Prime Minister Narendra Modi Flags Off Tejas Express From Chennai And Madurai
Mumbai: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Madurai- Chennai Tejas Express through the video conferencing at the function at Kanyakumari on Friday. The train will leave Madurai at 2.30 PM, leave Kodaikkanal at 3 PM, leave Trichy at 4.37 Pm and reach Chennai Egmore at 9.15 PM.
Apart from this the flagging off Tejas Express, PM Modi will also be laying the foundation stone for two major railway projects- one for the restoration of Rail Connectivity between Rameswaram and Dhanushkodi at a cost of Rs 208 crore and the other thing for the construction of a new bridge of Pamban Viaduct a cost of Rs 250 crore.
Coaches of Tejas Express trains are manufactured in RCF Rail Coach Factory Kapurthala, Jalandhar district, Punjab. The train will run at an average speed of 130 km / h (81 mph), but on some segments, it will be allowed to touch 180 km / h (110 mph). Currently, the train runs at a speed of 56 km/ h.
There are 14 non-executive chair cars and they can seat up to 72 passengers in each (3 + 2) configuration. Coaches have energy-efficient LED lights and digital destination display boards. The new train has two executive chair cars (2 + 2 in the configuration). Executive chair cars have a seating capacity of 56 passengers and adjustable head-rest, arm support and leg support. Foot support is not available in non-executive chair cars.
Coaches have bio-vacuum toilets, water level indicators, tap sensors, hand dryers, integrated braille displays, LED TV for each passenger with phone sockets, local cuisine, celebrity chef menu, WiFi, tea and coffee vending machines, magazines, snack tables, CCTV cameras, fire & smoke detection and suppression system. The fares will be 20% to 30% more than Shatabdi fares. The Tejas Express has redesigned seats with e-leather.
Tejas Express, one of the most awaited promises of Railway Budget 2018, is all set to start plying on the Chennai to Madurai route in the next financial year, after that Delhi – Chandigarh Tejas and Delhi – Jalandhar Tejas and Mumbai – Surat Tejas will be launched. Railway Minister Mr.Piyush Goyal, on a visit Rail Bhawan our ex-minister Suresh Prabhu held meeting with Ambala and Firozpur division Drm announced that he announced Tejas Express will start running between the two cities soon.
