Maitree Express: মৈত্রী এক্সপ্রেস - দুই বাংলার সংস্কৃতি ও ভাতৃত্বের মেলবন্ধন - Joydeep Roy

Even I was surprised, I thought it'd be either Amritsar Shatabdi or Dehradun Shatabdi.
Even Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi coaches were in poor condition (Last time I travelled in October this year till Kanpur), I guess irony died a slow and Painful death in that case 😂😂

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There has a been a huge surge in passengers travelling between Ranchi and Delhi specially in the last 1 year. The same is reflected in Air traffic too. From only 5-6 Flights daily between the 2 cities, currently daily 13-14 Non-stop flights are operating between Ranchi and Delhi (approximately 2500 seats each way per day). Obviously the demand for Rajdhani too has increased with this surge. This is happening due to huge upsurge in businesses and companies that have setup in Ranchi region in the last few years.

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Lucknow Shatabdi hampered here because of the fact that NER mein hai ab woh..NR mein Hoti toh being the boss of IR..Sabse top pe phla name LKO Shatbdi ka hi hota..😂😂
Arre wese bhi Tejas mil hi Rahi hai NER ko Lucknow...maybe ye aur reason ho...

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ASR Swarna me IRY-IR20 coaches ha. Non-LHB(ICF) Shatabdi are 12031/32/37/38/43/44 only now.

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Non Swarna Shatabdi from ASR was LHBfied long time back
Irony dies second time.

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