IRCTC Cancels This Tejas Express On Selected Dates Till March 2021; Know the Reason

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) had resumed the services of the Tejas Express trains on two routes on 17th October 2020 after it was suspended in March due to COVID-19.

While one pair of the luxury passenger trains had been deployed between Lucknow – New Delhi, another pair had been deployed between Ahmedabad – Mumbai.

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Now, the Western Railways, after reviewing the running of the Ahmedabad – Mumbai Central Tejas Express, has cancelled a few trips of the train on this route.

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According to the official notification on Twitter, this has been done in view of the coronavirus pandemic and booking trends observed so far.


Therefore, train no. 82901/82902 Ahmedabad – Mumbai Central Tejas Express will now be cancelled on select Tuesdays till March 2021.

Check the cancellation schedule of the Ahmedabad – Mumbai Tejas Express below:

November 2020

24th November

December 2020

1st, 8th and 15th December

January 2021

19th and 26th January

February 2021

2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd February

March 2021

2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th March


However, the 82501/82502 Lucknow – New Delhi Tejas Express will continue as per the schedule until further notice.

Passengers can check the detailed schedule of both the trains in the ixigo app by simply entering the train number and tapping on ‘Check Availability’.

See Also: COVID-19 Safety protocol for Tejas Express trains


The Tejas Express trains provide many flight-like facilities to passengers, such as lounge access at the Railways station, train hostess, reading lights, LED screens, etc. They are also entirely run by the Railway subsidiary IRCTC.

We wish our passengers a safe and convenient trip!