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IRCTC to launch Tejas train from Ahmedabad to Mumbai on January 17

The Tejas train is already functional on the Delhi-Lucknow route

Updated - December 28, 2019 10:28 pm IST

Published - December 28, 2019 03:20 pm IST - New Delhi

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An inside view of a coach of the newly launched Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express, India's first 'private' train by IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation), at the Charbagh Railway station in Lucknow.

An inside view of a coach of the newly launched Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express, India's first 'private' train by IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation), at the Charbagh Railway station in Lucknow.

The second privately operated IRCTC’s premium Tejas train, which will ply between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, will be launched on January 17, sources said on Saturday.

Like in the first Tejas, which runs on the Delhi-Lucknow route, the Railway will compensate passengers if the train gets delayed.

The first commercial run of the Tejas train will be on January 19. 

It will ply on Ahmedabad - Mumbai- Ahmedabad route for six days a week with Thursday as an off-day for maintenance, the sources added.

 The train will be equipped with all modern on board facilities for ensuring high-level comfort to passengers. 

Besides this, all passengers travelling on the train will be provided with Rail Travel Insurance of up to ₹25 lakhs, free of cost by the IRCTC.

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