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12431/Thiruvananthapuram Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express
Other Names: Trivandrum Rajdhani, Kerala Rajdhani
तिरुवनंतपुरम सेन्ट्रल - हज़रत निज़ामुद्दीन राजधानी एक्सप्रेस

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Sep 16 (18:17)   12431/Thiruvananthapuram Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express | CLT/Kozhikode Main (Calicut) (4 PFs)
PS9C~
PS9C~   586 blog posts
Entry# 6192028            Tags   Past Edits
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When purchasing or booking tickets for a premium train, you likely expect to reach your destination faster and witness your train overtaking OTHER trains along the route.

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

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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 Rajdhani Express getting overtaken by Vande Bharat.

TVC Rajdhani departs TVC almost 1.5 hour before 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 the conclusion is, 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 in routes where there isn't much of a demand. You'll also see me appreciating a lot of Vande Bharat trains, when they're hit and have a good run.

But at the same time, it's sad to see the deteriorating conditions of older premium trains. More than 2 hours difference between Rajdhani and Vande Bharat in just 400 kilometres of run is laughable and kind of infuriating. Perhaps, the Rajdhani should get a speed-up.
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PS9C~
PS9C~   586 blog posts
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Yes I'm not sure what they're trying to prove by having such large gaps between premium trains specially VBs.
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Yesterday (16:43)
kirk781^~   4214 blog posts
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Is is because some slack is given to the Rajdhani? Either case, since the mps of both the trains is the same and the only difference is that VBs can accelerate faster, there shouldn't be this significant a difference. Maybe the VB could be 30 mins faster than the Rajdhani, considering it has it's halts as well, but ought to be no more.
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Yesterday (17:30)
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PS9C~   586 blog posts
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Yes, that's my point more than 2 hours difference between VB and Rajdhani for around 400 Kilometres on samee MPS is infuriating.
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Yesterday (19:20)
RamganjmandiRailFan^~
RamganjmandiRailFan^~   4716 blog posts
Re# 6192028-9              
same my relatives experienced yesterday when patna kota got late for hours just because of inauguration of agra banaras vb and now i am surprised that even railway is doing worse with rajdhani express in the name of VBs
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Yesterday (20:16)
PS9C~
PS9C~   586 blog posts
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I understand slack and everything else you said but a difference between VB and Rajdhani in 400 Kilometres at the same MPS should not be more than 2 hours.

It's also atrocious to see 8 coacher short distance Vande Bharat overtaking a 22 coacher long distance Rajdhani and i would also ask, is pay more = get more not always true in IR. Am I right?
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Aug 02 (11:22)   12431/Thiruvananthapuram Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express
nngg0219
nngg0219   102 blog posts
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This train must be made as a daily running Rajdhani express with four days via konkan, three days via Tirupati with TT:
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)
both with RSA
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at TVC 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
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OggyAndTheCockroaches^~
OggyAndTheCockroaches^~   3401 blog posts
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TVC is also in the other edge of the state geographically bro as you told.
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Sep 16 (18:37)
Karthikn
Karthikn   15 blog posts
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Instead SA route , it should run Via NJT, TEN ,MDU,TPJ, MS, BZA for atleast weekly once
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Yesterday (08:53)
ER_PRAGADESH_SK_NGT^~
ER_PRAGADESH_SK_NGT^~   17955 blog posts
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TVC also south edge of Kerala and second shortest route to Delhi is via SA TPTY BZA and GT. why not a Weekly Raj in this route? Will they provide MAS NZM Raj via KR so that like CR RAJ , it can also cover KPD SA ED TUP CBE and go via KR.
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Yesterday (09:53)
deepak.yerr~
deepak.yerr~   6615 blog posts
Re# 6143665-17              
Just simple solution 2 days via Coimbatore Tirupati VJA and 2 days via madurai Chennai VJA. Both routes to TVC will take more or less the same time so rajes can be shared.
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Yesterday (10:00)
ER_PRAGADESH_SK_NGT^~
ER_PRAGADESH_SK_NGT^~   17955 blog posts
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Quota only problem. if via CBE they will give till TCR alone GNWL. if via NJT upto KPD GNWL possible. MAS RAJ via KR comes means SA ED TUP CBE enjoys GNWL and reduced travel time for CBE TUP.
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Aug 31 (11:08)   12431/Thiruvananthapuram Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express | TUVR/Turavur (2 PFs) | BIA/WAP-7/37699
SreenathSree^~
SreenathSree^~   8844 blog posts
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Konkan King with offlink..

Super offlink SECR Bhilai WAP 7 37699 Latest loco from BLW hauling the longest running Rajdhani Express of IR, NR 12431 TVC- H. NZM Rajdhani Express looping TUVR for crossing..

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Crew Acknowledged by headlights ON.

Thuravur (TUVR), Southern Railway (SR)
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Aug 31 (11:11)
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kjmwag9hc^~   3705 blog posts
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Rajdhani getting looped 😨😨
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Aug 31 (11:18)
SreenathSree^~
SreenathSree^~   8844 blog posts
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Useful
single line for crossing, late Vb ot after ERS
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Jun 19 2022 (03:34)   12301/Howrah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (Via Gaya) | HWH/Howrah Junction (23 PFs)
jishnuthakur12301^~
jishnuthakur12301^~   9634 blog posts
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#rajdhani
Do you think that Rajdhani Express needs dining car like Deccan Queen?
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Yes, it requires dining car
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No, not required
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May 28 2017 (19:13)   12431/Thiruvananthapuram Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express | NDLS/New Delhi (16 PFs) | BRC/WAP-5/30116
Siddharth98^~
Siddharth98^~   68539 blog posts
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Rake of 12431 Thiruvananthapuram - H.Nizamuddin Rajdhani going to NDLS Yard for Maintenance with BRC WAP5 in lead.
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May 28 2017 (22:50)
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K.K.^~   170702 blog posts
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aree waah bhai....meri fav train ke saath fav loco......love this P5.....:*
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May 29 2017 (09:37)
Siddharth98^~
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Train Board
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Sep 29 2017 (15:58)
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Savaari_gaadi~   2025 blog posts
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TVC raj is deserved to run from NDLS
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