IRCTC to launch Tejas on Lucknow-Delhi. Six things to know about Tejas

1. This chair car train will operate 6 days a week except for Tuesday and will cover the distance in 6 hours and 15 minutes. It will have one executive class with 56 seats and nine chair cars having a capacity of 78 seats each. The total carrying capacity of the train will be 758 passengers.

2. You will be able to book tickets for this train only on IRCTC website irctc.co.in, its mobile app “Irctc Rail Connect" and online travel portals. You will not be able to book its tickets at railway reservation counters. The advance reservation period will be of 60 days.

3. The train will have different fares for lean, busy and festive seasons. February, March and August months of the calendar year will form the lean season. There will be no tatkal quota or premium tatkal quota in these trains. There will be only general quota and foreign tourist quota. Foreign tourist quota of 5 seats in executive class and 50 seats in chair car will be available for foreign tourists.

4. Free-of-cost travel insurance of Rs 25 lakh will be provided to all passengers. Executive lounge facility at New Delhi railway station may also be provided at a reduced rate.

5. Onboard infotainment services will be available in IRCTC trains to the passengers. Sale of merchandise good onboard may also take place. The coach will also be provided with RO water filter in addition to the packaged drinking water bottle. IRCTC is also planning to include regional dishes on the menu.

6. IRCTC is planning to extend the facility of collecting passengers’ baggage from their homes and deliver to them in the train on their seats and then again from their seats to their destination stay point on payment. Modalities for the same are being worked out with vendors for this purpose. Passengers will be able to travel without worrying about their luggage. Luggage will be insured.