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Dear All,
I found this news item of interest, especially the
fourth package.Check this out!
Srimathi Venkatachari Raghavan


'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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