Explore North India with Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train: Get to know the fare, destinations, launch date and more

Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train will start its first-ever journey from New Jalpaiguri Junction (NJP) on Saturday, May 18; Here's all you need to know.

Get to know about the soon to be launched Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train. (Source: IRCTC)

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has announced the commencement of the Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train journey from the New Jalpaiguri (NJP) railway station on May 18, 2024 (Saturday).

This special tourism train is in alignment with the Center’s initiatives ‘Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat’ and ‘Dekho Apna Desh.’ The train will cover various tourist destinations in North India.

Here is everything one needs to know about the soon-to-be-launched Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train.

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Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train: Total duration of one single trip

The Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train will have a total duration of nine days and eight nights.

Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train: Destinations

As per the initial schedule of the Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train, it will cover multiple religious tourist spots such as Vaishno Devi, Rishikesh, Haridwar, Ayodhya, Mathura, and Vrindavan.

Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train: The type of coaches

The Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train will be comprised of AC 3 tier and Sleeper/Economy coaches.

Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train: Schedule date

Starting on May 18, from New Jalpaiguri, on its initial run, the Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train will cross Malda Town, Rampurhat, Dumka, Jamalpur, Bhagalpur and Kiul to arrive in Patna on May 19.

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On May 20 and 21, the train will halt at Vaishno Devi Katra before making other stops, including Haridwar on May 22 and 23, Mathura on May 25 and Ayodhya on May 25. The train will start its return journey on May 26.

Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train: Ticket price

The Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train will have two classes of coaches for the AC 3 tier the passengers have to pay INR 29,500, while the ticket prices for the Sleeper/Economy class are INR 17,900.

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