Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 76 Shloka 19

तदा then, तस्य his (the king's), योषितः wives, वृद्धैः with aged guards, परिवृताः surrounded by, यथार्हम् according to their rank, शिबिकाभिश्च in palanquins, यानैश्च in other carriages, नगरात् from the city, तत्र to that place, निर्ययुः departed.

Then in accordance with their rank and surrounded by aged guards, the wives of king Dasaratha departed for that place from the city in palanquins and other carriages.