Tejas Express: With the Tejas Express, IRCTC will be fully in charge of the train services for the first time.

This is for the first time that IRCTC will be fully in charge of train services

While IRCTC is in the process of planning the modalities of the two trains which will be on par with Shatabdi trains, sources said these trains will neither offer concession nor quota to any passenger even if they are VIPs.

Refund on Tejas Express delay: IRCTC is even targeting senior citizens by planning a 40 per cent discount on their ticket fares.

The first train, operated by private players, to be run between Lucknow and Delhi will be the Tejas Express. The Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express was announced in 2016 and has been recently introduced in the new time table. Watch the video for more details.

In what seems to be an attempt to compete with the roadways and aviation sector, the ministry is offering many new facilities both at the stations and on trains.

Features like train search without login, easy-to-use web interface, alternative accommodation facility, etc, have been incorporated in the new IRCTC portal, whose final version was launched on June 13.

The IRCTC manager would attend to the complaints even when the train is in motion and would report to the train captain at the railway station where the train originates.

In a bid to cut down on travel time of several long distance trains by up to three hours, the Indian Railways has announced a new timetable which will come into effect from November 1, 2017.

At least 26 people aboard the Mumbai-bound Tejas Express from Goa were taken ill after consuming food served by the Railways' catering wing, IRCTC, the Konkan Railway said.

India's super-luxury trains have been a popular option for tourists and travellers willing to experience India's rich heritage and culture and explore the myriad of cities, towns and villages in royalty.