Tejas Express: Grand launch, theft to arrest, 5 times the Mumbai-Goa train was in the news

A Dadar resident was on Tuesday arrested for breaking and damaging an LCD screen on the Mumbai-Goa Tejas Express last month

A Dadar resident was on Tuesday arrested for breaking and damaging an LCD screen on the Mumbai-Goa Tejas Express last month.

Here are the five times the semi high speed full AC train was in the news:

1. The grand launch: The Tejas Express, which comes with features such as automatic doors, vacuum bio-toilet, tea-copy vending machines, the local cuisine on the catering menu, onboard WiFi and entertainment screens, was launched on June 23. It got overwhelming response from passengers.

2. Not impressed: While the passengers found the staff extremely helpful, it turned out that the much-touted LCD infotainment screens only had a playlist of 20-odd songs, and a single Bollywood film called Bhagam Bhag that I have to admit I had never heard of. The difference between the regular and executive coach was cosmetic at best — pillows and a footrest.

3. The great robbery: Although the first trip of Tejas Express, high-speed train from Mumbai to Goa, started amid much fanfare, the train came back with fewer headphones, damaged infotainment screens and waste strewn all over.

5. The arrest: A Dadar resident was on Tuesday arrested for breaking and damaging an LCD screen on the Mumbai-Goa Tejas Express last month. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested Nandadeep Sandeep Keer, after going through the passenger reservation chart from the IRCTC and scanning cell phone call records.