The Tejas
Express —
India’s first semi-high
speed full
AC train — arrived in the city on Saturday. The
luxury train,
which boasts of several modern facilities on-board like LED TV and
tea/coffee vending machine, was flagged off by railway minister
Suresh Prabhu from CST for
Goa on Monday.
Journey
duration: The train is expected to be flagged off at 3.25pm
and will reach Goa by 12.35am
Comfort
comes at a price: Passengers
will have to shell out 20%
more than
that of Shatabdi Express
For
journey from Mumbai to Karmali
Rs
1,190: Fare for AC chair-car seat
Rs
2,590: Fare for executive chair-car seat
For
journey from Mumbai to Ratnagiri
Rs
835: Fare for AC chair car seat
Rs
1,785: Fare for executive chair car seat
For
journey from Mumbai to Kudal
Rs
1,080: Fare for AC chair car seat
Rs
2,340: Fare for executive chair car seatOn-board catering service
charges are included in the fare. If the passengers do not wish to
avail it at the time of booking and want to purchase meals on board,
they will have to pay Rs 50 extra per service
Highlights:
The
train is equipped with CCTV cameras, smoke and fire detection system.
The 19-coach Tejas will have bio- vacuum toilets and GPS-based
passenger information display system
It
will have tea and coffee vending machines, snack tables at each
coach.
The
return:
The
train, which left from Mumbai on Monday, will return to the city on
Tuesday morning
The
services will start from Wednesday
The
services
The
train will run on the Mumbai-Goa route five days of the week—
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday— during the
non-monsoon period
The
train will leave from Mumbai at 5am and reach Goa at 1.30pm
The
train will start from Goa at 2.30pm and reach Mumbai at 11pm
During
the monsoon — between June 10 and October 31 — it will be
operated thrice in a week— Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Courtesy : HT
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