Pilgrim train departs from Jalandhar

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, January 27

Jyotirling Yatra (NZTT05), a new pilgrim special tourist train, started from the city railway station on Wednesday.

Providing a tour of six days, seven nights, the train has been launched by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to serve those passengers, who want to undertake spiritual solace and those devotees who are desirous of visiting various holy places across the country. The train will conclude its journey on February 3.

As a key boarding station, the train departed from Jalandhar around 7am on Wednesday. The boarding points of the train includes Jalandhar City, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Ambala Cantt, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat, Delhi Cantt, Rewari, Alwar and Jaipur. The de-boarding also includes the same stations.

A railway official said after travelling 4,240 kilometre, the yatra would cover pilgrimage sites including Omkareshwar, Ujjain, Ahmedabad, Nageshwar, Ahemdabad, Dwarka and Somnath.

Kick-starting its first voyage, the tour special train is AC as well as non-AC, fair for which has been kept Rs12,600 and Rs7,560 for each person, respectively. The package also includes meal plan for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The train has a siting capacity for over 720 passengers.

The official also said the IRCTC paid Rs19,67,850 to the Railways to run the train.