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Experience plane in a train! Tejas Express to be launched tomorrow

Last Updated 21 May 2017, 12:09 IST
Great style, sleek looking seats with extra leg space, on board individual entertainment system, LCD screens, WiFi, food prepared by executive chefs – one gets a feel of an aircraft! But it is actually India’s latest luxury train, the Tejas Express.

The cost of travel in this bright-yellow-coloured chair-car train would be higher than similar journey undertaken for a similar distance – but it is the comfort, design, looks, style, future – that matters. A network of CCTV cameras enhances the security system on board plus automatic doors.  At the push of a button – an attendant would come to your seat.

On Sunday, when people saw the new-look train at the platform no. 18 of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, there was a lot of excitement. A lot of railway employees and passengers were seen taking selfies with the new-age train.

On Monday, railway minister Suresh Prabhu would flag off the first service between CSMT and Karmali in Goa. “The train is unique in many respects,” said D K Sharma, the general manager of Central Railway. “It reflects the future,” said Ravinder Goyal, the divisional railway manager of CR’s Mumbai division. “Almost everything that is there in an aircraft is here,” he said.

Tejas Express is a semi-high-speed train having modern onboard facilities, enhanced passenger comfort and showcases the future of Train travel in India.

The coaches are manufactured at Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala . The newly designed coaches are capable of running at a speed of 200 kmph but due to constraints related to rail tracks, these coaches will run at a speed of 160 km/h. Speed potential of 200 kmph was achieved by providing steel brake disc, sintered pads, electro-pneumatic assist brake system.

The three routes that have been planned for Tejas are:  22425/22426 New Delhi-Chandigarh Tejas Express (6 days a week), 12585/12586 Lucknow-Anand Vihar(T) Tejas Express, 11209/11210 Mumbai CST-Karmali Tejas Express (5 days a week).

The Mumbai-Goa train would halt at  Dadar (DD), Thane(TNA), Panvel(PNVL), Ratnagiri(RN), Kudal(KUDL) and has a total 15 LHB coaches -- one executive chair car, 12 coaches, generator cum SLR – two coaches. The executive chair car has a seat configuration of 2x2 while the normal coaches have a configuration of 3x2.

Coaches will have Bio-vacuum toilets, water level indicators, tap sensors, hand dryers, integrated braille displays, LED TV for each passenger with phone sockets, local cuisine, celebrity chef menu, WiFi, tea and coffee vending machines, magazines, snack tables, CCTV cameras, fire & smoke detection and suppression system.
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(Published 21 May 2017, 12:09 IST)

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