Indian Railways includes New places to Ramayana Yatra Route

Indian Railways has added two more religious places to be included in the route of Ramayana Yatra Special Train. Starting from February 9, 2022, one more special train will also operate in the Ramayana Yatra circuit. The Ramayana Yatra Special train runs to take the passengers to religious places associated with the life of Lord Ram.

As per a new update, these trains will be covering two more places: Buxar district in Bihar and Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu. The proposal sent by IRCTC has received the approval of the Railway Board to add these places on the route. With the new addition of two more places the days of travel will is also expected to be increased.

As informed by IRCTC officials, the Ramayana Special Train used to cover its journey in 17 days but after the addition of two new religious places the journey will be increased to 20 days. 

The train will be reaching Buxar on the 5th day and Kanchipuram on the 17th day. Meanwhile, the fare of the train for the passengers has also been increased. To travel in AC second class passengers have to pay Rs 14,000 to Rs15, 000 and the AC first class fare has been fixed around Rs 20,000 to Rs 22,000.