GUWAHATI: Indian Railways will operate a specially designed tour to explore the north-eastern states of India by Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train. The train tour will start from Delhi Safdarjung railway station at 15:20 on March 21 and cover Guwahati, Sivasagar, Furkating, and Kaziranga in Assam; Unakoti, Agartala, and Udaipur in Tripura; Dimapur and Kohima in Nagaland; and Shillong and Cherrapunji in Meghalaya in a 15-day tour.
Tourists can board and deboard at Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Tundla, Etawah, Kanpur, and Lucknow stations.
The modern Deluxe AC Tourist Train has two fine-dining restaurants and a kitchen. The fully air-conditioned train provides three types of accommodations: AC I, AC II, and AC III. The train has enhanced security features like CCTV cameras, electronic safes, and dedicated security guards appointed for each coach. The launch of the Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train is in line with the Government of India’s initiatives “Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat” and “Dekho Apna Desh” to promote domestic tourism. For more details on the tour and to book, tourists can visit the IRCTC website, stated a press release.
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