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Train 18 - तेरी प्यारी प्यारी Livery को किसी की नज़र न लगे

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Blog Entry# 5769589
Posted: Jul 05 2023 (17:48)

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Last Response: Dec 14 2023 (12:11)
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Jul 05 2023 (17:48)   22426/Anand Vihar Terminal - Ayodhya Cantt. Vande Bharat Express | GKP/Gorakhpur Junction (10 PFs)
PrakharYadav^~
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Following announcement of 296 km GKP ⇌ LKO Vande Bharat via AY,
we have mixed response from rail enthusiasts.
Few wanted it to be till PRYJ (as per old news rumors) whereas some were against the alphabet 'C' shaped route. Since it was made to restricted till LKO, few suggested to extend it to CNB. there were other suggestions as well.

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Layover of 9 hrs is not at all appreciated.

It would be good if the premium Vande Bharat is used optimally between the best possible destinations so that it not only earns revenue for IR but reduces crowd on the other trains.

Henceforth, I would like to suggest GKP ⇌ AF VB via LKO - CNB. (≈596km) PFA

There are limited trains for GKP ⇌ Agra and though LKO/CNB have trains for Agra but those are mostly long distance hence getting last minute tickets is difficult. Even so Tundla acts as transit point for Agra but it pain to travel road until you dont have your own vehicle.
Agra is a major tourist center of the country.

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I am not against the idea of giving VB to Ayodhya but passengers from Lucknow & Gorakhpur prefer to travel distance of ≈150km to Ayodhya by car especially the ones who are having good purchasing power who are considered as target audience of proposed VB.

Alternatively, there can be Delhi ⇌ Ayodhya Vande Bharat which would be the fastest connectivity until Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport is operational. It is more or likely to get good patronage from Delhi. PFA. As 12004/03 remains packed throughout reason, hence they would have alternate option too.

Thank you ! suggestions welcomed.

I am eager to share more Vande Bharat route suggestions.

#VBprospect
#VBwishlist

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Jul 11 2023 (02:38)
kuttpura~
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Re# 5769589-36              
if it goes via GD then you can reduce 30 min between GKP LKO. Your current timings are based on AY route
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Aug 20 2023 (15:24)
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The part regarding people using cars for GKP - AY [where road route is shorter than rail] and AY-LKO[where road route is faster than rail] is true. There is a reason why it could only be a eight coach VB. Still, I think it could be getting some pax from GKP to AY considering the only other rail alternative is a three times slower passenger.
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Dec 14 2023 (11:55)
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Don't know who bumped an old thread but I think it is already decided that train will go to PRYJ whether we like it or not.
Hope the financials make sense.
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Dec 14 2023 (12:11)
PrakharYadav^~
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Re# 5769589-39               Past Edits
This way (whether we like or not), majority of the blogs on this community/forum makes NO sense.
Rail Enthusiasts are here for their hobby and put their thoughts and opinions irrespective IR decisions, liking, financials, making sense or not.

This blog was posted even before GKP ⇌ LKO VB was inaugurated. So, lot of discussions happened before and after within a time span
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of 5-6 months.

PS : Though this eXtension is announced but yet to be executed.
There a lot of eXtension(s) which have NOT executed even after announcement(s). #eXtensionPending

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Last but not the least, there is another train talked about in this blog.

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