Itanagar, March 25: The Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC tourist train, taking travellers on a specially designed “North East Discovery: Beyond Guwahati” was flagged off from here for its onward journey to Naharlagun in Arunachal Pradesh.
Hon'ble CM Arunachal Pradesh, Shri Pema Khandu and Hon'ble MoS Railways, Shri Rao Saheb Patil Danve flagged off #NorthEastDiscovery #BharatGaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train via video conferencing from Guwahati railway station, Assam to Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/EEMzLZF4R4
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) March 24, 2023
Train, specially designed for India’s north-eastern states, arrived here on Thursday as the first destination after beginning its journey from Delhi’s Safdarjung railway station on March 21.
An honour to virtually join flagging off of Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train themed on 'North East Discovery' from Guwahati to Naharlagun in the presence of Hon Min of State for Railways Shri @raosahebdanve Ji; GM @gm_nfr, Shri Anshul Gupta & other Railways officials. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/Gm28pS52vx
— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) March 24, 2023
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At first, the tourists visited Kamakhya Temple, then Umananda Temple and Brahmaputra Sunset Cruise. Besides Guwahati, the train will pass through Sivasagar, Furkating and Kaziranga in Assam, Unakoti, Agartala, and Udaipur in Tripura, Dimapur and Kohima in Nagaland and Shillong and Cherrapunji in Meghalaya in the 15 days.
Hon'ble CM Arunachal Pradesh, Shri Pema Khandu and Hon'ble MoS Railways, Shri Rao Saheb Patil Danve will be flagging off #NorthEastDiscovery #BharatGaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train from Guwahati, Assam to Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh.
Watch LIVE: https://t.co/gtNF2C4yb6 pic.twitter.com/lLLsojMLKc
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) March 24, 2023
Bharat Gaurav is the first such tourism special train for the north-eastern states and it is in line with the Government of India’s initiative “Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat” and “Dekho Apna Desh” to promote domestic tourism, the release added.
