Railways' first private train sees strong bookings. Delhi-Lucknow Tejas train features
The Lucknow to New Delhi ticket prices for IRCTC's Tejas Express will be ₹1,125 for AC chair car and ₹2,310 for executive chair carThe fares may vary along all sections since the train will operate on the flexi-fare scheme
Country's first private train Delhi to Lucknow Tejas Express is all ready to hit the tracks from next week. The train will be flagged off by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on 4th October and from the next day, it will start running in between New Delhi and Lucknow. The bookings for the train have already started and more than 2,000 passengers have booked tickets in the first IRCTC-run train, Tejas Express, from Lucknow to New Delhi and back, within two days of opening of counters, PTI reported.
From ticket prices to catering, timings and stoppages, here is all you need to know about India's first private train:
Ticket prices
The Lucknow to New Delhi ticket prices for IRCTC's Tejas Express will be ₹1,125 for AC chair car and ₹2,310 for executive chair car. While a ticket on the reverse journey will cost ₹1,280 for AC chair car passengers and ₹2,450 for those opting for executive chair car. The price for AC chair car tickets from Lucknow to Kanpur will be ₹320 and for executive chair car it will be ₹630, while the Lucknow to Ghaziabad fare will be ₹1,125 (AC chair car) and ₹2310 for executive chair car. The AC chair car fare between Delhi and Kanpur will be ₹1,155 and for executive chair car it will be ₹2,155, the officials said. However, the fares may vary along all sections since the train will operate on the flexi-fare scheme.
Distance and stopagges
The train will cover the distance between Lucknow and Delhi in six hours and 15 minutes. The train will have halts at Kanpur and Ghaziabad.
Timings
The Tejas Express will begin its journey from Lucknow at 6.10 am, and reach Delhi at 12.25 pm. On its return journey, the train will leave New Delhi at 4.30 pm and will reach Lucknow at 10.45 pm.
Private partnership
The new Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express will be the first train of Indian Railways that will be fully run by its subsidiary IRCTC. Bringing in private train operators to provide world-class passenger service was a proposal mooted by the railways in its 100-day agenda as part of its move to hand over certain trains to private operators.
Catering charges
Passengers travelling in AC chair car, executive chair car of the Tejas Express will also have the option of choose combo meals on board—catering charges of ₹185 for AC chair car and ₹245 for executive chair car are included in the ticket prices—for the full length of the journey (Lucknow to Delhi). The maximum charge (Delhi to Lucknow) will be ₹340 and ₹385 respectively.
Catering services
Both category passengers will be offered some refreshment right after boarding. They will have two options—Tea/Coffee (pre-mix kit) with cookies (chair car), premium cookies for Executive class. And option 2—pre-packaged nimboo pani with cookies (chair car); flavoured lassi in lieu of nimboo pani in Executive Class.
For breakfast, passengers can choose from a vegetarian combo of two pieces of vegetable cutlets with poha. The other combo is two pieces of vegetable uttapam with vermicelli and coconut chutney for all. The other combo includes two pieces of Medu Vada and suji upma and coconut chutney.
A non-vegetarian option is also available which includes masala omelette and sautéd vegetables.
In all these combos, additional cornflakes, sugar sachet and milk will be provided to executive class passengers.
Passengers can also order additional edible items such as branded Mishti dahi/Mango dahi, two pieces brown bread, butter, tomato ketchup, branded fruit juice, Tea/Coffee kit, salt and pepper, mouth freshener.
Just before the end of the journey, passengers will be served light refreshments like small masala samosa/branded cookies with tea/coffee premix; additional muffin/slice of cake for Executive class.
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