The journey of ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Express’ begins, the train is going to travel for three weeks, will get a chance to visit many places including Ayodhya

“Pravasi Bharatiya Express” train will cover these places

The “Pravasi Bharatiya Express” train starting its journey from Safdarjung Railway Station, New Delhi will visit Ayodhya, Patna, Gaya, Varanasi, Mahabalipuram, Rameshwaram, Madurai, Kochi, Goa, Ekta Nagar (Kevadiya), Ajmer, Pushkar and Will cover the famous tourist places and religious places of Agra. Let us tell you that this train is going to travel in three weeks with about 156 passengers.

Train designed for NRIs aged 45 to 65 years

The train has been specifically designed for Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) aged between 45 to 65 years from the low-income group, to reconnect them with their cultural roots. Let us tell you, this train is being run under ‘Pravasi Teerth Darshan Scheme’. This scheme is being organized especially under the Pravasi Teerth Darshan Yojana ((PTDY) scheme of the Ministry of External Affairs in collaboration with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), whose objective is to connect the Indian migrants with the culture of the country.

ticket price

The Government of India will bear all expenses for the “Pravasi Bharatiya Express” train travel, and will also cover 90% of the return flight tickets for Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) aged 45 to 65 years from their countries of origin to India , but to avail the benefits of this scheme launched by the ministry on January 9, 2025, PIOs will have to pay only 10% of their return air tickets.

What facilities will be available?

Care has been taken to ensure that no passenger faces any inconvenience during the “Pravasi Bharatiya Express” train journey. For comfortable travel, special facilities are being provided to the passengers in the train. Let us tell you that many locations will be covered during the train journey and the journey will last for hours, hence the passengers in the train have also been provided seating facilities with new technology. The coach has been designed keeping in mind the latest technology. The train also has clean bathroom facilities.

Along with this, the facility of guides in many languages ​​has also been provided for the passengers. Not only this, art performances will be organized in the train itself to introduce the passengers to Indian art, dance and music.

Accommodation and food facilities will be provided

All passengers traveling by “Pravasi Bharatiya Express” train are being provided accommodation and food facilities. Keeping in mind the comfort of the passengers, everyone will be accommodated in 4 star hotels. Along with this, medical facilities have been arranged keeping his/her health in mind.