Lucknow–New Delhi Tejas Express

Lucknow – New Delhi Tejas Express
Tejas Express at Safdarjung Railway Station
Overview
Service type	Tejas Express
Locale	Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service	October 4, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-10-04)[1]
Last service	Serving
Current operator(s)	IRCTC
Ridership	992 (max)
Daily ridership	992 each route
Route
Termini	Lucknow Junction (LJN) New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops	2
Distance travelled	512 km (318 mi)
Average journey time	6 hrs 15 mins / 6 hrs 25 mins
Service frequency	MON, WED, THU, FRI, SAT, SUN
Train number(s)	82501/82502
On-board services
Class(es)	Executive Class, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No pantry car attached but on-board catering available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Entertainment facilities	Yes
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB-Tejas
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	79 km/h (49 mph) (avg) 130 km/h (81 mph) (top operating speed)
Route map 82501 ↓ Lucknow Junction Kanpur Central Ghaziabad Junction Uttar Pradesh New Delhi border 82502 ↑ New Delhi

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$82,000), while earning a revenue of nearly ₹3.70 crore (US$430,000) 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.