i agree with ur point about sirhind.
But as far as phagwara is concerned,it has very good patronage..
Now after some tine pple will start demanding halt of rajdhani and garib rath too at stations like phagwara rajpura...
Atleast spair these esteemed/prestigous trains..

Fully air conditioned super deluxe fast passenger soon like AK Rajdhani :'(
R.I.P. Rajdhani!
R.I.P. Shatabdi!

Thats what im saying, you will have to give time to actually know if the stoppage is fruitful or not.
I would want that Swarn Shatabdi's UMB stoppage should be removed since it already has two shatabdi's, one Jan Shatabdi and One garib rath serving the purpose, so why one more shatabdi.
Plus i would want other asr shatabdi should change its stoppage from SIR to Khanna as khanna town is full of bustling businessmens and industrialists and it would definitely have better patronage than SIR.

as per my experience hardly any one deboards at umb while it is gng to asr and also in return journey same scene can b observed.
Sirhind is a useless halt on a result of the dirty politics.
No point of adding khana as a halt. Plz
dnt degrade the brand shatabdi..

after lalo prasad yadav's time ir is observing white elephants under shatabdi brand.
Ludhiana-new delhi-moga
jaipur agra fort.
All the shatabdi running before mamta banerjee's time are just super duper hit till now..

to me its seems like
Ludhiana-new delhi-moga
jaipur agra fort shatabdi were introduced just for fun.

Since IR has added Rajpura, the people of Kurukshetra, Sonipat, Panipat and Karnal will also demand a halt for this train.

Shatabdi was made to connect to all major cities b/w origin and destination of the train and RAJPURA,is one of the most Important towns of Punjab,as it is one of Biggest Industrial Town of the State and connects Patiala and Bhatinda too

And RAJPURA , is also known as "Gateway of Punjab"

As i always demanded too a Shatabdi to Rajpura,as catching Shan-E-Punjab was difficult for me as coming by Bangalore Rajdhani thn catching SHAN E Punjab was risky so Swarna Shatabdi would now be a best option and even the evening Shatabdi should do the same

then give a halt at panipat coz of the history..battle of panipat.imp city..
and kuruksherta due to the Mahabharat history..
Karnal b de do because thats kalpana chawla's home town..
Make it a passenger train.

we often use this shatabdi to go and come from UMB . bt ambala doesnt have that much of quota i guess.. thats y people opt for klk shatabdi... if u want to reach before 10 am then this is the best option..

SFs and Shatabdis are completely different,halt will not get be provided.SZM is hardly 4 Kms from NDLS so can say completely ruled out..

distance doent matter but time does..i hav seen garib rath taking a halt at subzi mandi sometimes and have of the train gets vaccant..
Same is with kalka shatabdi..
12030 reaches new delhi at 2305 and its take 10 min to take and exit and reach metro station/bus stand and this is the time when service is very limited and pple have to paid high amount to auto.
At subzi mandi metro is 2 minutes away and pple living in rohini, janakpuri tilak nagar side will b benefited by the halt.

Local Train bana dena chaiye sabko suvidha hgi....

Just make it passenger train!! it'll benefit everyone out there.

hopefully its true
mumbai rajdhani as well as howrah rajdhani's 1 ac have television system

yes i think lcd tv's were installed in this train in october 2010

since mumbai rajdhani is having rsa with august kranti so
y august kranti is not having televisions?

I am afraid..have not seen LCD in 1A so far! I traveled by HWH Raj in 1A more than 60 times!!

All wrong information...

ohh..
Even for punjab mail offical site it is showing 12ac coaches.
Mumbai rajdhani with 13 3ac coaches..

e1 for gujarath mail it is showing wrong
i think for almost all trains the official site add 1 or more coaches than the actual !!

and its economic too

yep..
Also dli ptk express is very good..almost same at shane punjab..
Always on time or before time.
Coaches are same as shane punjab.

PHIR BHI " MERA BHARAAT MAHAAN ". The rubbish kind of excuse that we will hear for this is that " What is the use of running trains on time when the Japanese do not show respect for senior citizens, women etc. "

YES WE KNOW BUT do you know in our houses or office 1 work and 5 enjoy..but we hv more trains than theirs

magar nature factors like fog snow to waha b parti h n still they are able to manage time schedule.

if we use that policy in ir for mumbai rajdhani considering 7sec delay per year then the combined total of next 60years delay will sum up to 7 mins which is its current averagw delay period..
7secs delay=1year
1sec delay=1/7year
7min=420secs
420secs delay=420/7=60years..
How great that scene will be...:p:p

But Japanese trains use modern technology because of which they are able to maintain schedule.
Don't forget that their trains are fit for 350 km/h and IR cannot think of speeds beyond 150 :P

Japanese Railways also refund the amount to the passengers IF the train gets delayed more than 15-20 mins. they do it on the spot to all the passengers.
and here.... the story is known to everyone.

the difference exists in attitudes ......Japanese are known for their dedication courtesy and time boundness .......but here in India we do not have any regard for rules and punctuality is a BIG JOKE ........further Japanese are a very advanced nation and a major economic power whereas india is nowhere near it .......

Attitude matters:
Japanese: If A can do it, I can also do it. If no one can do it, I will try to do it

Indian: If A can do it, let him do it. If no one can do it , how can I do it?

If oranges are sour to taste , that doesn;t mean apples are great.

why comparing with JAPAN?
DO they have the Rail Network as large as we have?
Do the people Pull chain every now and then?
Do they have weak soil like in INdia? <highest speed restricted>
Lots of factors work here
Comparison can be done when both have same situation.
let Japanese come here and Run IR.
Tab dekhenge

India needs one more "Revolution" in order to change.It's not just the political class that are corrupt but everyone.If each one of us do our own bit then the changes will be so huge that everything will fall in it's place automatically.
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P.S - Japanese are a highly respected lot.The world media commended them "POST TSUNAMI" for the way they handled themselves.One particular comparison that was made was between "POST KATRINA EVENTS" in New Orleans where "Mass Rioting/Looting" was reported and there were cases of disorderly behavior by people standing in queue for "Relief Services - In the form of Food,Clothing and Medicines but not even a "SINGLE CASE WAS REPORTED FROM JAPAN" where not even a single person broke the line.They truly are sum amazing people to be around.

IR delays ki toh baat hi mat karo bhai sharam se matha jhuk jata hai apne apko ek IRfan kehte hue.

why comparing with JAPAN?
DO they have the Rail Network as large as we have?
Do the people Pull chain every now and then?
Do they have weak soil like in INdia? <highest speed restricted>
Lots of factors work here
Comparison can be done when both have same situation.
let Japanese come here and Run IR.
Tab dekhenge

The citizens of a country are the only ones who speak for the country's growth(positively or negatively) is all i can say :)

Let me narrate an incident which happened in 1998. My wife's mother is Japanese. She committed suicide by jumping before a local train in Tokyo. According to JR laws the family has to pay some amount to JR for delaying trains. We ended up paying about $40000 for the incident. This is how dedicated the Railways are in Japan. Delays actually happen a lot in Hokkaido and Tohoku areas in the north during winter. This 7 secs you have mentioned must be for Shinkansen and not other JR services where a few mins delay is not unknown.

Dear,
1)There is vast difference between JR and IR.Japan me jitne log travel karte he use jyada toh log mumbai ki local trains me travel karte he.IR caters 10 times more people than JR.Atleast 5 times more freight trains travel on IR than JR.Look at there population.
2) In india people are wholly dependent on IR there is not much alternative to travel(Especially for poor people) whereas in Japan Trains are an alternative transport for people.they are dependent mainly on air and road travel.
3) Japan is an developed country whereas Indian is an developing country.

but starts from nizamuddin

i knw but shatabdi takes only 5 min to reach nzm..
If you add that point also then sbc rajdhani takes 10 mins less than shatabdi..
But sbc rajdhani has only 1 stop in between nzm bpl..

official site is wrong.

By all means, it dont get overtaken by Golden Temple Mail till UMB & thats what matters!!