{"id":3590,"date":"2014-05-07T00:46:55","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T17:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/\/?p=3590"},"modified":"2017-05-08T12:57:59","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T12:57:59","slug":"irctc-introduces-ac-tourist-train-for-cozy-pilgrimage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/irctc-introduces-ac-tourist-train-for-cozy-pilgrimage\/","title":{"rendered":"IRCTC introduces AC tourist train for Cozy Pilgrimage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">India has many reasons to fetch Indian Americans this summer. <strong>\u201cCozy Pilgrimage\u201d<\/strong> in AC tourist trains is one of the reasons. We coined the phrase \u201cCozy Pilgrimage\u201d because journey by an AC train through the diverse geography of India is an exclusive experience. Pilgrimage by a new AC tourist train to a few popular Hindu and Buddhist religious destinations in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/tag\/india\/\">India<\/a> and Nepal is worth flights from America.<\/p>\n<div id=\"3595\" style=\"width: 557px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/irctc-introduces-ac-tourist-train-for-cozy-pilgrimage.jpeg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-3595\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3595 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/irctc-introduces-ac-tourist-train-for-cozy-pilgrimage.jpeg?w=547\" alt=\"new AC tourist trains India, special pilgrimage trains India, buddhist pilgrimage in India\" width=\"547\" height=\"367\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-3595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Triveni Sangam in Allahabad<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (<strong>IRCTC<\/strong>) has proposed to run a pilgrimage special AC tourist train from May 11 this year. IRCTC has taken the move to lure both tourists and pilgrims equally. The train will journey <strong>from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/tag\/chennai\/\">Chennai<\/a> to Nepal<\/strong> through Ayodha, Allahabad, Varanasi, Pokhara, Kathmandu, Manakamana, Lumbini and Kushinagar. The tour is a round trip spanning from May 11 to May 23.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh<\/strong> can board the train at Vijayawada and Warangal. The tour is a complete package including AC hotel accommodation for vegetarian food, night stay at different places, and AC buses for transfer and sightseeing. The travelers will be served exclusive vegetarian dishes both on board and off board. The AC train pilgrimage tour is available as a package in three different categories \u2013 \u201cLuxury\u201d, \u201cDeluxe\u201d, and \u201cComfort\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The tour is a good opportunity for pilgrim cum tourists to take a holy bath at Triveni Sangam in <strong>Allahabad<\/strong>. They can visit the Vishwanath Temple and the Visalakshi Temple in <strong>Varanasi<\/strong>. A visit to the Pashupatinath Temple, the Swayambhunath Temple and the Budha Nilkantha Temple in<strong> Kathmandu<\/strong> is a great advantage of the itinerary. Moreover, the itinerary includes two precious destinations \u2013 <strong>Lumbini<\/strong> where Lord Buddha was born, and<strong> Kushinagar<\/strong> where he left his mortal body.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The train consists of four 1AC coaches, three 2AC coaches and one 3AC coach. Tours by this AC train can be booked online at <strong>Railtourismindia.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The lowest airfare is another reason to fly to India this summer. Log on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/\">IndianEagle.com<\/a> <strong>for cheap flight deals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India has many reasons to fetch Indian Americans this summer. \u201cCozy Pilgrimage\u201d in AC tourist trains is one of the reasons. We coined the phrase \u201cCozy Pilgrimage\u201d because journey by an AC train through the diverse geography of India is an exclusive experience. 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