Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday flagged off IRCTC’s Tiger Express, a semi-luxury tourist train launched to spread awareness among people regarding tiger conservation, from Safdarjung station here.
Flagging off the train using a remote control from Mumbai, Prabhu said it has been launched to spread awareness about conservation of tigers.
This is the first semi-luxury train on a tourist circuit having a dining car. The itinerary has a tariff structure starting from Rs38,500, IRCTC said in a statement.
The package includes accommodation in air-conditioned rooms of three stars or equivalent ranked hotels for three nights, sightseeing, food, inter-city transfers and travel insurance, it said.
Giving details of the itinerary, an IRCTC official said during the five-night-six-day trip, the train would take passengers to Katni from where they will be taken Bandhavgarh by road for a safari. From there they will be taken to Kanha for another safari.