Re: Madurai-Chennai Tejas Express | The Jet of Southern Railway Quote:
Originally Posted by arunramaswamy Any chance of Tejas being introduced in Chennai - Coimbatore route? It will surely reduce the travel time to atleast 6 hours | Quote:
Originally Posted by msa.30789 This line already has a Shatabdi which does the distance in 7 hrs and 30 mins and is under utilised |
Thank You, @arunramaswamy and @msa.30789. The Tejas is an improved Shatabdi and so far as Chennai - Coimbatore goes, the existing Shatabdi can easily be speeded up to do the journey in 6.5 hours. The train I underutilized, like most premium trains in TN. Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark water Are they still providing headphones | Quote:
Originally Posted by DigitalOne wonder how many passengers will use the screens even if it were working |
Thank You @Dark water and @DigitalOne. They didn't provide headphones in this journey, and I personally see no reason for them to provide one. In my view, they should have drop down screens like in a Scania to screen a movie or something OR provide wi-fi so that passengers can view content on their mobile devices. Also, the reading lights are unnecessary since the cabin is always lit. Maintaining the screens isn't easy, plus is expensive too. General travellers don't have any regard for national property. Quote:
Originally Posted by jazrox Any idea of the actual running time between MDU - TPJ please? |
Thank You @jazrox. This train does MDU-TPJ via Dindigul in just under 2 hours. Madurai to Trichy by road takes around the same time since the road route is shorter. Quote:
Originally Posted by 84.monsoon I took a trip on Day 2 when the train was launched from Chennai to Kodai Road
all the trains in the Chennai-Tirunelveli section could be speeded up much more - it appears to me that certain lobbies are at work to keep the trains slow in the section and also not introduce enough trains at convenient times. |
Thank You @84.monsoon. The Tejas doesn't stop at Kodai Road anymore but stops at Dindigul Jn. now. You're right about the lobbies; plethora of options to travel by road but many Volvo and Scania operators aren't seen in action now post pandemic eg.SRM, KPN, Madurai Radha all not seen. Parveen is the only old name still there. Quote:
Originally Posted by Karvel Helpful information |
Thank You @Karvel. Quote:
Originally Posted by Electromotive Feels very good to see such positive changes happening |
Thank You @Electromotive. Yes, everytime I take a train journey, I see so many changes from level crossings becoming underpasses, stations undergoing revamp, journey times reducing, and overall cleanliness on a high everywhere. However, it is upto the travelling public to maintain cleanliness. This is only a dream, though.
Here is a clip of an old meter gauge train hauled by an electric loco on the same sector. I understand that in the 80s, the Chennai - Villupuram sector was the only electrified MG section in India. The train featured here used to then take 10 hours to cover 401km. |