Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) announced that its special tourist train "Dakshin Darshan" touring the south of the country will now get a halt at Pune and Kalyan near Mumbai. IRCTC additional general manager Rahul Himalian said on Wednesday that this train will leave from Ahmedabad railway station on August 7.

The duration of the journey will be of 9 days and will end on August 16. It will cover popular tourist destinations like Goa, Tirupati, Rameshwaram, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Trivandrum and Kovalam. Himalian said the seats of the train have been divided into two categories, namely Standard and Comfort. Fares for the standard category will be Rs 12,649, while comfort category will cost Rs 18,499.

The IRCTC is running this train for the third time in this year. Himalian said, “Our first trip in January carried 1,000 tourists, while 700 people took our second trip in March. However, we have got bookings of only 400 tourists yet, but hope to attract more.”