Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express flagged off; check out schedule, menu, ticket prices
Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express: The fully air conditioned train will cover the journey between Delhi and Lucknow in 6 hours and 15 minutes.
- Oct 4, 2019,
- Updated Nov 11, 2019 11:15 AM IST
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Friday, flagged off India's first private train, the Tejas Express. However, the commercial run of Tejas will start on Saturday. It is first Indian train that is run by IRCTC. The Indian railways' subsidiary has roped in private train operators to provide world-class passenger service. The fully air conditioned train will cover the journey between Delhi and Lucknow in 6 hours and 15 minutes.
Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express is also going to be the first train in the country that will compensate its passengers in case of delays. An amount of Rs 100 is paid in case the delay is for over an hour and Rs 250 for delay of over two hours.
IRCTC has kept catering charges at Rs 185 for chair car and Rs 245 for executive car (included in ticket prices) for the full-length journey. From New Delhi to Lucknow, catering charges are kept Rs 340 for chair car and Rs 385 for executive chair.
Tea and coffee with (pre-mix kit) cookies are provided to chair car passengers, while premium cookies are offered to executive car passengers. Chair car travellers get pre-packaged nimbu pani, while executive car passengers are served flavoured lassi.
For breakfast, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options are available. In the breakfast, vegetarians get a combo of two pieces of veg-cutlet, poha, uttapam, vermicelli and coconut chutney. Another combo includes two pieces of medu vadas and suji upma and coconut chutney. For non-vegetarians, masala omelette and sauted vegetables are served.
Executive class passengers can request additional cornflakes, sugar and milk.
Before the journey ends, chair car passengers are served samosa, branded cookies, tea or coffee. Passengers travelling in executive car get a muffin or a slice of cake.
Also read: Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express' passengers to get free travel insurance, exclusive lounges
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Friday, flagged off India's first private train, the Tejas Express. However, the commercial run of Tejas will start on Saturday. It is first Indian train that is run by IRCTC. The Indian railways' subsidiary has roped in private train operators to provide world-class passenger service. The fully air conditioned train will cover the journey between Delhi and Lucknow in 6 hours and 15 minutes.
Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express is also going to be the first train in the country that will compensate its passengers in case of delays. An amount of Rs 100 is paid in case the delay is for over an hour and Rs 250 for delay of over two hours.
IRCTC has kept catering charges at Rs 185 for chair car and Rs 245 for executive car (included in ticket prices) for the full-length journey. From New Delhi to Lucknow, catering charges are kept Rs 340 for chair car and Rs 385 for executive chair.
Tea and coffee with (pre-mix kit) cookies are provided to chair car passengers, while premium cookies are offered to executive car passengers. Chair car travellers get pre-packaged nimbu pani, while executive car passengers are served flavoured lassi.
For breakfast, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options are available. In the breakfast, vegetarians get a combo of two pieces of veg-cutlet, poha, uttapam, vermicelli and coconut chutney. Another combo includes two pieces of medu vadas and suji upma and coconut chutney. For non-vegetarians, masala omelette and sauted vegetables are served.
Executive class passengers can request additional cornflakes, sugar and milk.
Before the journey ends, chair car passengers are served samosa, branded cookies, tea or coffee. Passengers travelling in executive car get a muffin or a slice of cake.
Also read: Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express' passengers to get free travel insurance, exclusive lounges