Indian Railways Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express Pics: India’s 2nd Private Train To Be Flagged Off Today

Union Railway and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani will flag off the second Tejas Express train to be operated by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) between Mumbai-Ahmedabad from Ahmedabad on Friday. In October, the IRCTC started the first Tejas Express train between Lucknow and New Delhi.

It would only have six halts -- Nadiad, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Vapi and Borivali stations. On its return journey, the train would leave Mumbai Central at 3.40 p.m. and reach Ahmedabad at 9.55 p.m.

The train, on its inaugural journey, will depart from Ahmedabad at 10.45 a.m. and reach Mumbai Central at 5.15 p.m. The all new air-conditioned Tejas Express train will commence its commercial run from January 19 with all the modern facilities between Ahmedabad and Mumbai Central.

Tejas Express contains all the modern facilities with the state-of-art interior, personalised reading lights, AC coaches, mobile charging points, CCTV cameras, bio-toilets, LED TV, automatic doors and many more.

Meals will be served by on-board service staff in Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central Tejas Express. Tea and coffee vending machines will be available in the train. Water will be provided on demand through RO machines for passengers.

Tejas, which is India's first private train run by IRCTC, has an executive class air conditioned chair car with 56 seats and nine air-conditioned coaches with a capacity of 78 passengers each.