3 Trains from (SGL)SAGAULI JN to (SEE)SONPUR JN

New Delhi

Date 26.05.2023

Temporary Diversion/Short termination/Origination/

Regulation of trains Due to traffic block o­n Samastipur Division

It is notified for the information of the general public that due to traffic Block for Non Interlocking Work at Bhairoganj- Kharpokhra Stations Samastipur Division, the following trains shall remain temporarily diverted/Short terminated/originate/regulatedas under:-

Diversion of trains:-

●12558 Anand Vihar Terminal–Muzaffarpur Sapt Kranti Superfast Express- JCO 28.05.23 29.05.2023 & 30.05.2023 will be diverted to run via Gorakhpur- Chhapra-Muzaffarpur.

●15706 Delhi-Katihar Champaran Humsafar Express JCO 30.05.23 will be diverted to run via Gorakhpur- Chhapra-Muzaffarpur.

●15274 Anand Vihar-Raxaul Satyagarh Express JCO 29.05.23 will be diverted to run via Gorakhpur- Chhapra-Muzaffarpur-Sagauli-Raxaul.

Short Termination/Short Origination:-

●14010 Anand Vihar Terminal-Bapudham Motihari Champaran Satyagarh ExpressJCO 29.05.2023 will be short terminated at Bagaha .

●14009 Bapudham Motihari- Anand Vihar Terminal Champaran Satyagarh Express 30.05.2023 will short originate from Bagaha .

Regulation of train:-

●14010 Anand Vihar Terminal-Bapudham Motihari Champaran Satyagarh Express JCO 29.05.2023 will be regulated 60 minutes in Siswa Bazar-Bagaha.

●15274 Anand Vihar-Raxaul Satyagarh Express JCO 26.05.23, 27.05.23 & 28.05.23 will be regulated 60 minutes in Kaptanganj-Bagaha.

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IRCTC & NF Railway will operate its first Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train from Dibrugarh o­n 27^th May, 2023 for popular religious tourist circuit, covering Shree Mata Vaishnodevi, Ayodhya, Prayagraj and Varanasi. Passengers can board and de- board in stations at Dibrugarh, Simaluguri, Mariani, Dimapur, Lumding, Guwahati, Rangiya, New Bongaigaon, New Coochbehar, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar, Barauni Jn, Hajipur and Sonpur. The train comprises of 08 LHB Sleeper Coaches and 03 AC 3-Tier coaches with a pantry car.

Spanning over 10 nights and 11 days, the first stop of this train will be at Katra where tourists will visit Mata Vaishnodevi Temple. This train will further depart for Ayodhya where tourist will visit Ram Janma Bhoomi, Hanumangarhi followed by Aarati at Sarayu River. The next destination to follow is Prayagraj where tourist will visit the sacred place Triveni Sangam and Alopi Devi Temple. The next halt for the tourist train will be at Varanasi where tourist will visit Ganga Aarti and Kashi Vishwanath Temple besides other pilgrimage places.

The tourist will be provided with meals o­nboard and packaged drinking water during the train journey. Meal comprises of early morning tea, breakfast, lunch with evening tea and dinner. Cleanliness of the coaches and hygiene in the toilets will be taken care by dedicated o­n-board housekeeping staffs. Unarmed security guards will also be deployed in every coach to ensure that the passenger belongings are kept safe and no unauthorized passenger board the special tourist train. Every coach will also have dedicated escorts to cater to every need of the passengers.

Dedicated coaches/buses will be provided to the tourists for off-board transfers and sightseeing. The tourists will be escorted by dedicated tour escorts through-out the trip. For Sleeper Class, non- AC Family hotel rooms will be provided at the places of night stay and AC accommodation will be arranged in standard category hotels for AC Passengers.

The entire trip will cost per person approximately Rs. 20,850/- and Rs. 31,135/- inclusive of GST for Sleeper Class and AC 3-Tier respectively. All necessary health precautionary measures will be taken care of and IRCTC will make efforts to provide a safe and memorable experience to the guests.

Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train launch is in line with the Government of India initiative “Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat” and “Dekho Apna Desh” to promote domestic tourism. Indian Railways is providing approximately 33% concession for promotion of rail tourism under Bharat Gaurav Train scheme. In order to make this package more attractive and affordable, bookings made directly through IRCTC website can avail the facility of EMI through Paytm, Razor Pay (credit facility of 3-18 months through debit card & 3-24 months through credit card) & Bajaj Finance (credit facility of 3 months & 5 months o­nly).

For tour booking tourist can visit IRCTC website: https://www.irctctourism.com. For further query tourist can contact helpline no. 8595936696/8638507592 or visit IRCTC office at 4D Mandovi Apartment, GNB Road, Ambari, Opp Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati-781001.