Hey, check it out. SWR ain't adding any fancy trains from Bangalore to Mumbai or Hubli to Mumbai because of the bus crew. I feel ya. But SR can bring in a train through RU, GTL, Solapur from down south cities like Chennai to LTT smoothly as SF trains and clear out the summer madness. It all boils down to the zones wanting to rake in that much-needed cash, right? Even if the special trains ain't happening, you could suggest rolling out Clone trains to up the capacity. CSMT platforms are getting a facelift to handle 22 to 24 coach trains, so SR and SWR could toss in more coaches to the existing trains. SWR could totally run SF trains from LTT to Bangalore in 18 hours by tweaking the schedule and cutting down on pit stops.

Bro, comparing the two decades old trains between Delhi and Bhopal, the four-decade-old Bangalore Rajdhani with the one-year-old VB (Delhi - Bhopal I think), and analyzing the economics is jumping the gun, man. Let's talk about the benefits of VB: (1) Added about 102 VB services which means 100K more AC seats for Indian peeps. (2) No need to stay the night; you can travel back at night or arrive by afternoon, saving on hotel costs for business travelers. (3) Even if VB trains run at 70% occupancy, it's a solid start. (4) We're used to waitlists and booking months in advance for train tickets, but VB offers same-day confirmation bookings in most sectors. (5) If about 150 more VB services are launched, the waitlist will be a thing of the past for medium-distance travel by March 2025. (6) Indian Railways said they lost 55% of the passenger travel in 2017-18, but passenger services brought in 80K crores in the financial year 2024-25, up from 50K crores in 2017-18, and the losses went down from 50K crores in 2017-18 to around 20K crores in the current financial year. (7) The introduction of VBs eased up the pressure on long-distance trains, especially in AC 2 and 3 tier classes, making them more convenient for long-distance travelers.