NTES is the salt of Railfanning. IRI is the sugar. - Kirti Solanki

Yo, the bookings for Goa Vande Bharat are now open on IRCTC Portal for regular run starting from June 28, 2023. Check this out, the ticket fares compared with Tejas Express (with convenience charges if extra) are:

From CSMT to MAO:
With Catering:
CC: VB - 1815 INR / Tejas - 1610 INR / Difference: 205 INR
EC - VB - 3360 INR / Tejas - 3130 INR / Difference: 230 INR
Just FYI, Vistadome is only in Tejas: 2915 INR / Difference (Compared with EC): 445 INR

Without Catering:
CC - VB - 1436/ Tejas - 1246 / Difference: 190 INR
EC - VB - 2926/ Tejas - 2711 INR: / Difference: 215 INR
Just FYI, Vistadome is only in Tejas: 2496 / Difference (Compared with EC): 430 INR

So, which one you gonna choose? Personally, I would go with Vande Bharat as the difference ain't much and the experience will be sick, duh, but with no food though. Bro, let me tell you, I've had some shitty food on Tejas Express before and I don't trust the catering of VB unless it's from Ahuja.

Btw, something new for me...