The first tourist train under the Union government’s Bharat Gaurav scheme will have a first-of-its-kind twist, in more ways than one.
Two coaches will have no berths, allowing passengers to practise yoga on the 18-day pilgrimage round trip — from Delhi to Nepal, and touching seven Indian states — for which there will be trained instructors on board, people aware of the plans said on Thursday.
The train is part of the Shri Ramayana Yatra service, a special tourist service to be operated by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, which will begin from Safdarjung station in Delhi on June 21, which is also celebrated as International Yoga Day.
