Railways offers special train for religious tourism

Jan 18, 2017: The railways is set to launch a train for religious tourists that will reportedly originate in Guwahati and cover shrines in West Bengal and Odisha.

According to media reports, the Aastha Circuit Tourist Train will be jointly operated by the Northeast Frontier Railway and the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp.

The train, starting on February 17, is likely to cover Gangasagar in West Bengal, Sri Swami Narayan temple, Kalighat and Birla temple in Kolkata, Jagannath temple and Konark temple in Puri district and Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar.

The train will run from Guwahati and will return in six nights and seven days. A round trip will cost Rs 6,161.