Since Intercity and other Non AC trains are not generating profit anymore so Railway is not introducing Intercity type trains.
Only Gomti Express is present as of now which is having only Three(2 CC and 1 HA) AC Coaches. Proposals have been sent for increasing AC coaches but its RSA partner New Delhi Agra Intercity is not having any such demand so AC coaches are not being added.
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Although DFC has cleared the track congestion but Platforms, Maintenance lines and yards are still congested so still it is challenging to get new train introduced.
Both Lucknow and Kanpur are already having many many trains with faster connectivity so passengers can use those trains for faster connectivity however these cities are having much limited options and for achieving 1 Trillion economy of UP, faster connectivity is required for these small towns as well.