Railways to launch 10-day Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj tour
The train will depart from Delhi and cover Pune, Raigarh Fort, Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga, Shivneri Fort, Shirdi, Nashik, Trimbakeshwar, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Ellora and Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga
Mumbai: The Indian Railways is launching a special 10-day curated tour in July that will showcase the glorious history of the Maratha empire under Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and also cover cultural and pilgrimage sites in Maharashtra.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the Glorious Maratha Tour on the Bharat Gaurav special tourist train will begin on July 16.
Senior railway officials said the train will depart from Delhi and cover Pune, Raigarh Fort, Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga, Shivneri Fort, Shirdi, Nashik, Trimbakeshwar, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Ellora and Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga.
“The special Bharat Gaurav tourist train will have AC II, AC III, and non-AC sleeper coaches. Tourists can board and alight at New Delhi, Delhi Cantonment, Gurgaon, Rewari, Phulera, Ajmer, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Vasai Road and Kalyan on this tour,” said a railway official.
The tour’s first stop is Pune, where people can visit Shaniwar Wada and the Aga Khan Palace. Raigad Fort, located 135 km from Pune, will be covered next on a day excursion. On day four, tourists will visit the sacred Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga temple by road, said an official from the Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC), which is organising the tour.
Shivneri Fort, Chhatrapati Shivaji’s birthplace, will be covered the next day, followed by a night halt at the temple town of Shirdi. After a darshan of the famous Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, tourists will proceed to Nashik by train, where they can visit the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga temple. After completing the darshan, tourists will proceed towards Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar by train.
On day eight, tourists will arrive at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and proceed to the Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga temple, followed by the Ellora Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After this, the train will start its return journey to Delhi.
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