Know what Tejas has to offer!

The booking counters for the first-ever IRCTC-run train Tejas Express opened this Saturday and over 2,000 passengers booked tickets within two days. It will run between Lucknow and Delhi.

The ticket prices are Rs 1,125 for AC chair car and Rs 2,310 for executive chair car, from Lucknow to Kanpur tickets for AC chair car are Rs 320 and for executive chair cars Rs 630. As the train will work on a flexi-fare scheme it will vary along the sections.

By Sunday evening Tejas Express had 749 bookings and its return journey has booked 1,549 tickets till November 20th. According to the officials most of the bookings are between 23rd and 26th October just ahead of Diwali. Passengers boarding this train will have an option choosing the combo meals on board with the catering charges of Rs 185 for AC chair car and Rs 245 for Executive Chair car. The food will vary for the passengers of both the categories. They will be offered tea or coffee along with cookies, special premium cookies will be available for executive class travelers as soon as they board the train. Nimboo Pani and flavored lassi are also there on the welcome menu. Both veg and non-veg are there as an option for breakfast. The breakfast menu includes vegetable cutlets with poha/uttapam, coconut chutney, medu vada, and suji uttapam. In the non-veg menu there is masala omelet with sauteed vegetables; in addition to these the executive class passengers have an extra option of cornflakes. This is the usual combo meal and besides these passengers can also order mishti dahi, brown bread, and butter, fruit juice from several well-known brands during the journey. That is not all there are refreshments before the journey ends which includes small masala samosa, branded cookies accompanied with tea or coffee premix. additional muffin or a slice of cake for the executive class. It is scheduled to be flagged off on October 4th. The train will start its journey from Lucknow at 6.10 and reach Delhi at 12.25 pm. On its return journey Tejas Express will New Delhi at 4.30 pm and reach Lucknow at 10.45 pm.  

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