After AC Duronto, Rajdhani Train was tried for Lucknow but flopped.
Many cheaper options available.
Plus I just used Lucknow New Delhi AC Superfast Express and it was full. No use in disturbing a perfectly good thing.
Plus Bigger Cities of Uttar Pradesh already have their Dedicated Faster Fully AC Services to Delhi.
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more... Saurabh rightly Said, in case of Uttar Pradesh Cities a Rajdhani would be a vain try in satisfaction of ego if nothing else.
If this is introduced then there would be Chaos.
Jodhpur will demand a Rajdhani (not able to fill it), Indore will demand one, so will Jabalpur (not able to fill it), so will Hisar, so will Amritsar, so will Una, so will Yog Nagari Rishikesh, etc etc.
All Rajdhani Trains need SM Facility at the end.
That's why Rajdhani meant for Raipur is till Bilaspur. Not that it matters as main occupancy is given by Raipur mostly.
Plus there was internal arrangement during formation of Chattisgarh, Bilaspur was originally meant to be capital but Raipur was chosen so Bilaspur pushed on having High Court. During Rajdhani Introduction, terminating at Bilaspur was more convenient as Raipur was relatively newer with less facilities. Heard it from Locals who had been there since Madhya Pradesh days during my visit in August last year.
And Dibrugarh Rajdhani is meant for North East Defence Personnel Connectivity. You'd see many users with Defence Travel Warrants in those trains.
please wait...Translate to EnglishRajdhani Train tried for Lucknow but failed. Cheaper options out there yo. Used Lucknow New Delhi AC Superfast Express and it was packed. No point messing with a good thing. Bigger cities in Uttar Pradesh already got their own fancy AC trains to Delhi. As Saurabh said, a Rajdhani for UP cities is just an ego trip. It’ll create chaos for sure. Jodhpur, Indore, Jabalpur, Hisar, Amritsar, Una, Rishikesh will all demand one (even if they can’t fill it). All Rajdhanis need Station Master at the end. Rajdhani for Raipur goes only till Bilaspur, Raipur peeps mostly onboard anyway. Bilaspur was supposed to be capital but Raipur won, so they got the High Court but Bilaspur gets the Rajdhani termination. Dibrugarh Rajdhani connects the defense personnel in the North East. Lots of peeps rockin’ those trains with Defense Travel Warrants. 🚄