Ramayana Express
The Ramayana Express is a series of express passenger train services in India proposed to be operated by Indian Railways taking pilgrims to locations associated with Rama.[1][2][3]
The train is likely to be launched after March 10, 2020. The trains will be Ramayana-themed with bhajans playing inside. The itinerary and fares of this new service have not been announced as of now.[4][5][6]
History[edit]
A special train named Shri Ramayana Express was flagged off on November 14, 2018.[7][8] The Ramayana Express had an overall capacity of 800 passengers and the tickets were priced at INR 15,120 per person. It was also supposed to have a Sri Lanka section to it. [9]
This Ramayana Express ran from Indore in Madhya Pradesh via Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh starting from November 18, 2019.[10] The boarding stations were going to be Indore, Dewas, Ujjain, Maksi, Shujalpur, Sehore, Bairagarh (Bhopal), Vidisha, Ganj Basoda, Bina, Lalitpur and Jhansi and deboarding stations were going to be Nagpur, Itarsi, Hoshangabad, Bairagarh (Bhopal), Sehore, Shujalpur, Maksi, Ujjain, Dewas and Indore. [11] The price for this 14 nights and 15 days trip was set at INR 17,325 (3 AC Class) and INR 14,175 (Sleeper class). [11][12]
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Ramayan-theme based train taking routes linked with Ram by March-end: Rlys". Business Standard. February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Railways to launch new train with Ramayana-themed interiors and bhajans by end-March". CNBC TV18. February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ "With Ramayana-themed interiors & bhajans, new train set to launch by March-end: Railways". Business Today. February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ "With Ramayana-themed interiors & bhajans, new train set to be launched by March-end: Railways". Livemint. February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ↑ "'Ramayana-themed' train on the cards, says Railways". The Hindu. February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.(subscription required)
- ↑ "Indian trains to play bhajans, serve free langars on board; Ramayana Express to have new interiors". Times of India. February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ↑ "Indian Railways 'Shri Ramayana Express' Offers 16-Day Tour At 15,120 Rupees". NDTV. November 15, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ Nag, Devanjana; Jain, Smriti (November 15, 2018). "Shri Ramayana Express flagged off! All you want to know about Indian Railways and IRCTC's new train service". The Financial Express (India). Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Shri Ramayana Express to be flagged off today, here are all the details". Economic Times. November 14, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ↑ "Railways to re-launch two special trains on Ramayana circuit". Indian Express. August 24, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Railways to re-launch Shri Ramayana Yatra and Ramayana Express trains". Livemint. August 30, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ↑ "IRCTC". irctctourism.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
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