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After the successful run of Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express by IRCTC, the second premium Tejas train is ready to run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. The inaugural run of this second Train will be flagged off from Ahmedabad on 17th January, 2020. The commercial run of the train will start with effect from 19th January, 2020 from Ahmedabad.
After the
successful run of Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express by IRCTC, the second premium
Tejas train is ready to run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. The inaugural run of
this second Train will be flagged off from Ahmedabad on 17th January, 2020. The
commercial run of the train will start with effect from 19th January, 2020 from
Ahmedabad.
Booking for this train has commenced and passengers can book their tickets exclusively on IRCTC website www.irctc.co.in 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 IRCTC’s online travel portal partners like Paytm, Ixigo, PhonePe, Make My Trip, Google, Ibibo, Railyatri.
This will be another step of the Ministry of Railways in its endeavour to improve the overall traveling experience of rail passengers by providing state of the art amenities to them on trains.
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This train
82902/82901 shall ply on Ahmedabad – Mumbai- Ahmedabad route for 6 days a week
with Thursday as an Off-day for maintenance activities. The train shall be
equipped with all modern on board facilities for ensuring a high level of
comfort to the passengers.
To start
with, this fully air-conditioned train shall have two Executive Class Chair
Cars having 56 seats each and Eight Chair Cars having 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 06:40 hours and will reach Mumbai Central at 13.10 hours
having scheduled commercial halts at Nadiad, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Vapi and
Borivali. For the return journey, the train will leave Mumbai Central at 15:40
hours and will reach Ahmedabad at 21:55 hours having scheduled enroute halts at
Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara and Nadiad. Train will run on all days
of the week except Thursday.
Salient
features of the train are as under:
The tickets
can also be booked by on duty and leave travel of personnel of defence forces
and Central Paramilitary Forces through their online e-ticketing 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) etc.
- The 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 booking.
- While there will be no concession
tickets in 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 of age 5 years and above will be booked at
full fare and will be provided with a seat.
- Train fare will be dynamic in nature
keeping in consideration the prevailing bus, taxi, rail and airfares. Train
will have different series of fares for lean, busy and festive seasons.
Further, train fares will be on point to point basis. - Current
Booking will be available to users after preparation of 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 train.
- There 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 Tourists.
- All passengers travelling on 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 an
exclusive coverage of Rs. 1 lakh against household theft / robbery during the
travel period of the passengers. Besides this 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
compensation.
- IRCTC is offering this complimentary
special travel insurance facility to the passengers of IRCTC Tejas Express
through M/s Liberty General Insurance
Company Limited – a Mumbai based private insurance company.
In case of
cancellation of train, automatic full refund of full fare on confirmed and /or
waitlisted e-tickets will be made. There will be no need of cancelling the
ticket or filing TDR in such case.
- Complimentary On board infotainment
services will be available in IRCTC trains to the passengers. High quality food
and beverages will be provided to the passengers on board in the train and
included in the ticket fare.
- Service in the train will be done
through trolleys similar to airlines. Each coach will be provided with RO water
filter in addition to the packaged drinking water bottle for each passenger.
Passengers will be served morning welcome tea, breakfast and Combo Lunch/Snacks
in Ahmedabad –Mumbai sector and Evening
High Tea and Dinner in Mumbai-Ahmedabad
as per itinerary timings. Passengers can avail of complimentary
tea/coffee service at any point of the journey. Details for the same will be provided on IRCTC website.
IRCTC is
planning to imbibe regional delicacies from the local and ethnic cuisines to
suit the taste buds of passengers. On board hospitality services will be managed
through professional and competent staff from either gender.
Ticket
cancellation and refund rules will be as per the extant Indian Railways
Cancellation and Refund Rules with the following differences:
1. If a
Waitlisted Ticket is presented for cancellation up to 4 hours before the
scheduled departure of the train, a clerkage charge of only Rs. 25/- per
passenger shall be deducted from the ticket amount and balance refunded online.
Indian Railways deducts Rs. 65 per passenger as clerkage from AC class
passengers in such case.
2. If a
Fully waitlisted ticket is dropped at the time of train charting due to no
seats being offered to the passenger, full ticket amount will be refunded
online. No clerkage will be deducted on such tickets. Indian Railways deducts
Rs. 65 per passenger as clerkage from AC class passengers in such case.
3. If a
partially confirmed ticket is cancelled after chart preparation and up to 30
minutes before scheduled departure of the train, full ticket amount will be
refunded. No clerkage will be deducted. Indian Railways deducts Rs. 65 per
passenger as clerkage from AC class passengers in such case.
Detailed
information about the facilities at stations and in the train, rules for ticket
booking, procedures, refunds and cancellations etc will be made available to
users on IRCTC website, once the train is made available for booking.
Ahmedabad
–Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Tejas Train has been opened for booking for
passengers both for the inaugural run(Train no 09426/09425) on the 17th
January, 2020 and the regular run( Train No 82902/82901) starting from
19/01/2020.
After the successful run of Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express by IRCTC, the second premium Tejas train is ready to run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. The inaugural run of this second Train will be flagged off from Ahmedabad on 17th January, 2020. The commercial run of the train will start with effect from 19th January, 2020 from Ahmedabad.
Booking for
this train has commenced and passengers can book their tickets exclusively on
IRCTC website www.irctc.co.in 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 IRCTC’s online travel portal partners like Paytm,
Ixigo, PhonePe, Make My Trip, Google, Ibibo, Railyatri.
This will be
another step of the Ministry of Railways in its endeavour to improve the
overall traveling experience of rail passengers by providing state of the art
amenities to them on trains.
This train
82902/82901 shall ply on Ahmedabad – Mumbai- Ahmedabad route for 6 days a week
with Thursday as an Off-day for maintenance activities. The train shall be
equipped with all modern on board facilities for ensuring a high level of
comfort to the passengers.
To start with, this fully air-conditioned train shall have two Executive Class Chair Cars having 56 seats each and Eight Chair Cars having capacity of 78 seats each.
/connect-gujarat-english/media/post_attachments/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG-20191230-WA0065.jpg "publive-image")
The total carrying capacity of the train will be 736 passengers. The train will start its journey ex Ahmedabad in the morning at 06:40 hours and will reach Mumbai Central at 13.10 hours having scheduled commercial halts at Nadiad, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Vapi and Borivali.
For the return journey, the train will leave Mumbai Central at 15:40 hours and will reach Ahmedabad at 21:55 hours having scheduled enroute halts at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara and Nadiad. Train will run on all days of the week except Thursday.
Salient
features of the train are as under:
The tickets
can also be booked by on duty and leave travel of personnel of defence forces
and Central Paramilitary Forces through their online e-ticketing 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) etc.
- The 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 booking.
- While there will be no concession tickets in 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 of age 5 years and above will be booked at full fare and will be provided with a seat.
- Train fare will be dynamic in nature keeping in consideration the prevailing bus, taxi, rail and airfares. Train will have different series of fares for lean, busy and festive seasons. Further, train fares will be on point to point basis.
- Current Booking will be available to users after preparation of 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 train.
- There 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 Tourists.
- All passengers travelling on 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 an exclusive coverage of Rs. 1 lakh against household theft / robbery during the travel period of the passengers. Besides this 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 compensation.
- IRCTC is offering this complimentary
special travel insurance facility to the passengers of IRCTC Tejas Express
through M/s Liberty General Insurance
Company Limited – a Mumbai based private insurance company.
In case of
cancellation of train, automatic full refund of full fare on confirmed and /or
waitlisted e-tickets will be made. There will be no need of cancelling the
ticket or filing TDR in such case.
- Complimentary On board infotainment
services will be available in IRCTC trains to the passengers. High quality food
and beverages will be provided to the passengers on board in the train and
included in the ticket fare.
- Service in the train will be done
through trolleys similar to airlines. Each coach will be provided with RO water
filter in addition to the packaged drinking water bottle for each passenger.
Passengers will be served morning welcome tea, breakfast and Combo Lunch/Snacks
in Ahmedabad –Mumbai sector and Evening
High Tea and Dinner in Mumbai-Ahmedabad
as per itinerary timings. Passengers can avail of complimentary
tea/coffee service at any point of the journey. Details for the same will be provided on IRCTC website.
IRCTC is
planning to imbibe regional delicacies from the local and ethnic cuisines to
suit the taste buds of passengers. On board hospitality services will be managed
through professional and competent staff from either gender.
Ticket
cancellation and refund rules will be as per the extant Indian Railways
Cancellation and Refund Rules with the following differences:
1. If a
Waitlisted Ticket is presented for cancellation up to 4 hours before the
scheduled departure of the train, a clerkage charge of only Rs. 25/- per
passenger shall be deducted from the ticket amount and balance refunded online.
Indian Railways deducts Rs. 65 per passenger as clerkage from AC class
passengers in such case.
2. If a
Fully waitlisted ticket is dropped at the time of train charting due to no
seats being offered to the passenger, full ticket amount will be refunded
online. No clerkage will be deducted on such tickets. Indian Railways deducts
Rs. 65 per passenger as clerkage from AC class passengers in such case.
3. If a
partially confirmed ticket is cancelled after chart preparation and up to 30
minutes before scheduled departure of the train, full ticket amount will be
refunded. No clerkage will be deducted. Indian Railways deducts Rs. 65 per
passenger as clerkage from AC class passengers in such case.
Detailed
information about the facilities at stations and in the train, rules for ticket
booking, procedures, refunds and cancellations etc will be made available to
users on IRCTC website, once the train is made available for booking.
Ahmedabad
–Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Tejas Train has been opened for booking for
passengers both for the inaugural run(Train no 09426/09425) on the 17th
January, 2020 and the regular run( Train No 82902/82901) starting from
19/01/2020.