New Delhi: Soon interested parties can lease coaches or even buy them from Indian railway To run them as themed cultural, religious or circuit trains. The Ministry of Railways has constituted a committee to formulate a policy to promote rail based tourism.
Sources said that more than 90% of the stakeholders who participated in the recent meeting convened by the Indian Railways were willing to operate such trains on the ‘Gurdwara circuit’. Sikh Devotee. NS Gurdwara Circuit may include Harminder Sahib in Amritsar, Gurdwara Damdama Sahib in Delhi, Gurdwara Huzur Sahib Nanded and Gurdwara Patna Sahib in Patna
In 2020, PM Modi had suggested the Railways to run special trains between Amritsar and Patna Sahib, two major Sikh pilgrimage centers in the country. The Ministry of Railways said that the leasing of fully equipped and unshelled coaches will be for a minimum period of five years, which can be extended to the maximum service life of the coaches. It states that the railways will levy haulage, nominal stabilizing and lease charges.
Sources said that more than 90% of the stakeholders who participated in the recent meeting convened by the Indian Railways were willing to operate such trains on the ‘Gurdwara circuit’. Sikh Devotee. NS Gurdwara Circuit may include Harminder Sahib in Amritsar, Gurdwara Damdama Sahib in Delhi, Gurdwara Huzur Sahib Nanded and Gurdwara Patna Sahib in Patna
In 2020, PM Modi had suggested the Railways to run special trains between Amritsar and Patna Sahib, two major Sikh pilgrimage centers in the country. The Ministry of Railways said that the leasing of fully equipped and unshelled coaches will be for a minimum period of five years, which can be extended to the maximum service life of the coaches. It states that the railways will levy haulage, nominal stabilizing and lease charges.
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