Mysore/Mysuru: Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a  Government of India enterprise under Ministry of Railways, has launched Bharat Darshan Tourist Train by the name “Punya Teerth Yatra Tour”  for general public. This most affordable all-inclusive train tour package starts from      Madurai via Bengaluru (Whitefield Railway Station) on Sept. 12 for  9 nights and 10 days covering  the major pilgrim/tourist destinations of Puri- Konark- Kolkata- Gaya- Varanasi-Prayagraj.

IRCTC has also launched the following domestic flight packages to popular tourism destinations:

Sept. 24 (6 Nights/ 7 Days) – Gujarat:  Dwarka- Somnath- Ahmedabad- Vadodara (Statue of Unity); Oct. 1 (6 Nights/ 7 Days)- Rajasthan:  Udaipur- Jodhpur- Pushkar- Jaipur; Nov.18 (5 Nights/ 6 Days) – Sikkim & Darjeeling:  Kalimpong- Gangtok- Darjeeling; Dec.10 (5 Nights/ 6 Days) – Andaman:  Port Blair, Havelock, Neil, Rose & North Bay Islands.

Booking for the above have commenced at IRCTC counters and online through website www.irctctourism.com. 

For details contact Regional Office: Rajajinagar, Bengaluru on Mob:  8595931291 or Bengaluru City Railway Station on Mob: 8595931292 or Mysuru Railway Station on Mob:  8595931294 or Hubbali Railway Station on Mob: 8595931293, according to a press release from B. Ramesh, Regional Manager, IRCTC Bengaluru.