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Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Bharat Darshan tourist train to Varanasi, Kolkata, Puri and Konark will leave Madurai on August 27 and reach Podanur Junction on August 28 evening. It would go through Salem the next day.

The duration of the tour would be 15-days and the fare would be Rs 7,731 which includes sleeper class ticket, hall accommodation wherever night stay was involved, buses for local sight seeing and vegetarian food. The train carries only tourists, there would be a tour manager and security for all the ten coaches including pantry. Each coach has an audio system and includes on board and off-board catering system for vegetarian breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Details could be had from IRCTC Regional office at Ernakulam at 0484-2382991/992, Tourism Facilitation Centre at Coimbatore at 90031-40680. E-mail: tourismers@irctc. com