Mumbai CSMT–Madgaon Tejas Express

Mumbai CSMT – Madgaon Junction
Tejas Express
Mumbai CSMT - Madgaon Tejas Express standing at Karmali.
Overview
Service typeTejas Express
LocaleMaharashtra & Goa
First service22 May 2017 (2017-05-22) [1] (Inaugural service)
Current operatorCentral Railways
Route
TerminiMumbai CSMT (CSMT)
Madgaon Junction (MAO)
Stops5
Distance travelled581 km (361 mi)
Average journey time8 hrs 50 mins
Service frequency5 days a week [a].
Train number22119 / 22120
On-board services
ClassesExecutive Class, AC Chair Car and Vistadome
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Entertainment facilitiesYes
Baggage facilitiesNo
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockLHB-Tejas
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed56 km/h (35 mph) average including halts.

The 22119 / 22120 Mumbai CSMT–Madgaon Tejas Express is one of India's full-AC train fleet introduced by Indian Railways connecting Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Maharashtra and Madgaon Junction in Goa. It is currently being operated with 22119/22120 train numbers on five days a week basis but during monsoon season the train will run thrice a week. The train route was officially extended from Karmali to Madgaon Junction on 1 November 2022.[2] This is the first Tejas express to be equipped with 2 vistadome coaches on each end.

The coaches are manufactured at the Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala.[3]

Service

22119/22120 Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus–Madgaon Junction Tejas Express currently operates 5 days a week, covering 581 km in 8 hrs 50 mins (66 km/h average speed).[4]

  1. ↑ Except Mondays and Thursdays

Traction

Even though the route is completely electrified, it is diesel-hauled end to end. A WDP-4D locomotive from the Kalyan shed hauls the train for its entire journey (Earlier was WDP-3A).

See also

Sister trains

References

  1. ↑ "Introduction of The India's First Tejas Express Between Mumbai and Karmali. Minister of Railways to Flag off the Train from Mumbai Tomorrow". Press Information Bureau. 21 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Mishra, Kamal (10 September 2022). "Mumbai CSMT- Karmali 'Tejas' Express extended up to Madgaon Jn". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  3. ↑ admin (5 May 2017). "All about Tejas Express: Digital New Interiors, Yummy Catering Onboard". www.luxurytrainindia.org. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017.
  4. ↑ indianrailinfo.com/train/52237
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