Maligaon, August 17 (MExN): The Agartala - Anand Vihar Terminal Special Rajdhani Express with state-of-the-art Tejas Sleeper coaches has completed six months of successful running, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) CPRO Subhanan Chanda informed on August 17.
Flagged off from Agartala on February 15, 2021, it was the first such service with Tejas type sleeper coaches of Indian Railways. “The service is very well patronised by the travelling public of Northeast Region. The occupation trend of the train is 100% at present,” the CPRO informed.
This service has offered a complete new era of train travel experience with enhanced comfort and the enhanced smart features offer best in class travel experience along with better connectivity of the Northeast with the national Capital, he added.
Some major stoppages of the train are Ambassa, Dharmanagar, New Karimganj, Badarpur Jn, Hojai, Guwahati, Rangiya Jn, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar, Barauni Jn, Patliputra, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn and Kanpur Central.
Moreover, 500 such Tejas type Sleeper coaches are planned to be manufactured at Integral Coach Factory (ICF) and Modern Coach Factory (MCF), production units of Indian Railways in the Financial Year 2021-22 which will gradually replace the premium long distance trains all over Indian Railways network, the CPRO added.
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