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Bruh - After the big Pran Pratishtha event, the number of travelers going to Ayodhya has increased. But due to the expensive rent, the VIP train, Vande Bharat Express, is not able to run full. The Vande Bharat Express is not getting many passengers. The reason is the high rent. This is disappointing for railway officers. After the Pran Pratishtha event, the number of people going to Ayodhya has increased, so the railway officers were hoping that the semi high-speed train, Vande Bharat Express, would be liked by the passengers. But due to the expensive rent, passengers are not able to afford it. The officers are worried and are trying to increase the number of passengers. The first semi high-speed train in the country, Vande Bharat Express, started from Gorakhpur to Ayodhya via Lucknow. After that, Vande Bharat Express started from Ayodhya to Anand Vihar via Lucknow. It was expected that the number of luxury travelers would increase due to two Vande Bharat trains for Ayodhya via Lucknow, but it doesn't seem to be happening. According to the officers, the occupancy of Vande Bharat trains is between 60 to 70 percent, although it was expected to be 120 percent. There are empty seats in Vande Bharat Express. In the chair car of Lucknow-Gorakhpur via Ayodhya Vande Bharat Express (22550), there are 363, 374 seats available on 5th and 6th February respectively, and in the executive class, 29, 33 seats are empty. The rent of the chair car is 725 rupees and the executive class is 1210 rupees. In the chair car of Anand Vihar-Ayodhya via Lucknow Vande Bharat Express (22426), there are 94, 118 seats available on these dates, and in the executive class, there are 10 and 28 empty seats. The rent for the chair car is 700 rupees and for executive class, it is 1175 rupees. Similarly, there is waiting in the third AC of Sarayu-Yamuna Express and Doon Express. There is also a waiting list in trains like Kamakhya, Kumbh, Bareilly-Varanasi Express, Lucknow Junction-Chhapra, Ayodhya Express, Sabarmati Express, and Marudhar Express. There is a plan to run Vande Bharat Express trains as intercity trains. Sources reveal that passengers are avoiding traveling by Vande Bharat Express due to the high rent. Therefore, railway officers are planning to operate these trains as intercity trains. Along with this, the rent will also be reduced. This will make these trains popular among those traveling to Ayodhya. The Railway Board is preparing to send a proposal for this. (Source: Amar Ujala LKO edition dated 05 Feb '24)