In this photograph taken on May 21, 2017, an Indian guard communicates with the driver during a trial of the Tejas Express luxury train the Tejas Express luxury train before its first journey between Mumbai and Goa at the Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus terminus station in Mumbai.Indias passenger trains are often known for being rickety and spartan but a new service that started running this week, boasting wifi and in-rail entertainment, hopes to change all that. On the luxury Tejas Express, gone are the ubiquitous tea sellers and samosa vendors who sell snacks to hungry travellers through the open windows of regular trains during platform stops. / AFP PHOTO / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE
Mumbai: India’s passenger trains are notorious for being rickety and spartan, but the government is hoping to change all that with a new “luxury” service.
The popular image of rail travel in the country of 1.2 billion people is of hundreds of people crammed into carriages, perching on roofs and hanging off the sides.
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