When purchasing or booking tickets for a premium train, you likely expect to reach your destination faster and see your train overtake other trains along the route.

However, you might be in for a significant surprise when, sitting in a long-distance, 22-coach premium train, you find your train being overtaken by a smaller, 8-coach trainset.

This trainset would have departed from the same station nearly 1.5 hours after your train, yet is scheduled to arrive at the next station almost 1 hour before your train.

And yes, I'm talking about the Rajdhani Express being overtaken by the Vande Bharat.

The TVC Rajdhani departs TVC almost 1.5 hours before the Mangaluru Vande Bharat, but yet the Rajdhani gets overtaken by the Vande Bharat somewhere in the route and the Rajdhani reaches Kozhikode 1 hour AFTER the Vande Bharat.

Isn't this funny? So what's the conclusion, you don't always get more after you pay more. Sometimes politics also gets to you!

P.S - I've no problem with Vande Bharat trains being operated, but what I'm against is Vande Bharat being inaugurated on routes where there isn't much demand. You'll also see me appreciating a lot of Vande Bharat trains, when they're running well.

But at the same time, it's sad to see the deteriorating conditions of older premium trains. More than 2 hours difference between the Rajdhani and the Vande Bharat in just 400 kilometers of run is laughable and kind of infuriating. Perhaps, the Rajdhani should get a speed-up.

Jab aap koi premium train ka ticket kharide ya book kare, to aap sochte honge ki aap apne destination pe jaldi pahunchenge aur aapki train route mein aur trains ko overtake karegi.

Lekin, aapko ek bada surprise mil sakta hai jab aap ek long-distance, 22-coacher premium train mein baith kar dekhenge ki aapki train ko ek chhote, 8-coacher trainset ne overtake kar diya hai.

Yeh trainset aapki train ke baad nearly 1.5 hours mein same station se chala tha, par phir bhi next station pe aapki train se almost 1 hour pehle pahunchne wala hai.

Aur haan, main baat kar raha hun Rajdhani Express ki jisko Vande Bharat ne overtake kiya hai.

TVC Rajdhani TVC se Mangaluru Vande Bharat se almost 1.5 hour pehle chalta hai, par phir bhi Rajdhani ko Vande Bharat ne route mein kahi overtake kar diya aur Rajdhani, Vande Bharat se 1 hour baad Kozhikode pahunchta hai.

Yeh funny nahi hai? Toh conclusion kya hai, aap zyada paise dene pe zyada nahi paate. Kabhi-kabhi politics bhi aapko pareshan kar deta hai!

P.S - Mujhe Vande Bharat trains chalane mein koi problem nahi hai, par mujhe is baat ka bura lagta hai ki Vande Bharat ko un routes mein launch kiya ja raha hai jaha demand jyada nahi hai. Aap mujhe bahut saare Vande Bharat trains ko appreciate karte hue bhi dekhenge, jab woh hit honge aur acha run karenge.

Par iske sath hi, old premium trains ki deteriorating conditions dekh kar dukh hota hai. Rajdhani aur Vande Bharat ke beech sirf 400 kilometers ki run mein 2 hours se zyada ka difference laughable aur kind of infuriating hai. Shayad, Rajdhani ko speed-up milna chahiye.

Yo, this train gotta run like a boss, man! Rajdhani express be cruising daily - four days through Konkan and three days via Tirupati. Check it:
From TVC to NDLS, through Konkan on Sun, Tue, Thu, Fri and via Tirupati on Mon, Wed, Sat.
NDLS back to TVC, hitting Konkan on Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri and rolling through Tirupati on Tue, Wed, Sat.
Both routes with the same train set.
Crew change at TVC and NDLS, yup, there be 5 rakes.
Coach lineup goes EOG, A6,A5,A4,A3,A2,A1,H1,PC,B11,B10,B9,B8,B7,B6,B5,B4,B3,B2,B1,EOG

Going UP via TPTY, peep the schedule:
TVC at 19:15
QLN at 20:03/20:05, CNGR at 21:03/21:05, KTYM at 21:38/21:40, ERN at 22:30/22:35, TCR at 23:37/23:40, PGT at 00:40/00:42, CBE at 02:00/02:03, SA at 04:15/04:20, KPD at 06:43/06:45, TPTY at 08:15/08:20, BZA at 13:50/13:55, BPQ at 19:45/19:50, NGP at 22:25/22:30, BPL at 03:45/03:50, VGLJ at 06:50/06:55, AGC at 09:15/09:18, and finally NDLS at 11:55.

On the down route via TPTY:
NDLS at 19:15, AGC at 21:05/21:07, VGLJ at 23:30/23:35, BPL at 02:40/02:45, NGP at 08:00/08:05, BPQ at 10:45/10:50, BZA at 16:45/16:50, TPTY at 22:15/22:30, KPD at 23:45/23:47, SA at 02:03/02:05, CBE at 04:15/04:18, PGT at 05:30/05:33, TCR at 06:40/06:43, ERN at 07:55/08:00, KTYM at 08:52/08:55, CNGR at 09:33/09:35, QLN at 10:35/10:37, and finally TVC at 11:55.

Yeh train ko har din chalne wala Rajdhani express banana chahiye with chaar din Konkan ke raste se, teen din Tirupati ke raste se, Samaayojan:
TVC -NDLS via Konkan (Sun, Tue, Thu, Fri) Via Tirupati (Mon, Wed, Sat)
NDLS - TVC via Konkan (Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri) via Tirupati (Tue, Wed, Sat)
donon me se RSA ke sath
PM at TVCho SM at NDLS No of rakes 5
with coach position EOG, A6, A5, A4, A3, A2, A1, H1, PC, B11, B10, B9, B8, B7, B6, B5, B4, B3, B2, B1, eog

via TPTY: UP
TVC: 19:15
QLN: 20:03/20:05
CNGR: 21:03/21:05
KTYM: 21:38/21:40
ERN: 22:30/22:35
TCR: 23:37/23:40
PGT: 00:40/00:42
CBE: 02:00/02:03
SA: 04:15/04:20
KPD: 06:43/06:45
TPTY: 08:15/08:20
BZA: 13:50/13:55
BPQ:19:45/19:50
NGP:22:25/22:30
BPL: 03:45/03:50
VGLJ: 06:50/06:55
AGC: 09:15/09:18
NDLS: 11:55

via TPTY down
NDLS: 19:15
AGC: 21:05/21:07
VGLJ: 23:30/23:35
BPL:02:40/02:45
NGP:08:00/08:05
BPQ: 10:45/10:50
BZA: 16:45/16:50
TPTY: 22:15/22:30
KPD: 23:45/23:47
SA: 02:03/02:05
CBE: 04:15/04:18
PGT:05:30/05:33
TCR:06:40/06:43
ERN: 07:55/08:00
KTYM: 08:52/08:55
CNGR: 09:33/09:35
QLN: 10:35/10:37
TVC: 11:55

Konkan King with offlink.. Super offlink SECR Bhilai WAP 7 37699 Latest loco from BLW pulling the longest running Rajdhani Express of IR, NR 12431 TVC- H. NZM Rajdhani Express looping TUVR for a cross.. Cool crew gave a nod by turning on the headlights. Thuravur (TUVR), Southern Railway (SR)