Railways starts to run Rajdhani Express with new upgraded Tejas Rakes
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New Delhi, July 20: In a bid to provide world-class facilities to Indian passengers, Indian Railways has started rolling out newly upgraded Tejas smart coaches, with the Rajdhani Express. These smart coaches have been added to the Mumbai Rajdhani Express train, which started its maiden journey on Monday.
"The existing rakes of Train No. 02951/52 Mumbai - New Delhi Rajdhani Special Express, one of the most prestigious & premium trains of WR(Western Railways) have been replaced with brand new Tejas type sleeper coaches," a Railways statement said.
According to the ministry, two such Tejas-type sleeper coach rakes have been made ready to run as Rajdhani Express. Out of these two rakes, one rake comprises exclusive Tejas Smart sleeper coaches, which is the first of its kind to be introduced over Indian Railways.
The new train will have special smart features for enhanced passenger safety and comfort. The smart coach aims to provide world-class facilities to passengers with the help of intelligent sensor-based systems.
The coaches are equipped with Passenger Information and Coach Computing Unit (PICCU) provided with GSM network connectivity, which reports to the remote server. PICCU will record the data of WSP, CCTV recording, Toilet odour sensors, panic switch, and other items integrated with fire detection and alarm system, air quality, and choke filter sensor & energy meter.
Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway Sumit Thakur stated that “With the use of Tejas SMART Coach, Indian Railways aims to move to predictive maintenance instead of preventive maintenance. The introduction of this modern Tejas Sleeper type train for a long-distance journey is another paradigm shift by Indian Railways for enhancing the travel experience for the passengers.”
He also mentioned that Tejas type Sleeper coaches are manufactured at Modern Coach Factory (MCF) which will gradually replace the premium long-distance trains over the Indian Railways network.
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