Jaipur : Indian Railways is continuously carrying out development works to provide convenience to the passengers. Besides, hi-tech trains like Vande Bharat are being operated in different areas of the country. Even in Rajasthan, when these Vande Bharat trains were started, there was a lot of enthusiasm among the passengers, but now this enthusiasm seems to be decreasing.
50% seats vacant even in festival season
Currently the festival season is going on. But even after this the Vande Bharat train is running empty. Currently, a total of four Vande Bharat trains are operating in Rajasthan but all four trains are running with less than 50% passenger load in this festival season.
How many Vande Bharat trains are running in Rajasthan?
In Rajasthan, currently Vande Bharat train is operating on Ajmer to Chandigarh, Jodhpur to Sabarmati, Jaipur to Udaipur and Udaipur to Agra routes. Although Vande Bharat trains between Udaipur to Jaipur and Agra and Jodhpur to Sabarmati are sometimes crowded with passengers, other Vande Bharat trains are heavy in passengers. Most of the passengers who travel in Vande Bharat train take normal chair tax tickets only.
There is a waiting period of 50 to 100 days in other trains.
Let us tell you that at present the waiting time in most of the trains during the festival season is around 50 to 100 days. In long distance trains this waiting has reached more than 200. But there is nothing like this in Vande Bharat trains. Most of the passengers say that Vande Bharat train is being operated by the Railways but the Railways should change its timings.
