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Indian Railways has introduced the new high speed Tejas express between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai and Karmali in Goa. The train was flagged off by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on May 22 on its inaugural journey to Goa. The train is equipped with many modern facilities such as on-board infotainment, Wi-Fi, CCTV, coffee and tea vending machines, etc. It is a state-of-the-art train with an average operating speed of 130 kmph and a maximum running speed of 200 kmph. The train sports a reasonable fare that extends between 1155-2680 inr and it will operate five times a week during the non-monsoon period and three days a week during the monsoon period. The express has also introduced some new amenities for passenger such as bio-vacuum toilets, sensor taps and a GPS-based passenger information display system and a digital destination board has also been installed for the convenience of the passengers. The train will have automatic doors and is wrapped with a special graffiti proof vinyl that gives the train its distinctive orange and yellow colour. The express train is also expected to be pressed into service in the Delhi-Lucknow and Delhi-Chandigarh sectors according to the railways.

The Ministry of Indian Railways has prepared a first-of-its-kind draft policy to promote tourism and has asked tour operators, citizens for their suggestions and feedback on the same till April 24. According to this draft, tourism will be one of the frontline activities with the railways and the scope will be increased by focusing on domestic and international tourists and by making value-addition to tourism products, especially designed for this segment. Products like luxury tourist trains, semi-luxury tourist trains, Buddhist Special train, Bharat Darshan trains, Astha Circuit trains, state tirth trains, flexi-package tourist trains, ordinary tourist trains, ordinary tourist coachs, dedicated tourist coaches, hill tourist trains, steam tourist trains, value-added tour package, and foreign tourist quota will be positioned for each segment of travel. The draft states that booking of specialized tourism products will be done online through the websites of IRCTC or State Tourism Corporations and the charging principle of tourist trains will be decided separately on case-to-case basis. IRCTC is expected to be positioned as a onestop shop for all the requirements of both domestic and international tourists. Source: Indian Express