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Sunday, June 5, 2016

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flags off Tiger Express, launched to spread awareness about tiger conservation Sunday June 05,2016

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off IRCTC’s Tiger Express from Safdarjung station.

 A semi-luxury tourist train, Tiger Express is launched to spread awareness among people regarding tiger conservation.

Flagging off the train using a remote control from Mumbai, Prabhu said it has been launched to spread awareness about conservation of tigers.

It is the first semi-luxury train on a tourist circuit having a dining car. The itinerary has a tariff structure starting from Rs 38,500, 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, according to the released statement.

Giving details of the itinerary, an IRCTC official said that during the five-night-six-day trip, the train would take passengers to Katni from where they will be taken to Bandhavgarh by road for a safari.

From there they will be taken to Kanha for another safari.

The tourists will then be taken to famous Dhuadhar Falls in Bhedaghar, Jabalpur, before heading back to Delhi.

The train has been launched on the World Environment Day (June 05)with the aim to spread awareness among people on tiger conservation, the Railways said in a statement.

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