Lok Sahha
The Ministry of Railways has launched a new special tourist train called the ‘Bharat Darshan’ (earlier named as Village on Wheels) consisting of sleeper class coaches to run on pre-determined circuits to enable tourists from different regions to visit important places of religious, cultural and historical importance at an affordable cost as a comprehensive package including boarding and lodging, sightseeing, local transport, meals etc. It has already undertaken trips to places in Tamil Nadu.
Depending upon the responses received on the operation of the train in the initial circuits, similar other trains would be introduced on various circuits covering the tourist destinations in the country.
This information was given by Shri R. Velu, Minister of State for Railways in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
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(Release ID :16155)