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| Railways to offer compensation if Tejas Express runs behind schedule | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Oct 1: In a first, Indian Railways' subsidiary Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), will provide compensation to passengers if the train arrives late, the Ministry of Railways announced on Tuesday. The Railways announced this provision for the Tejas Express which is scheduled to begin operations on Friday from Lucknow to New Delhi.
IRCTC will pay compensation of Rs 100, in case the train is delayed by more than one hour and Rs 250 in case of delay of more than two hours to every passenger as compensation. The base fare for the train's economy AC chair car class begins from Rs 1410.
The Tejas Express is part of the first two rakes handed over to IRCTC to be operated on a private basis. The first rake will run between Delhi-Lucknow and the second from Ahmedabad-Mumbai on a pilot basis.
IRCTC also aims to provide complementary travel insurance to passengers. |
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