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Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express is all set to India's first mainline train that will be run by private operators. Indian Railways is experimenting with a plan to handover rakes of two trains to IRCTC, which in turn will invite private players to operate it through an open bidding process. The newly announced Lucknow-Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express will be the first train to be given to private operators. The new Tejas Express is a semi-high speed luxury chair car service – a premium product of the Indian Railways aimed at offering aircraft-like comforts. Financial Express Online brings you an exclusive sneak peek into what the swanky new Lucknow-Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express will look like and its passenger-friendly features:
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Like all chair car offerings of the Indian Railways, the new Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express will have both Executive and non-executive chair car services. The coaches are interconnected with automatic sliding doors and sealed gangways.
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Each passenger of the Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express can enjoy on-board infotainment with aircraft-style personalised LCD screens.
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For passengers sitting in the middle area of the coach, the table at the centre has LCD screens that can be pushed in and out, as per requirement.
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Yet another prominent aircraft-style feature on the Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express would be personalised reading lights and attendant calling buttons with every seat.
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The Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express will have windows with automatic venetian blinds, that can be rolled up or down with the press of a button.
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Similar to Shatabdi Express trains, the Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express has a swanky mini-pantry with a soup boiler as well.
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Similar to Shatabdi Express trains, the Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express has a swanky mini-pantry with a soup boiler as well.
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The Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express will have automatic doors that will open only at stations through a centralised control system with the loco pilot.
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The Executive chair car seats of the Tejas Express will have a footrest along with the standard reclining facility.
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The colour scheme of the Tejas Express remains the same as the first one that plies on the Mumbai-Goa route – the bright yellow and orange colours. The exterior has an anti-graffiti vinyl wrapping.
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Unlike the first Tejas Express launched in 2017, the new Delhi-Lucknow train has fabric covered seats depicting the same colours as the exterior.
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Some of the other prominent features of the Tejas Express are; LED lighting, fire and smoke detection and suppression system, electronic passenger reservation chart, mobile charging and USB points for every seat, toilet occupancy indicators, CCTV systems etc.
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Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express, having the train number 12585, will leave Lucknow every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 6:50 AM to reach Delhi at 1:35 PM. In the reverse direction, Train number 12586 Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express will depart at 3:35 PM to arrive in Lucknow at 10:05 PM.
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