Coimbatore - Kumbakonam Bharat Gaurav Private Train | கும்பகோணம் IRCTC Tourism scheme in Tamil

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The Indian Railways has introduced a new scheme to promote tourism and business. The Bharat Gaurav scheme will let private entities run trains based on theme circuits.

Bharat Gaurav Scheme liberalises the leasing the trains for special tour packages. Any player, private or otherwise, can approach the Indian Railways to run theme-based train circuits. The arrangement will last for a minimum of two years. The operators will also be able to decorate the trains, interior and exterior, sell advertising space, and name the circuit and the train.

The operators will also be able to change the furnishings within the train coaches as long as they comply with safety norms, but cannot do any activities that are actively prohibited by railway laws, like serving alcohol abroad trains.

Operators will also have to arrange for all other services as part of the package, including hotel arrangements, ancillary transportation, sightseeing, food, and other services. The operators cannot use the trains as normal trains plying from one destination to other. The operators will have to employ the necessary cleaning and housekeeping staff on the trains.

Indian Railways will essentially remain in charge of running the trains themselves. It will provide the staff for running the train, the guards for providing security, and maintenance staff for providing services to the train.

Indian Railways will also provide the essential infrastructure to run the trains, also routing them through in priority.


The scheme, while aimed at liberalising the railway tourism segment, is also expected to provide a significant revenue stream for the Railways. The operator will have to pay registration fee, a security deposit for the rakes, “Right of Use” charges, haulage charges and stabling charges. These charges reflect the composite of railways costs like fuel, manpower, depreciation, maintenance, lease, and others.

The “Right to Use” use charge is an annual charge borne by the operator that must be paid 15 days before the end of the previous year. The charges range from Rs 3.5-1.4 lakh for AC coaches, Rs 1.8 lakh and Rs 96,000 for non-AC sleeper coaches, and Rs 2 lakh and Rs 65,000 for pantry cars. If the operators own or purchase their own coaches or cars, then the “Right of Use” charges no longer apply.
In addition to this, a Rs 1-lakh one-time registration fee will be charged from each potential applicant. A security deposit of Rs 1 crore will be collected from successful applicants after allotment of the rake, returnable after the Right of Use period.