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Railways to launch Guru Kripa Yatra with Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train

Published on February 22, 2023

Current Context: The Guru Kripa Yatra is a special train service launched by Indian Railways to cater to the pilgrims of Sikhism who want to visit the famous Sikh shrines across India. The train is operated by IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) under its Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train scheme.

Railways to launch Guru Kripa Yatra with Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train
  • Railway Ministry said, passengers can Board and De-board at Lucknow, Sitapur, Pilibhit and Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh. IRCTC will operate this train with a composition of nine Sleeper Class Coaches, one AC-3 and one AC- 2Tier coach. IRCTC is offering the tour package across three categories namely - Standard, Superior and Comfort with total capacity of 678 passengers.
  •  In sleeper class passengers have to pay around 24 thousand, for 3rd AC - 36 thousand and for 2nd AC passengers have to pay around 48 thousand rupees.
The train will cover five holy Takhts of Sikhism, which are:

    • Akal Takht Sahib in Amritsar, Punjab
    • Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab
    • Takht Sri Damdama Sahib in Talwandi Sabo, Punjab
    • Takht Sri Patna Sahib in Patna, Bihar
    • Takht Sri Hazur Sahib in Nanded, Maharashtra
    • Gurudwara Bangla Sahib and Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Delhi
    • Gurudwara Nanak Jhira Sahib Gurudwara Bidar Sahib, and Gurudwara Nanak Piao Sahib in Bidar, Karnataka
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