New Delhi,The Minister of Railways Shri D. V.
Sadananda Gowda has said that Indian Railways plans to take up Eco-Tourism and
Education Tourism in North Eastern States. Presenting the Railway Budget
2014-15 in Parliament today he said, Special Pilgrim Circuits like Devi
Circuit, Jyotirling Circuit, Jain Circuit, Christian Circuit, Muslim / Sufi
Circuit, Sikh Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Famous Temple Circuit have been
identified. The Minister said, he proposes to introduce specially packaged
trains for these circuits. He said, private participation in this area will
also be encouraged and some trains for Pilgrims and Tourists are intended to be
introduced in short run also.
The Minister said, one Tourist Train will run from Gadag to Pandarpur via
Bagalkot, Bijapur and Solapur covering the pilgrim and tourist places of
Karnataka and Maharashtra. Another such train will start from Rameshwaram
covering pilgrim and tourist places like Bengaluru, Chennai, Ayodhya, Varanasi
and Haridwar. He said, he also plans to run a special train featuring life and
work of Swami Vivekananda to inculcate good moral values and propagate the
teachings of Swami Vivekananda.
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