Over 2,000 passengers of Tejas Express to be compensated by IRCTC over train delay
India | Aug 25, 2021, 07:52 AM ISTDue to heavy rains, the Tejas Express was delayed by about two-and-a-half hours following a signal failure on Saturday.
Due to heavy rains, the Tejas Express was delayed by about two-and-a-half hours following a signal failure on Saturday.
Amid the worsening COVID-19 situation, the Western Railway on Thursday announced that the services of Ahmedabad-Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express would be suspended for a month from April 2.
Indian Railways has temporarily suspended services of Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central Ahmedabad Tejas express train no. 80902-80901 w.e.f April 2, 2021 for a period of one month, due to rise in Covid-19 cases.
The Indian Railways has decided to cancel Lucknow-Delhi and Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express trains due to the low occupancy amid the pandemic.
The Railway Ministry has agreed to launch a Tejas Express train equipped with modern onboard facilities between Delhi and Dehradun via Haridwar.
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'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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