The Indian Railways has decided to put a break on its plan to increase the number of iconic Rajdhani Trains. This has been done in a bid to accommodate Duranto trains, which are planned to start for Nagpur-Mumbai, Delhi-Lucknow/Allahabad and Mumbai-Ahmadabad, within a month and a dozen more are in the plans.
These trains would be with AC as well as Non-AC coaches, the traveling time is shorter and would connect short-haul city pairs without halting in between. The fares are also lesser than Rajhdhani trains. Overall a great advantage for customers.
Our View: Railways decision to replace it with Rajhdhanis is a good decision but they should also take into consideration the condition of tracks that we have. The whole plan can be a failure if this is not looked into.