Lucknow–New Delhi Tejas Express is one of India's semi-high speed full AC

Tejas Express The Tejas Express is a semi-high speed fully air-conditioned train introduced by Indian Railways. It features modern onboard facilities with doors which are operated automatically. Tejas means "sharp", "lustre", or "brilliance" in many India ...

fleet introduced by

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connecting in

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and in

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. The train started its operations on 4 October 2019, on the occasion of

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s. This train is India's first train operated by private operators,

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, a subsidiary of

Coach composition

There are 12 AC Chair Car and they can seat up to 78 passengers each (3+2) configuration and 1 Executive Class coach (in 2+2 configuration). The Executive Class coach has a seating capacity of 56 passengers and adjustable head-rests, arm support and leg support. All doors are centrally controlled. It is designed by Indian Railways with features of LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed, etc. and will have an announcement system as well, Vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, Bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras, water level indicators, tap sensors, hand dryers, integrated braille displays, local cuisine, celebrity chef menu, WiFi, snack tables, fire & smoke detection and suppression system. On-board catering service charges are included in the fare.

Service

The train leaves Lucknow Junction at 06:10 am and reaches New Delhi at 12:25 pm. On its return journey, the train leaves Delhi at 3.40 pm and reach Lucknow at 10.05 pm. The train having two stops at and runs on all days of a week, except Tuesday.

Schedule

The schedule for 82501/82502 Lucknow - New Delhi Tejas Express is given below:-

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 and on-board infotainment services, doorstep baggage collection and local food are provided. But no ''Tatkal quota'' will be available for this train.

Profitability

The train, on its first month of run, with an average occupancy of 80–85%, has made a profit of , while earning a revenue of nearly through its ticket sale.

, 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.

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