The first Bharat Gaurav train for Telangana-Andhra Pradesh will depart from Secunderabad on Saturday, taking passengers on a tour of important religious, historical and cultural sites in northern and eastern parts of the country, the railway ministry said.
The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will start the ‘Punya Kshetra Yatra: Puri-Kasi-Ayodhya” from the Secunderabad railway station, it said.
“This is the first ‘Originating Bharat Gaurav Train’ from the two Telugu states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. This tourist circuit train will take rail passengers to some of India’s most ancient and significant places in eastern and northern parts of the country,” the ministry said in a statement.
