Goa Tourism Minister welcomes Tejas Express initiative

Panaji May 22 (IANS) Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar has welcomed the introduction of the semi-high speed Mumbai-Goa Tejas express which is likely to reach Goa s Karmali station in a few hours on its maiden journey.

We welcome it. We are (also) hopeful that the Railway Ministry will give special attention to the urgent need for up-gradation of railway stations and improve facilities cleanliness and hygiene as Goa is a tourism destination Ajgaonkar said in a statement issued here.

The 19-coach fully air-conditioned train has LED TVs tea and coffee vending machines catering service bio-vacuum toilets GPS based passenger information display screens among other facilities.

The train will run on the Mumbai-Goa route five days a week -- Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday and Sunday -- during the non-monsoon period.

During the monsoon -- between June 10 and October 31 -- it will operate thrice a week -- Monday Wednesday and Saturday.

--IANS
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