PM Modi flagged off Tejas Express between Chennai and Madurai
Jack Mar 01, 2019 17:40 IST
Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Tejas Express between Chennai and Madurai with two commercial stops through video-conferrencing. This is the first luxury train linking Chennai Egmore with the southern districts.
Expect Thursday, The Tejas Express will run six days a week. It covering the distance of 496 km stretch in around six-and-half hours.
Like the Shatabdi Express, Tejas Express will have a seating capacity of 56 passengers in the executive class chair car and 78 passengers in each of the regular AC chair cars.
Travelling in AC chair cars will cost at Rs 1,035 while travelling in the executive class coach will cost at Rs 2,110 per person.
Train will leave Chennai Egmore at 6 am, leave Trichy at 10.25 am, leave Kodaikkanal Road at 11.40 am and reach Madurai at 12.30 pm.
On the return, Train will leave Madurai at 3 pm, leave Kodaikkanal Road at 3.30 pm, leave Trichy at 4.52 pm and reach Chennai Egmore at 9.30 pm.
PM Modi flagged off Tejas Express between Chennai and Madurai
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