GAYA(pf-04) - HWH(pf-06)
22304
18-09-24
1-3 VB @pf04) Gaya Jn.
4. VB @KQR
5-7 VB @PNME
8 GMO skip
9 Tea
10 VB overtaking RNC HWH Shatabdi at Asansol Junction
11 Dinner
12 HWH JMP @HWH

I wonder why the HWH Division and ER as a whole are so determined to mess up one of their NSG-2 stations, and yes, I’m talking about Bardhaman Junction. Neither of the two newly launched VBs is stopping at the second biggest station in the HWH Division after leaving HWH! Train 22309 is stopping at a station like Nonihat, which is unlikely to attract any passengers at all, while it’s conveniently skipping BWN. Train 22303 is given a 16-car trainset while it's not terminating at either BSB, DDU, or PNBE! Meanwhile, it will be directly competing with one of ER's Shatabdi trains for passengers up to DHN. Either or both of these trains should have stopped at BWN. BWN may be part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway, but the odd way it gets neglected isn't seen in other metropolitan systems, whether in Chennai or Mumbai!

Mujhe samajh nahi aata ki HWH Division aur ER kyu ek apne NSG-2 station ko kharab karne par lage hain, aur haan, main Bardhaman Jn ke baare mein baat kar raha hun. HWH se nikalne ke baad HWH Division ke doosre sabse bade station par naye launch kiye gaye dono VBs nahi ruk rahe hain! 22309 ek aise station par ruk raha hai jaise Nonihat, jo bilkul bhi yatri nahi laane wala hai, jabki BWN ko chhod raha hai. 22303 ko 16 car trainset diya gaya hai jabki yeh BSB, DDU ya PNBE par terminate nahi ho raha! Iske beech yeh seedha ER ke ek Shatabdi ke saath mukabla karega jo DHN tak hai. In dono trains me se kisi ko bhi BWN par rukne ka mauka milna chahiye tha. BWN ho sakta hai Kolkata Suburban Railway mein, par iski ajeeb tarike se nazarandazi anya metropolitan systems jese Chennai ya Mumbai mein nahi dekhi gayi!

When purchasing or booking tickets for a premium train, you likely expect to reach your destination faster and see your train overtake other trains along the route.

However, you might be in for a significant surprise when, sitting in a long-distance, 22-coach premium train, you find your train being overtaken by a smaller, 8-coach trainset.

This trainset would have departed from the same station nearly 1.5 hours after your train, yet is scheduled to arrive at the next station almost 1 hour before your train.

And yes, I'm talking about the Rajdhani Express being overtaken by the Vande Bharat.

The TVC Rajdhani departs TVC almost 1.5 hours before the Mangaluru Vande Bharat, but yet the Rajdhani gets overtaken by the Vande Bharat somewhere in the route and the Rajdhani reaches Kozhikode 1 hour AFTER the Vande Bharat.

Isn't this funny? So what's the conclusion, you don't always get more after you pay more. Sometimes politics also gets to you!

P.S - I've no problem with Vande Bharat trains being operated, but what I'm against is Vande Bharat being inaugurated on routes where there isn't much demand. You'll also see me appreciating a lot of Vande Bharat trains, when they're running well.

But at the same time, it's sad to see the deteriorating conditions of older premium trains. More than 2 hours difference between the Rajdhani and the Vande Bharat in just 400 kilometers of run is laughable and kind of infuriating. Perhaps, the Rajdhani should get a speed-up.

Jab aap koi premium train ka ticket kharide ya book kare, to aap sochte honge ki aap apne destination pe jaldi pahunchenge aur aapki train route mein aur trains ko overtake karegi.

Lekin, aapko ek bada surprise mil sakta hai jab aap ek long-distance, 22-coacher premium train mein baith kar dekhenge ki aapki train ko ek chhote, 8-coacher trainset ne overtake kar diya hai.

Yeh trainset aapki train ke baad nearly 1.5 hours mein same station se chala tha, par phir bhi next station pe aapki train se almost 1 hour pehle pahunchne wala hai.

Aur haan, main baat kar raha hun Rajdhani Express ki jisko Vande Bharat ne overtake kiya hai.

TVC Rajdhani TVC se Mangaluru Vande Bharat se almost 1.5 hour pehle chalta hai, par phir bhi Rajdhani ko Vande Bharat ne route mein kahi overtake kar diya aur Rajdhani, Vande Bharat se 1 hour baad Kozhikode pahunchta hai.

Yeh funny nahi hai? Toh conclusion kya hai, aap zyada paise dene pe zyada nahi paate. Kabhi-kabhi politics bhi aapko pareshan kar deta hai!

P.S - Mujhe Vande Bharat trains chalane mein koi problem nahi hai, par mujhe is baat ka bura lagta hai ki Vande Bharat ko un routes mein launch kiya ja raha hai jaha demand jyada nahi hai. Aap mujhe bahut saare Vande Bharat trains ko appreciate karte hue bhi dekhenge, jab woh hit honge aur acha run karenge.

Par iske sath hi, old premium trains ki deteriorating conditions dekh kar dukh hota hai. Rajdhani aur Vande Bharat ke beech sirf 400 kilometers ki run mein 2 hours se zyada ka difference laughable aur kind of infuriating hai. Shayad, Rajdhani ko speed-up milna chahiye.

20 coaches ke saath yeh VB chalana bad idea hai, 8 chair car rake kaafi hain. Is VB ka revenue almost poora NGP aur SC pe depend karta hai, main keh sakta hoon yeh flop hone wala hai. Is entire stretch pe, NGP aur SC ke alawa koi aur potential stop nahi hai jo big revenue generate kar sake, premium train ke liye. But main really wish yeh VB mujhe wrong prove kare.

Howrah Gaya and Howrah Bhagalpur Vande Bharat Express tentative timing

Howrah gaya aur Howrah Bhagalpur Vande Bharat Express tentative timing