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Entry# 5978135-0


20978/Chandigarh - Ajmer Vande Bharat Express
चण्डीगढ़ - अजमेर वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस

CDG/Chandigarh Junction --> AII/Ajmer Junction

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🔹Train no. 20978/Chandigarh - Ajmer Vande Bharat Express JCO 09/06/2024 will be fully cancelled due to re-development works taking place at Gandhi Nagar Jaipur (GADJ) railway station.
Wed May 22, 2024 (03:41PM)
News History
20977/78 All ⇌ DEC Vande Bharat Express (Six days a week) will stop at Gandhi Nagar Jaipur (GADJ) station on experimental basis w.e.f. 18.01.24
Tue Jan 16, 2024 (07:11PM)
Coach Composition ;- CC - 14 and EC - 2 Total ;- 16 Coaches Vande Bharat Rake
Thu Apr 13, 2023 (12:39PM)
4 Follows
Bedroll/Linen: NOT Available
Inaugural Run
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Pantry/Catering
✕ Pantry Car
✓ On-board Catering
✓ E-Catering
Updated: Mar 27 (18:40) by Sonu Solanki^~
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RSA - Rake Sharing
1 rake. NO RSA. PM @ Madar Coaching Depot.
Rating: 4.2/5 (15 votes)
cleanliness - good (3)
punctuality - good (3)
food - good (3)
ticket avbl - excellent (2)
railfanning - excellent (2)
safety - excellent (2)
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Apr 11 (22:34)   22477/New Delhi - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat Express | MOY/Mohri (2 PFs) | TKD/WDP-4B/40012
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Entry# 6027131            Tags   Past Edits
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Great Great Great:Sharp Pics. 👍 Great Great:Nice captures...👍👍👍 Great

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some loco pics and station pics
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Apr 11 (22:41)guest
Re# 6027131-1            Tags   Past Edits
5 compliments
Great Great:👍 Great Great Great
@6027131-0  @guest
Ajmer - Chandigarh Vande Bharat Express  
Ajmer - Chandigarh saffron Vande bharat
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Apr 11 (13:31)
de_prakash^~
de_prakash^~   11154 blog posts
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Ajmer - Chandigarh Vande Bharat Express   Nilokheri  

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Mar 28 (14:40)   20978/Chandigarh - Ajmer Vande Bharat Express | DEC/Delhi Cantt. (5 PFs)
Dgvj01~
Dgvj01~   2615 blog posts
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Agree Agree
according to the availability at DEC viz a viz GGN , towards Jaipur .. it can be safely estimated that almost 500-650 passengers are traveling between GGN and Chandigarh in this train daily !
the negative side is that there is waiting from DEC between Delhi and Jaipur but 400-500 available seats from Gurgaon in the coming days !

same thing
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is happening in the return direction .. GGN pax is not getting tickets to Chandigarh .. but there remains some availability from DEC ..

ideal scenario would fixing of quotas and starting a separate service between GGN and Chandigarh !!

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Mar 28 (16:26)
Dgvj01~
Dgvj01~   2615 blog posts
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Hath to aya muuh na lagaya :p types ho raha hai .. Delhi or Gurgaon walo ke liye .. haha .. 200% occupancy fir bhi 10-20% seats khali ..
Billionaire but broke :P :)

Allow people to board from DEC / GGN and allocate them seat from next station ..
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Mar 28 (17:34)
Haryanvi^~
Haryanvi^~   7963 blog posts
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Sadly Yes 😔
Yhi ho rha ha


I think Esi Samsyao ka ek hi solution ha ki
NCR
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area me 1 hi halt rkho
Wo station Jha se Mainly metro,Bus ki connectivity aachi ho whi

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Mar 28 (17:43)
Dgvj01~
Dgvj01~   2615 blog posts
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Last mile connectivity is still a issue . Overall TT increases greatly ... Best way is to allocate separate quotas and allow boarding from next station.. don't deny booking
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Mar 28 (18:30)
Jaskiratnr~
Jaskiratnr~   1285 blog posts
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Brijwasan was good option once it fully redeveloped it between ggn and dec and transport system was skdo good close to dwarka metro station bus route can also be diverted
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Mar 29 (22:54)
Haryanvi^~
Haryanvi^~   7963 blog posts
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Hoping for some Separate quota for GGN🤞
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Mar 18 (11:38)   20977/Ajmer - Chandigarh Vande Bharat Express | DEC/Delhi Cantt. (5 PFs)
Dgvj01~
Dgvj01~   2615 blog posts
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The journey beyond Delhi Cantonment till Badli shows the bitter reality of India . At some instances train was running at a gap of 1 meter from the roof of a slum dwelling , illegally constructed on IR’s land .
Meanwhile Supreme Court has ordered to remove all the slums on the railway land in Delhi region. But politics has always obstructed the implementation.
These slums not only hinder train operations but it dangerous the people living along the tracks too …
Surprisingly,
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People were happy filming the train and were not throwing stones on it ..

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Mar 18 (12:40)guest
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Agree
Don't say anything about them.. Otherwise they will start saying किसिके बाप का हिन्दुस्तान थोड़ी न है
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Mar 18 (13:29)
kirk781^~   3672 blog posts
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Only couple of weeks back, I was travelling via a local train bound for DLI. I saw a guy with headphones on an active track. The Gorakdham was being shunted and the driver was honking crazily. It was only at the last moment that the guy removed himself from the tracks. Towards the leftwards tracks, the homes almost merge with trains. And on the active UP/DN tracks, people play cards usually.
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Mar 18 (13:56)
Swagat
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Any video to watch how close is slum area there?
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Mar 18 (14:45)
Dgvj01~
Dgvj01~   2615 blog posts
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Unable to upload video here..

check this out and videos on similiar topics on Youtube ! situation in Delhi is worst of all cities ...
specially slums along azapdur , dayabasti , patel nagar stretches on ring railway .. Ambala rail line and Jaipur rail line... are precarious
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click here

i don't know situation in North East delhi around shahdra , baghpat rail line side... it should be worst of all in those areas ... . IMO

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Mar 18 (14:46)
Dgvj01~
Dgvj01~   2615 blog posts
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@6002077-1  @guest
Kisike baap ka nahi to inke baap ka bhi nahi h na bhai ! Sarkari jameen par kabja kar ke baithe hai..
Delhi ka elevated bypass corridor ruka pada hai Patel nagar Daybasti mei due to them...
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Feb 24 (19:55)   20978/Chandigarh - Ajmer Vande Bharat Express | AII/Ajmer Junction (6 PFs)
UtkarshTiwariRewa
UtkarshTiwariRewa   7639 blog posts
Entry# 5978135            Tags   Past Edits
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Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great
DOJ: 20th February 2023.
Official Work Company ke kharche pe.
In E1 till Ajmer. Doors opened at 06:15 PM only. Till then I was at Platform #1 Railfanning.
Good Rush for this train, many of people are Daily Travelers getting reimbursed by their Companies. Around 19 Seats were empty in my Coach and one in E2, 14 of them got on the Spot Bookings
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as per TTE. Benefits of checking Charts got myself placed in Seat#1 after talking to TTE, enjoyed the benefit of 2 Seats all the way till Ajmer 😂.
I'm.a 6ft Heavy Fellow and Seats are totally comfortable with great Leg Space
*Food*: Good Variety on Snacks served immediately after departure. Didn't feel like having a Kachori so only had packed Items.
Had both Chicken and Veg Dishes, except Chicken all dishes were like they were being prepared for Hospital. No masala or taste.
*Speed*: Immediate acceleration after clearing out switches in Palam. 130 KMPH after Rewari, smooth on Jaipur Ajmer Section but Rewari Jaipur section needs some serious work especially near Jhir, Rajgarh, Harsauli, Bawar etc. the whole coach vibrates badly and situation is worse for Shatabdi.
*Punctuality*: 130 MPS of no use as this Gets heavily regulated. Especially in NWR. Before time at Rewari Outer and Alwar Outer. Got delayed before regulation at Bandikui and reached Jaipur with 20 Minutes delay.
*Patronage*: One or two boarding in Alwar or Rewari, most movement there was passengers going out to buy stuff from Stalls or getting their eCatering Orders. Gandhinagar Jaipur gets good deboarding and 10-12 people boarded there for Ajmer as well. Many Jaipur localites use it to travel between Gandhinagar Jaipur to Jaipur Junction 😂. For a Vande Bharat Express, lot of on the spot Bookings. Seats may look empty but get full last minute. Lots of Daily Travelers. 19 People were remaining in both Executive coaches for Ajmer, counted them myself.

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Feb 26 (18:59)
kirk781^~   3672 blog posts
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Personally, I think, food in premium trains [atleast in Executive class] should be regional instead of the regular fare everywhere. Southern trains should serve totally different meal options reflecting their cuisine in comparasion to other trains, for example. The HWH-RNC or HWH-PNBE VB should have fish options, I think. But, I don't think food arrangements are high on IR's list.

If this train gets extended to CDG, I assume it'll use a bypass line with only a stoppage at DEC then?
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Feb 26 (23:24)
UtkarshTiwariRewa
UtkarshTiwariRewa   7639 blog posts
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After extension, it'd follow the route taken by Chandigarh Bandra Express till Delhi Cantt. although chances of patronage would skyrocket with extra convenience if routed via New Delhi- reversal won't be an issue, in 5 minutes the entire halt can be done and dusted with.
As far as FOOD is concerned.....
Instead of going into specialities they've gone into Generally acceptable Food as much as possible. So that people with different needs find those acceptable enough that gave rise to another problem that we see today.
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in 1A of many Rajdhani Trains it gets corrected to some extent as there's a dedicated Pantry Car for passengers traveling in 1A. So if someone wants continental or something different it could get arranged.
In Premium Day Time Intercities however it isn't available hence there's less differentiation between food of CC and EC (only difference being Corn Flakes, Fruits, Soup and Dry Fruits that can be arranged with ease).
Hence despite having similar fares 1A and EC are vastly different.
I too choose EC due to less rush, more comfort, more space and respect by Staff (they actually listen instead of treating Passengers as peasants in CC- I've actually heard how they talk to some of passengers with sarcastic tone and it's horrible). I have notified my office travel agent that I'd prefer taking eCatering for Lunch and Dinner rather than opting for train food - breakfast still is somewhat acceptable.

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Mar 17 (17:48)
SaurabhDubey^~
SaurabhDubey^~   30279 blog posts
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Agree:Agreed but it's distant dream
There are lot of possibilities to explore if one wants to in the catering department, public purchasing power has increased and it is willing to spend if some promise is shown to them but sadly no such intent or interest is being shown by rail authorities.
Experimenting with local cuisines and regional combinations would be too far fetched to expect when bare minimum necessity of hygiene is left unattended, complaints unaddressed. The era when some regular trains where known for their pantry car and even the 2a/3a food of premium trains was worth remembering, has long gone past by.
Officers
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feel like when they are getting enough revenue while doing nothing..why to take trouble to work

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UtkarshTiwariRewa
UtkarshTiwariRewa   7639 blog posts
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When cleanliness and hygiene are main concerns associated with food in the minds of Public, having plethora of options wouldn't help the cause.
There are actual videos of actual rats roaming all over food items at Itarsi Junction where food is loaded for Bengaluru Rajdhani, Rewa Vande Bharat and perhaps Indore Vande Bharat.
Getting varieties is a tried and tested method of failure as dependency on private players increases.
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during initial days of introduction of New Delhi Varanasi Vande Bharat, at Prayagraj Junction Food from Pind Balluchi Restaurant was loaded. After initial days of appreciation it was mired with numerous complaints about Quality, Taste etc. leading to it's discontinuation.
Even getting private players involved into Pantry Cars of trains was tested and failed.
Railways indeed has a large scope for corruption.
Right now the best option is indeed eCatering.

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vansh9708
vansh9708   163 blog posts
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आज के हादसे का क्या अपडेट है सर सब नॉर्मल हो गया क्या ट्रैफिक
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