Vande Bharat is running well, but the ride is not available, how long will the train pull with empty seats

New Delhi: Indian Railways is starting Vande Bharat trains one after the other. 16 Vande Bharat Express is already running on the tracks. Today another Vande Bharat train has been started between Howrah-Puri. Vande Bharat Express is running in different parts of the country, but there are no less challenges and difficulties in front of it. Sometimes people pelt stones on it, sometimes its front part breaks due to a minor collision. Not only this, this train is also facing criticism for its expensive fare. The fare was there, now people are targeting the train for the speed too. The situation has become such that half the seats are remaining vacant in many Vande Bharat trains.

Why Vande Bharat is being removed

Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat train is facing trouble due to high fares. Half of the seats in the train are remaining vacant. Railways has decided to run Tejas express by stopping Vande Bharat on this route. From May 11, Tejas Express is being run on this route by stopping Vande Bharat. Actually, the occupancy of Vande Bharat on the Nagpur-Bilaspur route is very low. More than half of the seats in the train were going empty. Vande Bharat train is running between the two cities from 11 December 2022. In January, the occupancy of the train was 55 percent i.e. almost half. According to a PTI report, the Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express has the lowest occupancy among the eight Vande Bharat trains running on different routes in the country.

why passengers are not getting

Due to less number of passengers, the train’s 16 coaches were reduced to half. Now this train is running with only 8 coaches. In fact, passengers are getting disillusioned with Vande Bharat due to the high fares. The fare for the executive class in this train is Rs 2045, while the fare for the chair car is Rs 1075. On the other hand, Tejas fare on Nagpur-Bilaspur route is Rs 50 to 100 less than Vande Bharat. People are finding this fare expensive, due to which the occupancy of the train is decreasing.

What did the railway say

Railways said that till the Vande Bharat Express running on Secunderabad-Tirupati route does not get more rakes, Tejas Express will run on Nagpur-Bilaspur route. According to Railways, the rake of Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express is being linked with the rake of Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express. According to the Railways, the seat occupancy on the Secunderabad-Tirupati route is high, so the number of coaches in the Vande Bharat train has been increased from 8 to 16 there.

few minutes late and high fare

Similar is the condition of Ajmer to Delhi via Jaipur (Ajmer to Delhi Vande Bharat Express). This train is also longing for passengers. Half of the seats in this train remain vacant. Although people are considering the timing of the train as a big reason behind this. The double-decker train running between Delhi-Jaipur is a big challenge for Vande Bharat. People say that why should they pay more fare for the delay of a few minutes. Similar is the condition on some other routes as well.

Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express

Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat train has started on 18th May. This train is going to run six days a week. Train Number 22895 Howrah – Puri Vande Bharat Express is the first Vande Bharat train to run between West Bengal and Odisha. If we talk about timing, then this train will leave Howrah at 6.10 am and reach Puri station at 12.35 pm the same day. In return, this train will leave at 1.50 pm and reach Howrah at 8.30 pm. There will be 16 coaches in this train. Talking about the stoppages of the train, it will stop at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Keonjhar Road, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road stations.