Village on Wheels!!!!!!

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'Village on Wheels'

Four out of five packages offered by Indian Railways'

Village on Wheels, a common man's version of its

prestigious luxury train Palace on Wheels, will link

Bihar's capital to domestic tourist hubs.

 

The first of Village on Wheels will begin its maiden

journey from the suburbs of Patna at Rajendra Nagar on

Nov 29, the railway ministry said Wednesday.

 

"The Village On Wheels seeks to enable common man to

travel round the country to promote domestic tourism

and to unify our people further," an official

statement said.

 

The first package tour of nine days would cost

Rs.4,500 inclusive of food, refreshments, tea or

coffee, and sightseeing at important centres of

religious, cultural and historical places.

 

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad will flag off its maiden

run at 8.00 a.m. on Nov 29 at Rajendra Nagar.

 

The first Village On Wheels train will pass through

Patna, Varanasi, Agra, Mathura, Delhi Safdarjung,

Jammu Tawi (Vaishno Devi), Amritsar, Haridwar

(Rishikesh), Patna and back to Rajendra Nagar.

 

The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation

(IRCTC), the tourism wing of Indian Railways, the

largest network under a single management, has

arranged with tour operators to market and manage

comprehensive services including sightseeing, catering

and allied activities at various places.

 

Besides medical facilities on board, the Village on

Wheels will have a banker and safe vaults to enable

passengers to keep their money in safe custody while

travelling.

 

Including the pantry car, the Village On Wheels will

have eight coaches.

 

The second package for six days would commence journey

on Dec 10 from Patna and pass through Mokama, Jasidih,

Asansol, Bardhaman, Howrah, Puri, Howrah, and Asansol

to return to Bihar's capital.

 

Repeat trips will commence on Dec 19, Dec 28, and Feb

2.

 

The third tour of 12 days will begin on Jan 5 from

Howrah and pass through Patna, Manmad (Shirdi), Pune,

Mumbai, Ahmedaba, Dwarka, Verawal, Ajmer, Jaipur,

Delhi, Patna and back to Howrah.

 

In the fourth package, the Village On wheels will

operate on the route covering Patna, Howrah, Puri,

Tirupati, Madurai, Rameshwaram, Kanyakumari,

Trivandrum, Ernakulam, and Howrah, and back to Patna

from Jan 19-30.

 

The last package would see the Village on Wheels train

operate to Ajmer Sharif during Urs Mela from different

originating points of the country. The dates of this

six-day trip have been fixed as Feb 10-15 and Feb

19-25, the ministry said.

 

 

 

 

 

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