The coaches of first Tejas Express of India, which runs between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Mumbai and Karmali are manufactured at Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala in Kapurthala district of Punjab. Indian Railways Has started removing entertainment screens from Tejas Express and Shatabdi Express Anubhuti Class because passengers were damaging the entertainment screens. The Mumbai Rajdhani Express, and the Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani Express are also both now run with Tejas LHB coach, replacing the former Rajdhani LHB coach. This train became the country's first sleeper Tejas express. Earliar Rajdhani used to run on this slot between Agartala and Anand Vihar Terminus (Delhi). This train leaves Agartala on Monday and arrives at Anand Vihar on Wednesday morning and leaves Anand Vihar on Wednesday evening and arrives in Agartala on Friday. Recently Agartala – Anand Vihar Rajdhani Express was upgraded to Tejas style sleeper rake and was named as Tejas Rajdhani special. The Ahmedabad – Mumbai Tejas express, also operated by IRCTC, was inaugurated on 17 January 2020. Lucknow – New Delhi Tejas Express, which was inaugurated on 4 October 2019, is India's first train operated by private operators, IRCTC, a subsidiary of Indian Railways. Meanwhile, the train service which was expected to be launched on Mumbai – Surat and New Delhi- Jalandhar route has also been put on hold. Tejas Express on New Delhi – Chandigarh route is expected to commence its services soon after its first announcement in 2016 whereas the Lucknow – New Delhi route running currently as the train has been included in the current Trains at Glance, the official train time-table booklet, with "Date of Introduction to be declared" condition and at the same time news websites have quoted railway officials saying a hold of three years. It covered 497 km in 6 hours and 30 minutes. On 1 March 2019, the second Tejas Express of the country was flagged off between Chennai Egmore and Madurai Junction by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It covered 552 km in 8 hours and 30 minutes. The inaugural run of Tejas Express was on from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Maharashtra to Karmali, Goa. Kalyan WDP3A twin led Tejas Express in monsoon rains
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