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Posted: Oct 15 2016 (23:14)
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Last Response: Nov 02 2016 (19:56)
54 Responses
Last Response: Nov 02 2016 (19:56)
Which of the following choices is the best option for a new Rajdhani.
NO vote
Vishakapatnam Junction(VSKP)
8%
6
Naharlagun(NHLN)
1%
1
Secunderabad Junction(2nd Rajdhani)
0%
0
Chennai Central(2nd Rajdhani)
7%
5
Bhubaneswar(BBS)(3rd Rajdhani)
3%
2
Jabalpur Junction(JBP)
13%
9
Bhopal Habibbganj(HBJ)
0%
0
Agartala(AGTL)
52%
37
Srinagar Kashmir(SINA)
6%
4
Gorakhpur Junction(GKP)
7%
5
Ahmedabad Junction(ADI) (2nd Rajdhani)
1%
1
Jodhpur Junction(JU)
1%
1
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Concept of Rajdhani Express was introduced in (NDLS-HWH) 1969 as a strictly overnight premium train and second Raj i.e. NDLS-BCT was introduced in 1972. At that time there was no ACIII class; berths in ACII & ACI were prohibitively costly to even upper middle classes and Raj was a meant for politicians, bureaucrats & rich class. Still Most of the coaches in Raj used to be ACC which were not comfortable...
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