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Tejas Express
Lucknow - New Delhi Tejas Express at New Delhi Railway Station
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
StatusActive
First service24 May 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-24)
Current operator(s)Indian Railways (Public)
IRCTC (Corporate)
Websitehttps://indianrail.gov.in
Route
Line(s) used4
On-board services
Class(es)
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
Tea and coffee vending machines
Local cuisine
Celebrity chef menu
Observation facilitiesLarge windows in all carriages; services operated by both state and corporate operators.
Entertainment facilitiesMagazines
Electric outlets
On-board Wi-Fi
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks on Chair car rake Underneath storage of the bearths on Sleeper car rake
Other facilitiesAutomatic doors
Smoke alarms
CCTV cameras
Hand dryers
Odour control system
Sensor based water taps
Bio-vacuum toilets
Water level indicators
Fire and smoke detection
Suppression system.
Technical
Rolling stockLHB-Tejas Rake
Track gaugeIndian Gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification25 kV AC at 50 Hz
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) Tested Speed|200|km/h|

The Tejas Express is a semi-high speed fully air-conditioned train introduced by Indian Railways. It features modern onboard facilities with doors which are operated automatically. Tejas means "sharpness", "lustre", or "brilliance" in many Indian languages. It is one of 3 semi-high speed trains running in India, the others being the Vande Bharat Express and the Gatimaan Express.[1]

History

The inaugural run of Tejas Express was on 24 May 2017 from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Maharashtra to Karmali, Goa. It covered 552 km in 8 hours and 30 minutes.[2] On 1 March 2019, the second Tejas Express of the country was flagged off between Chennai Egmore and Madurai Junction by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[3] It covered 497 km in 6 hours and 30 minutes.

Tejas Express on New Delhi – Chandigarh route is expected to commence its services soon after its first announcement in 2016 whereas the Lucknow – New Delhi route running currently as the train has been included in the current Trains at Glance, the official train time-table booklet, with "Date of Introduction to be declared" condition and at the same time news websites have quoted railway officials saying a hold of three years.[4][5][6][7] Meanwhile, the train service which was expected to be launched on Mumbai – Surat and New Delhi- Jalandhar route has also been put on hold.[8]

Lucknow – New Delhi Tejas Express, which was inaugurated on 4 October 2019, is India's first train operated by private operators, IRCTC, a subsidiary of Indian Railways.[9][10]

The Ahmedabad – Mumbai Tejas express, also operated by IRCTC, was inaugurated on 17 January 2020.[11]

Technical specifications

Interior of the Tejas Express,

The coaches of the first Tejas Express of India, which runs between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSMT), Mumbai and Karmali are manufactured at Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala in Kapurthala district of Punjab. The coaches of the second Tejas express, which runs between Chennai Egmore and Madurai, were manufactured at Integral Coach Factory, Chennai.[12] The train is designed to run at a maximum speed of 200 km/h (120 mph) but the maximum operating speed allowed is 130 km/h (81 mph) due to track and safety constraints.[13] Presently, the train runs at an average speed of 65 km/h (40 mph).[14]

There are 14 non-executive chair cars and they can seat up to 72 passengers each in 3+2 configuration. The coaches have energy-efficient LED lights and digital destination display boards. It also has two executive chair cars in 2+2 configuration. The executive chair cars have a seating capacity of 56 passengers with adjustable head-rests, arm support and leg support. The leg support is not available in non-executive chair cars. The seats on tejas express are also very comfortable in terms of height on the contrary of regular AC chair car seats.

Coaches have bio-vacuum toilets, water level indicators, tap sensors, hand dryers, integrated braille displays, LED TV for each passenger with phone sockets, local cuisine, celebrity chef menu, WiFi, tea & coffee vending machines, magazines, snack tables, CCTV cameras, fire & smoke detection and suppression system.[15] The fares will be 20% to 30% more than Shatabdi fares.[16] The Tejas Express has redesigned seats with eco-leather. Toilets are equipped with soap dispensers, touch-less water taps, odour-control systems and occupancy indicators. Doors are centrally controlled.[17]

Routes

No. Originating Station Terminal Station Train Name Train No. Distance Average Speed Inauguration Operator
1. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Madgaon Junction Mumbai CSMT - Madgaon Tejas Express 22119/22120 581 km (361 mi) 66 km/h (41 mph) 24 May 2017 Indian Railways
2. Chennai Egmore Madurai Chennai Egmore–Madurai Tejas Express 22671/22672 493 km (306 mi) 79 km/h (49 mph) 1 March 2019 Indian Railways
3. Lucknow New Delhi Lucknow–New Delhi Tejas Express 82501/82502 512 km (318 mi) 83 km/h (52 mph) 4 October 2019 IRCTC
4. Ahmedabad Mumbai Central Ahmedabad – Mumbai Central Tejas Express 82901/82902 493 km (306 mi) 78 km/h (48 mph) 17 January 2020 IRCTC

See also

References

  1. ^ Luxury train Tejas Express running without safety clearance, ibtimes.com, 27 July 2017
  2. ^ "Mumbai-Goa route gets Railways' premium train Tejas". dna. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Madurai-Chennai Tejas Express flagged off! After Vande Bharat, it's the swankiest Indian Railways train". The Financial Express. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. ^ "2 months on, high speed Tejas Express on Chandigarh-Delhi route yet to hit the tracks". hindustantimes.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Delhi to Chandigarh in 3 hours! This luxury train in Indian Railways new time-table will make it possible". The Financial Express. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Trains at Glance" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Tejas Express from Lucknow to Delhi flagged by CM Yogi Aditya Nath". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  8. ^ "'Surat-Mumbai Tejas train not feasible' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express set to be first train to be run by private operators". Livemint. 21 August 2019.
  10. ^ "India's first private train Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express flagged off today". Livemint. 4 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Ahmedabad-Mumbai Tejas Express to be Flagged off Today". Railpost.in. 17 January 2020.
  12. ^ "ICF rolls out modern coaches for Tejas Express". The Hindu Businessline. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  13. ^ India’s first high-speed train Tejas makes debut, asianage.com, 23 May 2017
  14. ^ [1], indianrailinfo.com
  15. ^ "All about Tejas Express: Digital New Interiors, Yummy Catering Onboard – Orient Rail Journeys Blog". luxurytrainindia.org.
  16. ^ "Travel on Tejas Trains To Be Costlier Than Shatabdi". ndtv.com.
  17. ^ "Tejas trains to give passengers feel of world-class travel with personal video screens, Wi-Fi, coffee vending machines", The Economic Times, 10 July 2016
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