Railways plan to reintroduce Ramayana circuit trains

TIL Desk/Business/New Delhi/ The Indian Railways plans to reintroduce the Ramayana Circuit tours in November this year, which covers places associated with Lord Rama as mentioned in the epic Ramayana, owing to its successful run last year.

The Indian Rail Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) had run four packages of the special tourist trains in 2018. The IRCTC in a statement said on Friday that this year two tour packages on this circuit will run in November and like last year, interested tourists can avail the opportunity to visit such sites in Sri Lanka as well.

The train covers important destinations connected with the life of Lord Rama in India and Sri Lanka. While the Indian leg will be covered by train, the Sri Lankan tour will be undertaken by flight from Chennai. The IRCTC said that the first such train named ”Shri Ramayana Yatra” is scheduled to depart from Jaipur in Rajasthan via Delhi on November 3, 2019. The package also includes the option of visiting Ramayana-related places in Sri Lanka for a limited number of seats.