Navratri Special! IRCTC announces launch of 'Navratri Special Tourist Train' for Mata Vaishno Devi Katra

The Special Tourist Train will commence its maiden run for Katra on Sept 30, 2022. This train tour of the duration of four nights -five days shall commence from Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station having 11 dedicated 3 Tier AC Coaches, which can accommodate in total of 600 tourists in one fixed departure.

NewsBharati    14-Sep-2022 16:15:59 PM
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Katra, Sept 14: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Railways on Wednesday (Sept 14) announced the launch of the 'Navratri Special Tourist Train' for Mata Vaishno Devi Katra with newly launched Bharat Gaurav Rake from Sept 30.
 
 
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Looking to the success of Ramayana Circuit, operated by IRCTC Ltd in Jun 2022, a journey on a new sector has been announced considering the festive period. The Special Tourist Train will commence its maiden run for Katra on Sept 30, 2022. This train tour of the duration of four nights -five days shall commence from Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station having 11 dedicated 3 Tier AC Coaches, which can accommodate in total of 600 tourists in one fixed departure.
 
 
 
 
 
Tourists of Ghaziabad, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Ambala, Sirhind, and Ludhiana can avail of this special train tour package. It is notable that during Navratri lakhs of devotees every year plan to visit this Shrine situated in Jammu and Kashmir. Getting Confirmed train availability has always been a challenge due to the heavy rush in this sector during this period. Foreseeing the huge demand, IRCTC has decided to launch this package to facilitate the pilgrims during this august period of Navratri.
 
Giving information about the tour package, CPRO of IRCTC Anand Kumar Jha said that at a price starting from Rs 11,990 per person on a Double Occupancy basis, this train tour package is an all-inclusive offering from IRCTC Ltd.