covers important religious and leisure destinations of the country
Initially this train was termed as 'Village on Wheels'
The first 'Village on Wheels' train was operated on November 29, 2004 after it was announced in the 'Rail Budget' speech
IRCTC has been running several 'Bharat Darshan' trains on pan-India basis at a starting price of Rs
September?.)Buddhist Circuit Tourist train is an exclusive AC tourist train that covers destinations including Bodhgaya (Bihar), Nalanda
(Bihar), Rajgir (Bihar), Varanasi (UP), Lumbini (Nepal) and Sarvasti (UP)
While most of the journey is covered by train comprising AC First Class and AC Two-Tier seat options, parts of the tour are covered by road,
according to the IRCTC tourism website
Passengers can board the tour either on a full-tour basis or a per-night basis
Different charges have been set for both the modes
In rupee terms, the tour costs Rs
10,725 per guest per day, and Rs
75,075 per guest for the full tour, according to IRCTC
special train is an AC special tourist train which offers an all-inclusive tour package covering important tourist places in the country and
has been specially designed for LTC clients also
This train offers 11 nights and 12 days tour package at a starting price of Rs 44,400
cost has to be paid at the time of booking in case of Steam Express.)IRCTC operated Steam Express offers 1 day to and fro journey between
steam locomotive between Dellhi Cantt
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