Indian Railways will be running the Bharat Gaurav train from Mumbai to Renigunta and back for tourists. The train according to the Railways will go through Tirunelveli and Madurai.
"Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train is in line with the Government of India initiative 'Dekho Apna Desh' to promote domestic tourism. This IRCTC tourist train will be an all-inclusive tour package and IRCTC will make efforts to provide a safe and memorable experience to the guests," the railways said in a press statement.
The train number 00199 will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 00.20 am, will travel on a circular route and reach CSMT back on March 19, 2023.
Route: Kalyan, Pune, Wadi, Guntakal. Bengaluru, Whitefield, Tirunelveli, Kochuveli, Madurai, Renigunta and back via Daund, Pune, Kalyan to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.
Composition: One AC-2 tier, Three AC-3 tier, 7 Sleeper class, Pantry Car and 2 Generator Coaches.
The Indian railways will also launch the Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist train on the North East Circuit. The "North East Discovery: Beyond Guwahati" tour will set out from Delhi Safdarjung railway station on March 21, 2023, and last for 14 nights and 15 days. The train will travel through Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Tripura, and Meghalaya, totaling around 5,800 kilometres.
The locations where passengers can board and disembark the journey include Delhi, Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Tundla, Itawah, Kanpur, Lucknow, and Varanasi.
The train will travel by rail through 11 destinations, including Shillong and Cherapunji in Meghalaya, Unakoti, Agartala, and Udaipur in Tripura, Dimapur and Kohima in Nagaland, and Guwahati, Sivasagar, Jorhat, and Kaziranga in Assam.
The trains are Deluxe AC (with AC 1 and AC 2 tiers) and can accomodate 156 passengers.
