Indian Railways launches new Deluxe Train in Buddhist Circuit
New look for the Buddhist Circuit Train
Indian Railways launched the new look Buddhist Circuit Tourist Train on Saturday, 8th December 2018. The luxury train is with a mini library, a kitchen with modern appliances and stylish bathrooms. It was revealed by a press release of the Railways.
Ashwani Lohani, Chairman Railway Board flagged off the train. The new train will be travelling through sites associated with Buddhism – Bodh Gaya, Rajgir (Nalanda), Varanasi (Sarnath), Lumbini, Kushinagar, Sravasti and ending with a tour of Taj Mahal.
Ashwani Lohani, Chairman Railway Board, on the inauguration of the train
The Buddhist Circuit train has been running with the conventional ‘Rajdhani coaches’. Giving the coaches a new look is aiming at attracting more travellers to Buddhist route.
The new coaches were manufactured in Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala. It comprises of 12 most modern LHB coaches with 4 first AC coaches, 2 second AC coaches, 1 kitchen car, 2 Dinning Cars, 1 staff car and 2 power cars. Other than comfortable spacious cabins and coupes, the first AC coaches have been fitted in-room amenities like individual lockers inside fixed ladders for tourists. The other coach amenities include bathrooms on either sides for showers with geysers, urinals in each lavatory.
First passengers on the inauguration of the train
In the second coaches, the side berths have been replaced with single-seater sofa for panoramic view during journey. A mini library and foot massager with sofa has also been provided. The train is also have a modern kitchen with latest kitchen equipment like hot plates, ice cube making machines, integrated exhaust system, chest freezer, deep freezer, refrigerator for the tourists.
New kitchen in the train
The train has artistically designed two dining cars with a seating capacity of 64 each. The two dinning cars of different colour themes have Venetian blinds windows for automatic opening and closing of windows blind. Equipment used in five star hotels like hot plate dispenser, microwave oven, coffee machine, bottle chiller, dish wash machine, among others are also provided in the dining cars
Another appealing fact is that the entire train is fitted with CCTV camera for better surveillance. A Very Early Smoke Detection Alarm System is also installed in the train for safety and security of the passengers. Furthermore, the train has wrapped with picturesque ads of ‘Incredible India,’ depicting all the World Heritage Sites in India, wildlife, Indian dance forms, yoga postures and Indian vegetation.