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Posted: Jul 28 2018 (21:57)
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Jul 28 2018 (21:57) 12301/Howrah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (Via Gaya)
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#EkDinKaSultan - Part 2 (The Signature)
It all started with the Rajdhani; then followed Shatabdi nineteen years later. After that it's like a floodgate got opened. Jan Shatabdi, Sampark Kranti, Garib Rath, Suvidha, Duronto, Yuva, Double Decker, Kaviguru, Rajya Rani, Vivek, Maha Mana, Gatimaan, Tejas, Humsafar, Uday, Antyadaya - all came like a procession. Whoever has become rail minister in last 20- 25 years, has left a signature by these trains. Some of these trains have become flop, some of them have been victimized by politics, some still stand tall. But it is true that signature trains are really colorful- literally by livery or by concept.
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It all started with the Rajdhani; then followed Shatabdi nineteen years later. After that it's like a floodgate got opened. Jan Shatabdi, Sampark Kranti, Garib Rath, Suvidha, Duronto, Yuva, Double Decker, Kaviguru, Rajya Rani, Vivek, Maha Mana, Gatimaan, Tejas, Humsafar, Uday, Antyadaya - all came like a procession. Whoever has become rail minister in last 20- 25 years, has left a signature by these trains. Some of these trains have become flop, some of them have been victimized by politics, some still stand tall. But it is true that signature trains are really colorful- literally by livery or by concept.
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NO vote
A Premier like Rajdhani. Shatabdi. Duronto etc
4%
4
A Semi- Premier like Jan Shatabdi. Suvidha
4%
4
A common people oriented like Garib Rath. Antyodaya. Sampark Klanti etc
74%
69
A refurbished rake concept like Double Decker. Mahamana etc
0%
0
An improved concept based on older platforms like Tejas/ Gatimaan on Shatabdi. Uday on Double Decker. Humsafar on Garib Rah etc
4%
4
Entirely new technology like Bullet. Talgo etc
4%
4
Improvement of an existing concept over Speed/ Service like Operation Swarn. Special Rajdhani
3%
3
Promoting an existing concept (Please comment)
1%
1
Upgrading my favourite train to a Signature (Please comment which one)
0%
0
Any other opinion (Please comment)
1%
1
Nothing cause I believe Signature concept is already saturated
2%
2
Nothing cause I believe Signature concept is a gimmick
1%
1
Can't say
0%
0
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