{"id":12667,"date":"2026-08-15T11:35:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T11:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12667"},"modified":"2026-08-15T11:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T11:35:39","slug":"lucknow-delhi-tejas-express-becomes-indias-first-privately-branded-train-to-be-called-sprite-tejas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12667","title":{"rendered":"Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express becomes India&#8217;s first privately branded train, to be called &#8216;Sprite&#8217; Tejas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133255403,imgsize-204759,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/the-lucknow-delhi-tejas-express-will-be-known-as-the-sprite-tejas-express-from-august-20-ai-image.jpg\" alt=\"Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express becomes India's first privately branded train, to be called 'Sprite' Tejas\" title=\"The Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express will be known as the Sprite Tejas Express from August 20. (AI image)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express will be known as the Sprite Tejas Express from August 20. (AI image)\">The Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express will be known as the Sprite Tejas Express from August 20. (AI image)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The Lucknow-Delhi-Lucknow <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/tejas-express\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tejas Express<\/a> will become the country\u2019s first privately branded train from Aug 20, with the IRCTC-operated service set to be known as the \u2018Sprite\u2019 Tejas Express for at least six months.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/irctc\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRCTC<\/a>) has approved a proposal from M\/s Sprite, a unit of Coca-Cola India, to prefix the train\u2019s name with \u201cSprite\u201d. The company has also been allowed to wrap five coaches with vinyl branding for six months and has paid nearly Rs 91 lakh for the branding rights.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>\u201cOther companies can also apply for vinyl wrapping of the remaining coaches. The branding is being done as per policy and on a first-come-first-serve basis. <!-- -->This is a source of non-fare revenue for IRCTC,\u201d an official said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The move comes after the launch of the country\u2019s first \u201ccorporate train\u201d in December 2021, when the railways began exploring private participation in passenger train operations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>IRCTC also permits group bookings on its Tejas trains, allowing corporate groups and those travelling for weddings or other social events to book an entire AC Chair Car coach with 78 seats.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Three such trains were initially operated as pilots, but the scheme failed to take off. At present, two such services are operational \u2014 Delhi-Lucknow Tejas and Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/lucknow\/lucknow-delhi-tejas-express-becomes-indias-first-privately-branded-train-to-be-called-sprite-tejas\/articleshow\/133255309.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express will be known as the Sprite Tejas Express from August 20. 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