Prateek Chauhan, Raipur. Two Vande Bharat Express are operating in Chhattisgarh. Bilaspur-Nagpur Vande Bharat is running almost house full. This train is being operated with only 8 coaches. In such a situation, the number of berths is also less. The situation is such that the occupancy of the train reaches 117 percent. This means that there is a waiting list in the train for many days. On the other hand, Durg Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat train is being operated with 16 coaches. There are no passengers available to travel in this train. Almost the entire train remains empty.
It is being told that 83 percent of the berths are going vacant. In such a situation, Railways is facing huge losses. Now in Chhattisgarh Durg-Vishakhapatnam, 16 coaches, 83 percent berths remain vacant, these two guys are considering to exchange the rakes of Bharat Ten. Meaning, 16 rakes of Durg-Vishakhapatnam train will be replaced with 8 rakes of Bilaspur-Nagpur Vande Bharat train. Passengers of Bilaspur-Nagpur Bande Bharat train will get its direct benefit.
Passengers will get confirmed tickets if there are sufficient berths in the train. Second Fort – Visakhapatnam – If Vande Bharat is run with 8 rank, the occupancy will be more than 50 percent. This means that passengers will be seen in more than 50 percent of the berths of the train. Railways also benefit from the exchange of rakes. Swapping of ranks will help Railways to recover its losses.
Time table of trains may change
Durg-Vishakhapatnam Vande Bharat train is running almost empty. In such a situation, Railways is also considering other options. Durg-Vishakhapatnam Vande Bharat train has reached Raipur at 6.13 am. After about 2 hours, Bilaspur-Nagpur Bande Bharat Express train reaches Raipur railway station at 8.01 am. Railways wants to make changes in the time table of these two trains. Meaning, 5 minutes after Bilaspur-Nagpur Vande Bharat train reached Raipur, Durg-Vishakhapatnam Vande Bharat train reached Raipur. With this, the passengers of Bilaspur will get the facility of Vande Bharat train till Visakhapatnam. On the other hand, Durg-Vishakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express will start running almost house full.