Indian Railways is considering the introduction of Tejas Express trains on high occupancy Shatabdi Express routes. Launched last year, Tejas Express is a more premium version of the Shatabdi Express chair car.
Tejas Express with its aircraft-like features offers a highly comfortable ride with enhanced passenger experience for short distance journeys. As per Indian Railways timetable, Tejas Express will be launched on the Delhi-Chandigarh and Delhi-Lucknow this year.
According to Mohd. Jamshed (Member Traffic Railway Board), the plan revolves around introducing Tejas Express-like premium car trains on major Shatabdi routes.
Mohd. Jamshed said, “The routes for Tejas Express would be those where trains can run at about 130 kmph. These trains (Tejas Express) will be confined to those routes so that we get the maximum advantage and we run a faster intercity service.”
Tejas Express comes with several aircraft-like comforts like reading lights, personalised infotainment screens, attendant calling buttons, seats with comfortable headrests, etc.
