Question: Between which of the following two stations, the country’s first Tejas Express has been introduced recently?
(a) New Delhi to Agra
(b) Ajmer to Agra
(c) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai and Karmali,Goa
(d) Lucknow to New Delhi
Answer- (c)
Related facts:
- On May 22, 2017, the country’s first high speed, air-conditioned Tejas Express (Train No 22119/22120) was introduced between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai and Karmali, Goa.
- Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu flagged off Tejas through video conferencing from Swami Narayan Auditorium, Dadar.
- Tejas Express is a state of the art train capable of running at the speed of 200 kmph with ultra modern amenities.
- “Tejas Express” was announced in the Budget 2016-17.
- This train will run between Mumbai and Karmali (5 days a week during Non-monsoon period and 3 days a week during monsoon period).
- Some of Features of Tejas Train are :
1. Electro Pneumatic Air brakes
2. Fire & smoke detection and suppression system.
3. Fire suppression system in Power car.
4. CCTV cameras for security
5. GPS based Passenger Information display System
6. Call bell integrated with berth reading light.
7. Digital Destination Boards
8. Integrated braille displays
9. LED TV with Touch Control for each passenger (with recorded content, can be upgraded to Live TV) Provided with USB charging facility
Reference:
http://ddinews.gov.in/Home%20-%20Headlines/Pages/TEJAS.aspx
http://www.uttarpradesh.org/india/tejas-express-flagged-off-by-rail-minister-suresh-prabhu-today-22639/
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=161967
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