The service of Tejas Express was stopped on 2 April after the new wave of Corona arrived. Since then this ban has been extended continuously. The service of Tejas Express between Mumbai-Ahmedabad is being restored from August 7.
IRCTC told in the information given to the stock market that from next month, the private train Tejas Express running between Ahmedabad-Mumbai is being restored again. In the information given to the stock market, it was told that from 7 August 2021, Tejas Express will be restored between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
This train will run four days a week – Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The service of Ahmedabad Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express was stopped for the first time on 2 April 2021 due to Corona second wave. After that the lockdown increased and the ban on the service was maintained. Tejas Express (train number 82902/82901) running between Mumbai and Ahmedabad was suspended for a month from April 2. This decision was taken in view of the increasing case of Kovid-19 in Maharashtra.
Service suspended from March to October
Last year also this train service on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route was suspended from March to October. After this, after the number of passengers decreased in November, it was again closed for some time. After the first wave of Corona, the Railways had fully restored these trains after about 10 months from February 14. IRCTC had said that it is all set to resume operations of the first corporate train, Tejas Express, to meet the growing passenger demand.
Highlights of Tejas Express
Tejas is the country’s first private and corporate train. It is known for its special passenger amenities. The best food, snacks and drinks are free on this train. Passengers traveling in IRCTC Tejas get insurance up to Rs 25 lakh. Compensation is also given to the passengers in case of delay. 100 rupees for delay of more than one hour and 250 rupees for delay more than two hours. At this time, the share of IRCTC is seeing a boom. At 1.15 in the afternoon, it was trading at the level of Rs 2220 with a gain of 1.19 percent.
