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Posted: Jan 02 (22:18)
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Jan 02 (22:18) 14309/Ujjaini Express (PT) | LMNR/Laxmi Bai Nagar (3 PFs)
Ishanbothra~
Ishanbothra~ 1555 blog posts8 Posts
Also there would be more trains to Yog Nagari Rishikesh as it is a part of the larger Chardham rail project. So it makes sense that they developed YNRK instead of DDN first. Once Rishikesh Karnprayag section opens in 2026 or so DDN will be reduced to a branch line and most trains would be going to YNRK
YNRK has empty / near zero patronage and mostly trains get filled from HW. However logic of shifting trains left and right from a state capital city is puzzling & seems like IR has conveniently ignored DDN. As a child in 90s we had more trains with better connectivity. Post "redevelopment" of station people of Doon have been fooled by reduction of trains.
Plus DDN has no connection to Southern & Western India. It could be one of the only capitals having no train to Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad!
Plus DDN has no connection to Southern & Western India. It could be one of the only capitals having no train to Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad!
Yog Nagari Rishikesh will get more trains in future , no doubt, once the line to karnaprayag is completed. I'm not against development of stations and providing trains on that route.
But it does not make DDN any less contender for long distance rail connectivity.
1. It's just that they should have introduced new trains OR extended trains terminating...
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But it does not make DDN any less contender for long distance rail connectivity.
1. It's just that they should have introduced new trains OR extended trains terminating...
more...
Very true . In recent years , terminals of long distance trains were changed, and number of direct trains drastically reduced .