IRCTC ticket booking time: Tejas Express back on track! Now, book tickets for Lucknow-Delhi-Lucknow and Ahmedabad-Mumbai-Ahmedabad routes on www.irctc.co.in

In a much relief to train passengers, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has allowed booking tickets for Tejas Express trains. Tejas Express trains have begun service on Lucknow-Delhi-Lucknow and Ahmedabad-Mumbai-Ahmedabad routes from February 14. The services of these trains were halted by the Ministry of Railways due to Covid 19 last year.  So, if you want to know the IRCTC ticket booking time, read on.

Earlier, Railway Ministry had approved the decision to restart the Tejas Express trains. As far as time of IRCTC ticket bookings is concerned, then know that it shall be opened for four days per week, i.e. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Bookings for the trains has been opened on the e-ticketing website of IRCTC www.irctc.co.in.

Informing about the same  Railways ticketing arm, tweeted, " For hassle-free & best-in-class #train #travel experience, book your #TejasExpress journey today on http://irctc.co.in. Running 4 days a week between #Lucknow & #Delhi/#Ahmedabad & #Mumbai, it offers unbeatable service at affordable prices. Book your tickets now! #GoTejasGo"

The #IRCTC #New #Delhi - #Lucknow & #Ahmedabad - #Mumbai #TejasExpress is finally back on track. Experience premium train travel & enjoy world-class services along with all necessary #safety #protocols on #TejasExpress. #Book a #journey today at https://t.co/e14vjdPrzt #GoTejasGo

— IRCTC (@IRCTCofficial) February 14, 2021

Fare for Lucknow to New Delhi is Rs 870 and from Kanpur to New Delhi is Rs 780. There has been a substantial rationalization of fare by reducing fare up to 40 percent of passenger bookings (273 Nos.) and there shall not be any increase in base fare in passenger fare. Thereafter, under Dynamic fare pricing methodology there shall be 10 percent incremental range up to maximum of 30 percent of fare. There shall not any further increase of fare.  

There shall be 30 days Advance Reservation Period (ARP) for this train. Each Tejas shall have more than 700 Passengers Capacity. Passengers will be provided a Covid-19 protection kit which will contain a bottle of hand sanitizers, one mask and one pair of gloves. Passengers will also go through thermal screening and hand sanitization process before entering the coach.

IRCTC, through its special complimentary travel insurance to the passengers with the feature of compensating the travelers for late running of the trains had ensured the trains are properly monitored and run on time. All these facilities will be available to the passengers after the restart of the operations of these two Tejas Trains.