Haha, I, too, have seen these staff boarding and deboardings. Take Neelachal or some train at that time from LKO to CNB. You'll find the 3AC coaches being treated as general by either off-duty staff or daily passengers.
After CNB, a daytime Shatabdi or Gomati like train is needed. I don't think Shramshakti or Humsafars would attract many passengers at night. And for sure, the DDU-PRYJ section, after tripling, needs more MEMUs if not any M/E.
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The curse of being the nonstop section for long-distance trains. Any train with many stops if slightly out of slot, will keep getting overtaken station after station. Even on time running trains are often sidelined at and before their regular stops and overtaken.
Let's see if Kumbh can take them out of this NR created mess of Jammu Mail and the SFG-MCTM sisters.
please wait...Translate to HindiHaha, main bhi iss sab staff ki boarding aur deboarding dekhi hai. LKO se CNB tak Neelachal ya koi train waqt par lo. Tumhe 3AC coaches ko general ke tarah dekhte hue milega, ya to off-duty staff ya daily passengers se.
CNB ke baad, din mein chalne wali Shatabdi ya Gomati jaisi train chahiye. Main nahi manta ki Shramshakti ya Humsafars raat ko bahut passengers ko attract karenge. Aur yakinan, DDU-PRYJ section, triple hone ke baad, zaroorat hai adhik MEMUs ki agar koi M/E nahi.
Lambi doori ki trains ke liye nonstop section hone ka shraap. Agar kisi train ki woh slot thoda bhatak gaya toh har station par chhutega. Saath hi, waqt par chalne wali trains aksar sidhe apne regular stops se pehle kisi aur train ke off ho jati hai.
Dekhte hain Kumbh inhe NR ne banayi hui Jammu Mail aur SFG-MCTM sisters ke is mess se bahar nikal sakti hai ya nahi.