Amarkantak Express: Holy for Railfans as holy as Amarkantak is for devotees. - Ayan G

Coming to d original discussion... Here is why it deserves a Rajdhani tag:-

1. High Avg Speed of 76 kmph (80 kmph excluding Ghats - NK NZM Stretch) at par with many existing Rajdhanis..

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State Capital to National Capital in fastest possible time in designated route

3. Capable of getting a Rajdhani tag despite running 180 kms extra considering the locale and also backing available from HWH Rajdhani via PNBE, BBS Rajdhani, DBRT Rajdhani, SBC Rajdhani etc which has been approved to run via longest route for d samr run.

4. Heavy Demand for this train which is despite availability of 2 GRs and 2 Rajdhanis on d same day via WR making it an eligible contender.

5. Availability of Pure LHB coaches with 24 hr maintenance availability at LTT

6. At last but not d least the brand image in minds of passengers and hearts of RFs alike.....