Antyodaya Express: The best a common man can get. - Vikas Kumar

Yo, Coach VB ain't gonna run on this route. Nainpur Balaghat to Raipur may not have a direct train, but you can catch a connecting train from Gondia or hit the Roadways, which will be more budget-friendly. In Nainpur Balaghat, the Rewa-Itwari Express doesn't have many passengers in the AC coach, even though it's a normal Mail Express. So, folks are hoping to see more passengers onboard the Vande Bharat. The responsibility of filling up the train rests on Jabalpur and Raipur. If WCR wants to run the Vande Bharat from Jabalpur to Raipur, they should operate via Katni South Bilaspur instead of Balaghat, as more passengers can be expected here. Extending the route to Rewa won't bring any benefits; it'll just make the route longer with odd timings. Even with the Rewa extension, there hasn't been any significant advantage seen with the 20173/74 route, despite the Rewanchal Express always being crowded.

It's like this, where there are trains already running on a route, they're starting new trains, and where the route is empty, they're not starting any new trains. The Amarkantak Express is already running on the Bilaspur route, they should start the Amrit Bharat Express instead of the Vande Bharat Express. Otherwise, extend the Jabalpur-Raipur Vande Bharat Express to Korba. Normal Express won't run unless a bypass line is built in Gondia. Speaking of the Rewa Itwari Express, its AC coaches are full from Rewa and Jabalpur, not a single seat is left empty. People from Jabalpur have to take the Jabalpur-Amravati Express. They will definitely fill it up from Jabalpur because they have no other option, the Amarkantak Express is already running at full capacity, so the people from Jabalpur will have to go in the Vande Bharat Express out of compulsion. If not, do one thing, run the Durg via Katni South Vande Bharat Express from Jabalpur, and run the Amarkantak Express from Bhopal to Bilaspur via Bina, Katni Murwara, Jabalpur, Nainpur, Balaghat, Gudma, Durg, Raipur. But both trains should not run on the same route.