PTI
NEW DELHI
Railways will unveil a new premier train service between Mumbai and Goa in June with state-of-the-art facilities.
The 20-coach Tejas Express will also have automatic doors and secured gangways for all coaches, a first for the Indian Railways.
Currently automatic doors are operational in Metro trains only, while gangways, corridors between coaches, are not closed from the sides.
After the Mumbai-Goa run, the Tejas service, which was promised in the budget, is likely to be pressed on the Delhi-Chandigarh route.
Since Tejas will be a new premier class train, there will be many facilities including tea and coffee vending machines, magazines and snack tables, said a senior Railway Ministry official.
There will also be water level indicators in
TEJAS: LUXURY ON TRACKS
Automatic doors, secured gangways for all coaches
Water level indicators in bio-vacuum toilets, sensorised taps & hand driers
Choicest cuisine curated by celebrity chefs
Wi-fi facilities & toilet engagement boards
LCD screens for entertainment; to be used for info and safety instructions
To have integrated braille displays, digital destination boards