I traveled recently in the Doranto train for which tickets were easily available at short notice. The train was well-maintained and reasonably clean and the food served was fresh. But the occupancy of the train was very low possibly due to the lack of intermediate halts. I was also told that people avoid this train due to lack of halts at stations closer to their destination at both ends. There are so-called technical and unscheduled halts of a few minutes which could have been made regular halts to increase occupancy. Further a few non-AC sleeper coaches could be attached. Despite being a non-stop the overall speed was just around 65kmph I guess so a few regular halts should be considered. more
I don't understand why so many people are against the Duronto trains. All other trains have stops in between. Duronto was born with the concept of only a point-to-point service. What people dont realise is that if Duronto stops for passengers at intermediate stations then it is no more a Duronto train. It will be just another ordinary non-Duronto train. If you dont like the Duronto.... then fine ... travel by another train. But leave the Duronto alone for people who need it, use it, and like it. Of course a few intermediate stops are needed for technical reasons like filling water and loading food etc. but certainly not for any other reason. more
My main point of concern is one speed , then viability(eg) Coimbatore Duronto was there & discontinued. Hence if chennai-madurai Duronto has these two stops, the train will have sufficient revenue, the 3 minutes stoppage will not result in late timings. more
Duronto is a good concept but in some routes it has to stop at intermediate stations (eg) Chennai--madurai, the train can halt at kumbakonam-thanjavur, which will yield good revenue & occupancy.Likewise other centres to be analysed. more
To make Vande Bharat trains seem fast, other superfast trains are being slowed down. This is the most ridiculous railways move. Read attached and oppose this non sense friends
It is attached video. Regular scene in almost 99% of the trains running in IR, Not sure about protocols but this is failure of system, Thousands of tonnes of waste dumped daily on tracks, Who ...
I agree with Nimish Mehtaji. There is no control over unreserved passengers barging into sleeper class compartments and pushing the reserved category of passengers towards the corner thereby allowi...
Some time back Indian Railways has announced that low occupancy Sleeper Class will be converted to General Class during daytime. In my opinion who ever has suggested this is totally unaware of the ...
ट्रेन के AC-3 ईकोनॉमी कोच में अब 72 की जगह 80 बर्थ होंगी। यात्री को ये शानदार सुविधा देने के लिए रेलवे ने जानते हैं क्या किया? • सीट की चौड़ाई घटा दी • लेग स्पे...
Bengaluru-Shimoga Jan Shatabdi train AC CC coaches are so old and fit to be condemned. It is dangerous and maintenance is poor. Unhealthy. Can others share their inputs on shatabdi train...
And the attached images tell you the story. Reserved sleeper class people on top of each other and vande bharat others running empty. You know why? Because people instead of paying 3300 for Exec cl...
BRILLIANT Chart is attached and shows us that Railway Passengers are at a 14yr LOW Annual Passengers Travelling by Railways FY04-14: 510cr => 840Cr (+65% in 10yrs)
By travelling on a #mVande Bharat train, you save 14% of your time on average compared to the next best train. But it comes at a high premium: Vande Bharat fares are higher by an averag...
Senior citizens find it difficult to climb to middle and upper berths. If certain berths – say 5/bogie are blocked for seniors, it will be great relief! Any un-booked berths can be released o...
One cannot book tickets on irctc website as its down. I though have a bigger problem with it. Many times for seniors we book berths where we check boxes 1) only book if lower berth is av...
By Vijaya Nair
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