Tejas train fares charges 20 percent more than Shatabdi

New Delhi May 21: High-speed premium Tejas Express from Mumbai to Goa, which will be flagged off on May 22, railway officials said here on Saturday.

While, going to details, This is the one way trip from Mumbai to Goa, which will cost Rs 2,740 with food and Rs 2,585 without food, said officials.

here is the news that Fares of Tejas Express train will be 20 percent more than that of the Shatabdi Express.

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu will start the Tejas Express will be flagged off from Chhatrapati Shivaji Station in Mumbai on May 22 at 3.25 p.m.

The details of Tejas Express are as follows, which will run at a speed of 130 kmph, has coaches equipped with automatic doors, Wi-Fi and LCD screens whose coaches have been manufactured at the Indian Coach Factory in Chennai.

The coaches of the new train also include other novel features like touch-less water taps, water level indicators and hand dryers and all coaches fitted with bio-vacuum toilets.



Railway Ministry spokesperson Anil Kumar said that "We have provided two fare options in the Tejas Express, with food or without food."

"Unlike the Shatabdi Express and Rajdhani Express, passengers will have the option to avail onboard food or not," Saxena said.

According to Railways Ministry information, the Executive Class fare in Tejas Express between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal and Karmali in Goa has been fixed at Rs 2,585 without food and Rs 2,740 with food, while the fare for the ordinary chair car has been fixed at Rs 1,310 with food and Rs 1,185 without food.

The fare of the Jan Shatabdi Express on the same route without food is Rs 940.

Prabhu on Friday, while inspecting the Tejas Express hinted that the fares of the premium train would be slightly higher as compared to normal express or mail trains.

The train will run five days a week between Mumbai and Karmali in Goa. During the monsoon season, it will run three days a week.