New Delhi: Bharat Gaurav train for North-eastern states will be flagged off from Delhi’s Safdarjung Railway Station today. The Deluxe AC Tourist train will depart from Safdarjung station at 3:20 PM. It will cover Guwahati, Sivasagar, Furkating, and Kaziranga in Assam; Unakoti, Agartala, and Udaipur in Tripura; Dimapur and Kohima in Nagaland and Shillong and Cherrapunji in Meghalaya in 15 days.
Tourists can board and de-board at Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Tundla, Etawah, Kanpur, and Lucknow stations. The train has two fine-dining restaurants and a kitchen. The fully air-conditioned train provides three types of accommodation that is AC I, AC II and AC III. The train has enhanced security features like CCTV cameras, electronic safes, and dedicated security guards appointed for each coach. Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train launch is in line with the government’s initiative of ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ and ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ to promote domestic tourism.
