The Tejas-Rajdhani Express is a
semi-high-speed train operated in
India
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Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...
started to upgrade
Rajdhani coaches to
Tejas coaches. This replaced its traditional
LHB Rajdhani coaches. By using
Tejas smart coach, Indian Railways aims to move to predictive maintenance instead of preventive maintenance. This also increases to maximum speed to and top operating speed to .
On 15 February 2021,the
Agartala Rajdhani Express was upgraded with Tejas livery Sleeper coaches.
On 19 July 2021, the
Mumbai Rajdhani Express
12951/12952 Mumbai Central - New Delhi - Mumbai Central Tejas Rajdhani is a semi-high-speed Fully AC Train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between (MMCT) and (NDLS) in India. It is the fastest Rajdhani service in all of India, with a ...
was upgraded to Tejas class smart coaches.
On 1 September 2021 the
Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani Express
The 12309 / 12310 Rajendra Nagar-New Delhi Tejas Rajdhani Express is a Semi-High Speed Fully AC Train that connects Patna with and Delhi. It is fastest train on the Patna–Delhi section and fifth fastest Rajdhani of Indian railways. It is the ...
was upgraded to Tejas rakes. This increased the speed of the train to 130 km/h. The train can travel at a top speed of 160 km/h. This made it
Semi-High-speed rail.
On 12 December 2021 the
August Kranti Rajdhani Express
The 12953 / 12954 August Kranti Tejas Rajdhani is a train that connects to in India. It is named after the August Kranti Maidan formerly known as the Gowalia Tank Maidan from where the Quit India Movement was launched in August 1942. On 1 ...
commenced its run with new Tejas rake from Mumbai Central from onwards.
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Named passenger trains of India
Express trains in India
Railway services introduced in 2021
2021 establishments in India