Railway starts to run 4 Rajdhani Express trains with New Upgraded Tejas Rakes

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First rake with exclusive Tejas-type Smart Sleeper coaches was introduced in
Indian Railways in July, 2021 

Use of Tejas Coaches for long distance journey is a paradigm shift for
enhancing travel experience for passengers 

New Delhi, 16^th December, 2021: Indian Railways has introduced a new era of train travel experience with enhanced comfort with the conversion of Rajdhani Express coaches with new upgraded Tejas Trains. The introduction of this modern Tejas Sleeper type train for long distance journey is another paradigm shift by Indian Railways for enhancing the travel experience for the passengers.

Currently, Indian Railways is operating four Rajdhani Trains with Tejas Sleeper Coaches.

Train No.	Route	Zonal Railway
20501/02	Agartala-Anand Vihar Rajdhani Express	NFR
12951/52	Mumbai-New Delhi Rajdhani Express	WR
12953/54	Mumbai – Nizamuddin August Kranti Rajdhani	WR
12309/10	Rajendra Nagar- New Delhi (Patna Rajdhani) Express	ECR

 Ultra Modern Tejas trains have been introduced on LHB platform with sleeper coaches over Indian Railways. These Ultra modern trains have following major distinguished features:

·       Automatic Entrance Doors

·       PA/PIS (Passenger Announcement/Passenger Information System)

·       Fire and Smoke  Detection and Suppression system

·       CCTV Cameras

·       Improved lavatory- vacuum assisted flushing with bio-toilets, Superior toilet fittings, touch free soap dispenser, sealed vestibules

·       LED Lights

·       Aesthetically pleasing colour scheme etc.

It may be noted that the First Rajdhani upgraded with Tejas rake was introduced in July 2021 by Western Railway on Delhi-Mumbai route.