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The ''Mahaparinirvan Express'' is a tourist train which was launched by the
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is an Indian public sector undertaking that provides ticketing, catering, and tourism services for the Indian Railways. It was initially wholly owned by the Government of India and operat ...
(IRCTC) on 28 March 2007, to attract Buddhist pilgrims. The train takes passengers on an eight-day, seven-night spiritual tour which visits Buddhist sites across
North India North India is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India. The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from the Tibetan Plateau and Cen ...
.


History

The train gets its name from the Mahaparinirvana of
the Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a śramaṇa, wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was ...
. A sacred journey which includes Buddha's visit to various important Buddhist pilgrimage sites, such as Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Varanasi and Kushinagar.


Features and Services

The Mahaparinirvan Express is operated by Indian Railways using carriages from a
Rajdhani Express Rajdhani may refer to: * ''Rajdhani'' (film), 1956 Indian film * ''Rajadhani'' (1994 film), Indian Malayalam-language film * ''Rajadhani'' (2011 film), Indian Kannada-language film * Rajdhani, Kotli, a village in Pakistan * Rajdhani, Gorakhpur, a ...
train. This is a fully air conditioned train offering three different classes of travel (first class, two tier, and three tier).


See also

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*
Palace on Wheels The ''Palace on Wheels'' is a luxury tourist train. It was launched by the Indian Railways in association with Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation to promote tourism in Rajasthan. It is now known as Heritage Palace on Wheels. The tra ...
*
Royal Orient The ''Royal Orient'' is an Indian luxury tourism train that runs between Gujarat and Rajasthan, covering important tourist locations in the two states. Modelled on the ''Palace on Wheels'', India's first luxury tourist train, the train offer ...
*
Deccan Odyssey The ''Deccan Odyssey'' is an Indian luxury train modeled on the '' Palace on Wheels'' and put into service to boost tourism on the Maharashtra route of the Indian Railways. The train, owned by travel company Cox & Kings since 2014, takes visi ...
*
Golden Chariot The ''Golden Chariot'' is a luxury tourist train that connects the important tourist spots in the Indian states of Karnataka, Goa, Kerala & Tamil Nadu as well as Pondicherry, depending on the selected itinerary. It is named after the Sto ...
*
Royal Rajasthan on Wheels The ''Royal Rajasthan on Wheels'' is a luxury tourist train run by Indian Railways. It is modelled on the Palace on Wheels, and follows a similar route through Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India ...
*
Maharajas' Express The ''Maharajas' Express'' is a luxury tourist train owned and operated by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). It serves four routes across North-West and Central India, mainly centered on Rajasthan between the months o ...


References

# http://www.indianrail.gov.in/luxury_Train.html #


External links


Mahaparinirvan Express (Buddhist train circuit)
Named passenger trains of India {{Indian Railways Religious tourism in India Buddhism in India 2007 establishments in India Tourism in Delhi Rail transport in Delhi Tourism in Uttar Pradesh Rail transport in Bihar Luxury trains in India Railway services introduced in 2007 Transport in Rajgir Transport in Varanasi Transport in Gaya, India Tourism in Bihar Buddhist pilgrimages