The 82501 / 82502 Lucknow–New Delhi Tejas Express is one of India's semi-high speed full AC Tejas Express fleet introduced by Indian Railways connecting New Delhi in Delhi and Lucknow Junction in Uttar Pradesh. The train started its operations on 4 October 2019, on the occasion of Navaratris. It is the fastest train between Lucknow and Delhi and vice versa after the newly recently launched Anand Vihar Terminal-Ayodhya Cantonment Vande Bharat Express.

Service

The train leaves Lucknow Junction at 06:10 am and reaches New Delhi at 12:35 pm. On its return journey, the train leaves Delhi at 3:30 pm and reach Lucknow at 10:05 pm. The train having three stops at Kanpur Central,Tundla Junction and Ghaziabad runs on all days of a week, except Tuesday.[2]

Other facilities

IRCTC, the operator of this train announced that in Indian rail history for the first time ever passengers will be compensated for the delay of the train. ₹100 will be paid to the passengers if the delay is over one hour while ₹250 will be paid for delays over two hours. Alongside a slew of offers like free travel insurance worth ₹25 lakh (US$29,000) and on-board infotainment services, doorstep baggage collection and local food are provided. But no Tatkal quota will be available for this train.[3][4]

Profitability

The train, on its first month of run, with an average occupancy of 80–85%, has made a profit of ₹70 lakh (US$80,000), while earning a revenue of nearly ₹3.70 crore (US$420,000) through its ticket sale. IRCTC, the private operator spent an average of nearly ₹14 lakh per day to run the train, earned around ₹17.50 lakh daily from passenger fares.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Railways' first private train sees strong bookings. Delhi–Lucknow Tejas features". Livemint. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. ^ "India's first "corporate" train Tejas Express launched on Delhi–Lucknow route". Economic Times. 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ "If we delay, we will pay, IRCTC promises Tejas passengers". The Hindu. 4 October 2019.
  4. ^ "In a first, rail passengers to be compensated for delays on board IRCTC's Tejas Express train". Economic Times. 4 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Railways' 1st 'private' train Tejas posts Rs 70 lakh profit in first month of ops". Economic Times. 10 November 2019.
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