Deccan Queen - मेरे सपनों की रानी

Bro, comparing the two decades old trains between Delhi and Bhopal, the four-decade-old Bangalore Rajdhani with the one-year-old VB (Delhi - Bhopal I think), and analyzing the economics is jumping the gun, man. Let's talk about the benefits of VB: (1) Added about 102 VB services which means 100K more AC seats for Indian peeps. (2) No need to stay the night; you can travel back at night or arrive by afternoon, saving on hotel costs for business travelers. (3) Even if VB trains run at 70% occupancy, it's a solid start. (4) We're used to waitlists and booking months in advance for train tickets, but VB offers same-day confirmation bookings in most sectors. (5) If about 150 more VB services are launched, the waitlist will be a thing of the past for medium-distance travel by March 2025. (6) Indian Railways said they lost 55% of the passenger travel in 2017-18, but passenger services brought in 80K crores in the financial year 2024-25, up from 50K crores in 2017-18, and the losses went down from 50K crores in 2017-18 to around 20K crores in the current financial year. (7) The introduction of VBs eased up the pressure on long-distance trains, especially in AC 2 and 3 tier classes, making them more convenient for long-distance travelers.