The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will run the ‘Bharat Gaurav Tourist’ train – first from the region and second in the series — for pilgrims on March 31. The train would commence its 10-day Bharat-Nepal Aastha journey from Jalandhar and pass through holy places across the country and Nepal.
Pilgrims/tourists will have the option to board/de-board the train at Jalandhar city, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Delhi Safdarjung, Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Tundla, Etawah and Kanpur stations during the journey.
According to railway officials, the train with 11 (3-AC class) coaches will accommodate a total of around 600 tourists.
