The Bengaluru Rajdhani Express is the highest earning train in Indian Railways, generating ₹176 crore in 2022-23. However, the Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express incurred a loss of ₹63 crore in the same period. The Tejas trains are operated by private companies, with the Delhi-Lucknow and Mumbai-Ahmedabad routes currently running. The Delhi-Lucknow Tejas,...
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in particular, has been facing losses due to low passenger numbers and reduced frequency. This is attributed to the availability of Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express trains at a lower cost, offering similar amenities. The Tejas services have been temporarily suspended five times between 2019 and 2022 due to declining passenger numbers. Despite facing losses, the Tejas trains are expected to recover as passenger numbers increase following the pandemic.

Indian Railways will be adding LHB coaches to the 12593 Lucknow Junction-Bhopal Garib Rath Express and 12594 Bhopal-Lucknow Junction Garib Rath Express starting on August 17th and 18th respectively. Similarly, the 12535 Lucknow Junction-Raipur Garib Rath and 12536 Raipur-Lucknow Junction Garib Rath Express will receive new coaches on August 18th...
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and 19th. The new LHB coaches will replace the existing ICF conventional coaches, increasing the total number of seats in each train by 508. The new coaches come with various amenities like mobile holders, accessible toilets for the disabled, foldable tables, foot-operated water taps, and bottle holders. They also include safety features like CCTV cameras and fire smoke detectors. In other news, the 82501/82502 Lucknow-New Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express will now stop at Tundla and Aligarh stations starting August 18th, offering more options for passengers. Additionally, the 04219 Lucknow-Delhi Rakshabandhan Special Train will run on August 18th, departing Lucknow Charbagh at 9:10 PM and arriving in Delhi at 6:35 AM. The return train, 04220 Delhi-Lucknow Rakshabandhan Special, will depart Delhi at 7:20 PM on August 19th and arrive in Lucknow Charbagh at 5:30 AM.

The departure time of Tejas Express (82501) from New Delhi to Lucknow has been changed. Starting August 18th, the train will now depart 10 minutes earlier at 3:30 PM instead of 3:40 PM. Additionally, the train will make a 2-minute stop at Tundla Junction starting August 18th. The train will arrive...
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at Tundla Junction at 9:40 AM while the New Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express (82502) will arrive at Tundla Junction at 5:57 PM. This stop at Tundla is being implemented as a trial for two minutes and its continuation will be based on the outcome.

Indian Railways has introduced a special superfast train service between Prayagraj and Delhi for the Raksha Bandhan festival. The train will depart from Prayagraj on August 15, 17 and 19, and return from Delhi on August 16, 18 and 20. The train, numbered 04145, will depart from Prayagraj at 9:30 PM...
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and arrive at Delhi at 8:55 AM. The return train, numbered 04146, will depart from Delhi at 9:30 AM and arrive at Prayagraj at 7:45 PM. The train consists of 6 AC 3-tier coaches, 1 SLR coach, 1 SLRD coach, 4 general coaches, and 10 sleeper coaches. In addition, the Tejas Express, operating between Lucknow and New Delhi, will have a two-minute stop at Tundla Station starting August 18th. Train number 82501 (Lucknow to New Delhi) will arrive at Tundla at 9:40 AM and depart at 9:42 AM, while train number 82502 (New Delhi to Lucknow) will arrive at 5:57 PM and depart at 5:59 PM.

The Indian Railways has decided to add a stop for the Tejas Express running between Lucknow and New Delhi via Kanpur Central at Tundla. Starting August 18th, the Lucknow-bound Tejas Express (train number 82501) will halt at Tundla from 9:40 AM to 9:42 AM. The return train (82502) from New Delhi...
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will stop at Tundla from 5:57 PM to 5:59 PM.