IRCTC cancels services of two Tejas express trains
India | November 17, 2020 18:21 ISTThe Indian Railways has decided to cancel Lucknow-Delhi and Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express trains due to the low occupancy amid the pandemic.
The Indian Railways has decided to cancel Lucknow-Delhi and Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express trains due to the low occupancy amid the pandemic.
The two Tejas Express services are the first set of trains run by a corporate entity, IRCTC, a subsidiary of the Indian Railways. The operations resume with several guidelines including the mandatory use of masks and Aarogya Setu app for all users.
In a welcome move for those seeking to travel to Jammu and Katra in Jammu and Kashmir from Delhi as country is exiting from the lockdown in phased manner, the Railways will resume service of India's semi-high speed train New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat express from an early convenient date.
The Railway Ministry has agreed to launch a Tejas Express train equipped with modern onboard facilities between Delhi and Dehradun via Haridwar.
IRCTC's third private train Kashi Mahakal express was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. The train will run between Varanasi and Indore thrice a week.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that more Tejas Express-style trains will be put into service by Indian Railways on key tourism routes. Tejas Express is a more premium version of the Shatabdi-style AC Chair Car trains.
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) said on Wednesday that it will pay a compensation of Rs 100 each to around 630 passengers of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Tejas Express because of a delay.
Just like IRCTC which pays compensation for delays in its Tejas trains, railways' freight customers could soon be compensated for late arrival of their goods, Railway minister Piyush Goyal indicated on Saturday, demanding a commitment of timely delivery.
The train will run in Ahmedabad to Mumbai route six days a week except Thursday. The commercial run of the newly launched Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express will start from Saturday, the railways said.
The Ahmedabad-Mumbai Tejas Express, the second premium train to be run by Railway subsidiary IRCTC, completed its inaugural run on Friday in sixhours, covering the distance of 491 km. Such speeds are rarely seen on this busy route.
Ahmedabad Mumbai Tejas Express would run on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai-Ahmedabad route for 6 days a week with Thursday as an off-day for maintenance activities. The train will be equipped with all modern onboard facilities to ensure a high level of comfort
Ahmedabad Mumbai Tejas Express would run on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai-Ahmedabad route for 6 days a week with Thursday as an off-day for maintenance activities. The train will be equipped with all modern onboard facilities to ensure a high level of comfort to the passengers.
IRCTC Alert! Commuters on Mumbai- Ahmedabad train route are in for delight starting January 17 as IRCTC-run Tejas Express rolls out on the busy route. To make the commuters' journey more exciting, IRCTC said that it will serve local delicacies, besides, the train will also have onboard tea/coffee vending machine facilities.
According to a passenger, the mixed vegetable served for dinner had a strong stench. The matter was brought to the notice of supervisor, who then changed the food packets.
The second premium Tejas train of the IRCTC, the tourism and catering arm of the Indian Railways, is ready to run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai and will be launched on January 17. The commercial run of the train will start on January 19.
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation's Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express is part of the Railways' bid to develop 50 railway stations of world-class standards and allowing private passenger train operators to run 150 trains on its network.
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