South Star Rail and Indian Railways confirmed a 13-day summer special tourist train tour package starting April 11, with fares from ₹42,000 to ₹68,000 across sleeper to first AC classes.

This adds time-bound passenger capacity for long-distance religious/leisure travel during the April peak window, giving tour operators and hotels a fixed arrival schedule to plan around. The published all-in package pricing sets a near-term benchmark for competing rail- and bus-based tour packages on the same circuits. The joint operation also signals Indian Railways’ willingness to use a private service provider for packaged tourist services on this route, expanding the set of partners that can run similar seasonal specials.