New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Indian Railways is reintroducing the Buddhist Circuit special train tours in October which covers places associated with Gautam Buddha, owing to its successful run last year.

The Indian Rail Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) had run similar packages of the special tourist trains in 2018.

According to the IRCTC, the train covers important destinations connected with the life of Buddha in India and Nepal over eight days starting from October 19 to 26. The new Buddhist Circuit tourist train will cover various key pilgrimage destinations across India and Nepal that include Bodh Gaya, Rajgir, Nalanda, Varanasi, Sarnath, Kushinagar, Lumbini (Nepal), Shravasti and Agra.

According to the IRCTC, the special tra...