IRCTC on Thursday said that services of the train Tejas Express Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad have been suspended for one month due to recent increase in COVID-19 cases. In a tweet, the IRCTC shared a statement that read, Temporary suspension of ADI-BCT-ADI Tejas Express due to recent COVID-19 rising cases. Keeping in view the rising cases and in the larger public interest, it has been decided to suspend the services of train no.82902/82901 Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Tejas Express from April 2 for a period of one month. IRCTC is committed in its endeavor to ensure the highest standard of safe and comfortable journey of rail passengers, the statement read.
SURAT: The much-awaited Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central Tejas Express will start operating from February 14 onwards. Official sources said that the western railways (WR) decided to restore the Express train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai Central to meet passenger demand and will run on four days a week on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer of WR, IRCTC had cancelled all trips of this train from November 24 last year due to poor occupancy levels owing to coronavirus pandemic.
The train number 82901 Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad TejasExpress will depart from Mumbai Central at 3.05 pm and reach Ahmedabad at 10.05 pm the same day. Similarly, train number 82902 Ahmedabad – Mumbai Central Tejas Express will leave Ahmedabad at 6.40 am to arrive Mumbai Central at 1.05 pm on the same day.