Ahmedabad-Mumbai Tejas Express flagged off

The AhmedabadMumbai Tejas Express the second train to be run by railway subsidiary IRCTC was flagged off from Ahmedabad by Gujarat ChiefMinister Vijay Rupani here on Friday morning The railways will pay the passengers per hour for the train delay and have insurance for passengers worth Rs 25 lakh with also additional insurance in case of a household robbery while passengers were travellingPassengers can book their tickets exclusively on the IRCTC website or appThe commercial run of the train will start from January 19 2020 from Ahmedabad The first such train the LucknowDelhi Tejas Express has been running since last year As the train docked on the platform early morning there were protests by trade union members of the Western Railway Mazdoor Sangh who were whisked away by the police The train will have dynamic fare as per demand with Rs1600 for AC Chair Car and Rs 2300 for Executive ClassThe booking for this train has commenced and passengers can book their tickets exclusively on the IRCTC website wwwirctccoin and its mobile app Irctc Rail Connect There will be no booking at railway reservation counters However passengers can get their tickets booked through IRCTC authorized agents The train will also be available for booking through IRCTCrsquos online travel portal partners like Paytm Ixigo PhonePe Make My Trip Google Ibibo Railyatri etcThere will be no tatkal quota or premium tatkal quota for theAhmedabadMumbai Tejas Express trainThis train 8290282901 shall ply on Ahmedabad Mumbai Ahmedabad route for 6 days a week with Thursday as an Offday for maintenance activities The train shall be equipped with all modern onboard facilities for ensuring a high level of comfort to the passengersTo start with this fully airconditioned train shall have two Executive Class Chair Cars having 56 seats each and Eight Chair Cars having a capacity of 78 seats each The total carrying capacity of the train will be 736 passengers The train will start its journey ex Ahmedabad in the morning at 0640 hours and will reach Mumbai Central at 1310 hours having scheduled commercial halts at Nadiad Vadodara Bharuch Surat Vapi and Borivli For the return journey the train will leave Mumbai Central at 1540 hours and will reach Ahmedabad at 2155 hours having scheduled enroute halts at Borivali Vapi Surat Bharuch Vadodara and Nadiad The train will run on all days of the week except ThursdayTheAhmedabadMumbai Tejas Express will be flagged off todaySalient features of the train are as underThe tickets can also be booked by on duty and leave travel of personnel of defence forces and Central Paramilitary Forces through their online eticketing portals integrated with IRCTC such as CGDA Controller General of Defence Accounts portal CRPF Central Reserve Police Force and NDRF National Disaster Rescue Force Portals and also to NSG National Security Guards etcThe train will have advance reservation period of 60 days Initial trips will be booked on less than 60 days also till such time dates neutralize keeping in mind the train launch date and opening of first bookingWhile there will be no concession tickets on the train children below 5 years of age have been exempted from fare and will be booked with their parents Names of children so booked will not appear on the chart Children age 5 years and above will be booked at full fare and will be provided with a seatTrain fare will be dynamic in nature keeping in consideration the prevailing bus taxi rail and airfares The train will have different series of fares for lean busy and festive seasons Further train fares will be on point to point basisCurrent Booking will be available to users after the preparation of the first chart which will normally be 4 hours before the scheduled departure of the trains and up to 5 minutes before the scheduled departure of the trainThere will be no tatkal quota or premium tatkal quota in the train There will be only General Quota and Foreign Tourist Quota Foreign Tourist Quota of 6 seats in EC and 12 seats in CC will be available for Foreign TouristsAll passengers travelling on the IRCTC train will be provided with Rail Travel Insurance of up to Rs 25 Lakhs free of cost by IRCTC This complimentary travel insurance also includes exclusive coverage of Rs 1 lakh against household theftrobbery during the travel period of the passengersBesides this special feature in a first of its own IRCTC will also pay a compensation of Rs 100 in case the train during its run is delayed by more than one hour and Rs 250 in case of delay of more than two hours to every passenger as compensationIRCTC is offering this complimentary special travel insurance facility to the passengers of IRCTC Tejas Express through Ms Liberty General Insurance Company Limited ndash a Mumbai based private insurance companyIn case of cancellation of the train an automatic full refund of full fare on confirmed and or waitlisted etickets will be made There will be no need for cancelling the ticket or filing TDR in such a caseComplimentary Onboard infotainment services will be available in IRCTC trains to the passengersHighquality food and beverages will be provided to the passengers on board in the train and included in the ticket fareService on the train will be done through trolleys similar to airlines Each coach will be provided with an RO water filter in addition to the packaged drinking water bottle for each passenger Passengers will be served morning welcome tea breakfast and Combo LunchSnacks in Ahmedabad ndashMumbai sector and Evening High Tea and Dinner in MumbaiAhmedabad as per itinerary timings Passengers can avail of complimentary teacoffee service at any point in the journey Details for the same will be provided on the IRCTC websiteIRCTC is planning to imbibe regional delicacies from the local and ethnic cuisines to suit the taste buds of passengers Onboard hospitality services will be managed through professional and competent staff from either genderCatch up on all the latest 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