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Blog Entry# 5926850
Posted: Dec 29 2023 (20:00)

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Dec 29 2023 (20:00)   22425/Ayodhya Cantt. - Anand Vihar Terminal Vande Bharat Express
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Would anybody seriously wish to travel in this train? I mean, with a destination reaching time of 2340 hrs and that too at ANVT; one can't even utilize the Delhi Metro even and will be stranded at the edges. What is this endless fetishization of Vande Bharat trains? Can't they just give a logical Mail/Express overnight train that caters to all kinds of passengers and if it goes late, which it will especially in January, people won't be stuck at 2 am at a station next to a bus terminal.
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There won't be any replacements. These coaches will continue to run on existing Shat and Raj and new VBE will be started. Once the old trains fall out of favor, it will be phased out. This process is going to take at least 10-15 years. This is approximately the life of Rajdhani LHB coaches which were introduced in early 2000s. Tejas won't be phased out anytime soon. Tejas rakes are being produced.
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Jan 01 (12:22)
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Agree:Very true .
Only a few Shatabdi trains have the Anubhuti class/K-1 , right? Earlier, Lucknow Shatabdi used to have 2 Executive Chair Cars but now 1 Executive and 1 Anubhuti. I think they just introduced Anubhuti to take more money from last minute pax :p.

I hate Tejas Rajdhani trains. I once had banged my head into the open seat towards the vestibule side outside the coach when the shopkeeper told me my train was about to depart and doors about to close [ they didn't ultimately ]. I have only once travelled in
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a Tejas Rajdhani train 3A for 36 hours from Tripura to Kanpur and I didn't opt for the on board food which sucks. And it was such an horrendous journey. SL coaches and people are more compromising than that mess;being cooped up in middle berth for more than a day. As for Pantry cars, I always wondered why they serve "untoasted bread with cutlet/omelette"; who likes their bread raw?

2A is so much better. Lesser crowd and no matter which seat you get, your head doesn't get strained. Ample space for the body. [ Though I have many a time booked in 2A only to find myself at the door since SL is so full these days one can't think of footplating there].

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Jan 01 (12:26)
kirk781~   3550 blog posts
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I just wish to travel in Executive class of a VB to see how luxurious it feels after ~8 hours vis a vis 2nd AC. I assume prices will be comparable on similar routes [1 A will trample on VB's luxury any day I assume]. Sitting travel makes a LOT OF SENSE if high speed trains like the TGV in France or Shinkansen in Japan or HSR in China work. It doesn't make sense when the route has speed limits of 110 kmph and all you get in name of food is standard packaged items or stuff that is barely edible.
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Fair point.
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Jan 01 (16:57)
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That's very well put.
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