Mumbai-Goa Tejas Express fully booked for next 5 journeys, plan your trip in advance

Mumbai city news: A railway official said that they had not expected such a rush as the fare is on the higher side

Tejas Express, which was flagged off on the Mumbai-Goa route on Monday, is completely booked for seven days.

The one-way fare on executive chair car is Rs2,585 while on a chair car is Rs1,185. The fare is about 20% higher than Shatabdi Express. (HT photo)

All seats, including expensive executive chair car, on the swanky train is full till the month-end.

The train reaches Goa in eight and a half hours.

The bookings for the train’s first journey from CST were full a day before.

According to railway sources, there were 37 in the waiting list for chair car and seven for executive class for Wednesday’s journey.

A railway official said that they had not expected such a rush as the fare is on the higher side. Automatic doors, tea-coffee vending machines, vacuum bio-toilets and infotainment screens for each seat are some of the features of the train.

The one-way fare on executive chair car is Rs2,585 while on a chair car is Rs1,185. The fare is about 20% higher than Shatabdi Express. Even air travel to Goa will cost less if booked in advance.