My Expectations For Gujarat

Vande Bharat

Pune Ahmedabad
Bhopal Ahmedabad Via Indore
Ahmedabad Jaipur
Jaipur Ahmedabad
Surat Bhopal Via Bhusaval
Bhopal Surat Via Bhusaval
Surat Chittaurgarh Via Asarva
Surat Shirdi
Surat Jamnagar
Surat Jodhpur
Indore Valsad
Valsad Bhuj
Valsad Bhavnagar Via Sarkhej Palitana
Ajmer Rajkot
Vadodara Veraval
Vadodara Agra/Jaipur Via Kota

Vande Bharat Sleeper

Surat Malda
Surat Kakinada
Surat Amritsar
Surat Barauni
Surat Agartala
Surat Pondicherry
Surat Rameshwaram
Surat Ranchi

Ahmedabad Amritsar
Ahmedabad Agartala
Ahmedabad Dibrugarh
Ahmedabad Silchar
Ahmedabad Mysore
Ahmedabad Coimbatore
Ahmedabad Ramanathapuram
Ahmedabad Madurai
Ahmedabad Pondicherry Via Tirupati
Ahmedabad Lal Kua
Ahmedabad Vishakapatnam
Ahmedabad Ranchi
Ahmedabad Jabalpur

Bhuj/Gandhidham
Bhuj Malda
Bhuj Kolkata
Bhuj Dibrugarh
Bhuj Saharsa
Bhuj Kakinada
Bhuj Coimbatore
Bhuj Tirupati
Bhuj Rameshwaram
Bhuj Kaniya Kumari

Rajkot = Okha, Porbandar, Veraval, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar
Rajkot Amritsar
Rajkot Daheradun
Rajkot Chandigarh
Rajkot Srinagar
Rajkot Saharsa
Rajkot Agartala
Rajkot Vishakapatnam
Rajkot Puri
Rajkot Kakinada
Rajkot Bengaluru
Rajkot Mysore
Rajkot Nagercoil
Rajkot Rameshwaram
Rajkot Kaniya Kumari
Rajkot Mumbai
Rajkot Delhi
Rajkot Varanasi
Rajkot Patna
Rajkot Bhagalpur
Rajkot Ayodhya
Rajkot Kolhapur
Rajkot Mengaluru
Rajkot Ranchi
Rajkot Dhanbad
Rajkot Malda Via Asansol
Rajkot Kolkata
Rajkot Firozpur
Rajkot Sultanpur

Vadodara Delhi
Vadodara Barauni
Vadodara Lalkuan
Vadodara Katra
Vadodara Agartala
Vadodara Tirupati
Vadodara Bhagalpur
Vadodara Kolkata
Vadodara Vishakapatnam
Vadodara Asansol

Vande Metro

Ahmedabad Surat
Ahmedabad Abu Road Via Ambaji
Ahmedabad Jamnagar
Ahmedabad Jodhpur
Ahmedabad Ujjain
Ahmedabad Palitana
Vadodara Indore
Vadodara Bhavnagar Via Sarkhej
Ekta Nagar Mumbai
Surat Kalyan
Surat Bechraji
Surat Godhra Via Dakor
Jamnagar Bhuj
Jamnagar Veraval

Katra Vande Bharat mein bhi 20 coaches ho sakte hai kya?

20 coaches ke saath yeh VB chalana bad idea hai, 8 chair car rake kaafi hain. Is VB ka revenue almost poora NGP aur SC pe depend karta hai, main keh sakta hoon yeh flop hone wala hai. Is entire stretch pe, NGP aur SC ke alawa koi aur potential stop nahi hai jo big revenue generate kar sake, premium train ke liye. But main really wish yeh VB mujhe wrong prove kare.

I believe this Vande Bharat can be regarded as the undisputed "king" of Indian Railways (though I personally dislike this term. Every train, whether it's a MEMU, Passenger, or Intercity, is a king as they play a crucial role in serving thousands of passengers and stations. For some groups, a specific MEMU might be more important than even a Rajdhani. It's unfortunate that the term "king" has gained such popularity within the railway community, but I have yet to find a more fitting alternative word to king, so I'll use it for now.)

I say this because:

- This was the first Vande Bharat train.
- It has consistently maintained the highest average speed in Indian Railways, despite other trains, like those on the NZM-AGC sector, reaching speeds of 160 kmph.
- It frequently overtakes several other trains, including other Vande Bharat services like the Ayodhya Vande Bharat.
- This particular Vande Bharat is set to become the first to be replaced by a 20-coach rake.
- No new halts have been added to this train ever since it got inaugurated.

Mujhe lagta hai yeh Vande Bharat Indian Railways ka "king" mana ja sakta hai (halanki mujhe personally yeh term pasand nahi hai. Har train, chahe MEMU ho, Passenger ho, ya Intercity, king hi hoti hai kyunki woh hazaron passengers aur stations ki service karti hai. Kuchh groups ke liye, ek specific MEMU Rajdhani se bhi zyada important ho sakta hai. Yeh unfortunate hai ki "king" term railway community mein itna popular ho gaya hai, lekin mujhe abhi tak "king" ka koi fitting alternative word nahi mila hai, toh main abhi ke liye yeh use karunga).

Main yeh isliye keh raha hu:

- Yeh pehla Vande Bharat train tha.

- Isne consistently Indian Railways mein sabse zyada average speed maintain ki hai, iske baavajood ki dusre trains, jaise ki NZM-AGC sector ke trains, 160 kmph ki speed pe chalte hain.

- Yeh frequently kai dusre trains ko overtake karta hai, jismein Ayodhya Vande Bharat jaise dusre Vande Bharat services bhi shamil hain.

- Yeh particular Vande Bharat pehla train banne wala hai jisko 20-coach rake se replace kiya jaayega.

- Is train mein inauguration ke baad se koi bhi new halts nahi add kiye gaye hain.