Tejas Trains
IRCTC not paying compensation to passengers for delay in pvt trains: RTI
IRCTC has informed that it discontinued the scheme of giving compensation to passengers on delay in private trains five years ago. This information was received in response to an application filed by news agency PTI under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) was established by the Ministry of Railways with the basic objective of operating the entire catering and tourism activities of the Railways and currently also handles ticket booking and private trains. According to the IRCTC, under this scheme, Rs 26 lakh was given as compensation to the passengers from October 4, 2019 to February 16, 2024. According to the information, in the year 2023-24 alone, compensation of Rs 15.65 lakh was given to the passengers. IRCTC, in response to the RTI, said, The scheme providing compensation in case of delay or running of private trains has been discontinued with effect from February 15, 2024. The Corporation has refused to divulge the re
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Are private trains in India on track? Key developments and Covid challenge
In this podcast, Business Standard's Shine Jacob will discuss recent developments regarding private trains in India
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IRCTC's Tejas 'corporate trains' to resume services from October 17
IRCTC said it will restart the first set of "private" Tejas Express trains from October 17, seven months after the Lucknow-New Delhi and Ahmedabad-Mumbai services were suspended due to the coronavirus
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IRCTC to launch Tejas train from Ahmedabad to Mumbai on January 19
The Tejas train is already functional on the Delhi-Lucknow route
Railways to offer up to 25% off in some Shatabdi, Tejas trains: Official
The discount will be given on the base fare of trains with AC chair car and executive chair car seats
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Angad Thakur and Tejas
He is trying to create a sense of citizen ownership of trains to prevent incidents of vandalism
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Travel on Tejas trains to be costlier than Shatabdi
Tejas trains will be equipped with many modern facilities, some of which are a first for the Indian Railways
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