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After [Link to Blog Post], here is the list of the top ten biggest cities in central India (MP-CG) in terms of IR earnings.

1. Bhopal: Total Passengers 17527382 Total Earnings 6588103990
2. Indore: Total Passengers 10549351 Total Earnings 4063666089
3. Jabalpur: Total Passengers 10365738 Total Earnings 3447768501
4. Raipur: Total Passengers 9864551 Total Earnings 3181061617
5. Gwalior: Total Passengers 10048370 Total Earnings 2872295048
6. Ujjain: Total Passengers 8062776 Total Earnings 2674896834
7. Bilaspur: Total Passengers 7403440 Total Earnings 2057585621
8. Durg: Total Passengers 6757645 Total Earnings 1598220918
9. Satna: Total Passengers 3632587 Total Earnings 1108932721
10. Katni: Total Passengers 4990087 Total Earnings 1088987434

Introducing two new measures of Earnings per capita and Earnings per train.

Note:
1. All the stations within the greater city region have been considered.
2. Stations till NSG-6 category have been considered.
3. Special trains have been disregarded to determine the total number of trains.
4. The data by SECR seems all faulty (except that of RSM). They have probably swapped the columns of the Reserved and Unreserved.

Interesting Observations:
1. JBP is the only city with stations falling into two zones.
2. Whilst UJN observed more number of reserved category pax than GWL, earnings of GWL were more. Similar observations exist for BSP-Durg, KTE-USL, MML-LMNR, ADTL-BQR and BLNR-DPH.
3. At the city level, Gwalior, Raipur and Jabalpur observed more number of UR pax than Indore. Similarly, Bilaspur and Durg observed more number of UR pax than Ujjain and Katni observed more than Satna. At the station level, GWL, R, UJN and KTE are some stations which observed more number of UR pax than BPL, INDB, JBP and STA respectively.
4. GWL and Katni observed more number of total pax than R and STA respectively, but observed less earnings. GWL, R, BSP and KTE are some stations which observed more pax than INDB, JBP, RKMP and KMZ respectively, but have less earnings.
5. Bigger stations usually had more earnings from Reserved pax than the UR. Smaller stations observed vice versa. MML is the only exception which observed more earnings from UR pax than the Reserved. LMNR, BIA and VRG are some stations which observed more earnings from Reserved pax than the UR in spite being NSG-6.
5. Earnings from UR pax seems to be totally unrelated with the number of UR pax.
6. At the city level, Gwalior, Bilaspur and Katni observed more earnings from UR than Raipur, Ujjain and Satna respectively. At the station level, GWL surpassed even JBP to occupy the third position in UR earnings.
7. SHRN and USL are two stations which observed the highest jump from NSG-5 to NSG-3.
8. Durg, Raipur and Indore observed the highest earnings per capita in the reserved category. At the station level, LMNR tops being followed by Durg and SHRN.
9. Satna, Indore and Jabalpur observed the highest earnings per capita in the UR category. USL, KMZ and STA observed the highest per capita at the station level.
10. Indore, Bhopal and Jabalpur retain their positions within total earnings per capita. USL tops this list at the station level.
11. BPL has the highest number of trains followed by STA and GWL. INDB turns out to be the biggie under earnings per train category followed by BPL and JBP.

Source of information: [Link to Blog Post]

After /blog/post/6187358 , yaha hai Central India (MP-CG) ke top ten sabse bada cities ki list, IR earnings ke hisaab se.

1. Bhopal: Total Passengers 17527382 Total Earnings 6588103990
2. Indore: Total Passengers 10549351 Total Earnings 4063666089
3. Jabalpur: Total Passengers 10365738 Total Earnings 3447768501
4. Raipur: Total Passengers 9864551 Total Earnings 3181061617
5. Gwalior: Total Passengers 10048370 Total Earnings 2872295048
6. Ujjain: Total Passengers 8062776 Total Earnings 2674896834
7. Bilaspur: Total Passengers 7403440 Total Earnings 2057585621
8. Durg: Total Passengers 6757645 Total Earnings 1598220918
9. Satna: Total Passengers 36,32,587 Total Earnings 1,10,89,32,721
10. Katni: Total Passengers 4990087 Total Earnings 1088987434

Hum Earnings per capita aur Earnings per train do new measures introduce kar rahe hain.

Note:
1. Greater city region ke andar sabhi stations ko consider kiya gaya hai.
2. NSG-6 category tak ke stations ko consider kiya gaya hai.
3. Total trains ki number determine karne ke liye special trains ko ignore kiya gaya hai.
4. SECR ka data sab faulty lag raha hai (RSM ka data chhodkar). Shayad unhone reserved aur unreserved ke columns swap kar diye honge.

Interesting Observations:
1. JBP ek aisa city hai jiske stations do zones mein aate hain.
2. UJN mein GWL se zyada reserved category ke passengers the, lekin GWL ki earnings zyada thi. Aisa hi observations BSP-Durg, KTE-USL, MML-LMNR, ADTL-BQR aur BLNR-DPH ke liye bhi hai.
3. City level pe, Gwalior, Raipur aur Jabalpur mein Indore se zyada UR passengers the. Isi tarah Bilaspur aur Durg mein Ujjain se aur Katni mein Satna se zyada UR passengers the. Station level pe, GWL, R, UJN aur KTE kuchh aise stations hain jahan BPL, INDB, JBP aur STA se zyada UR passengers the.
4. GWL aur Katni mein R aur STA se zyada total passengers the, lekin earnings kam thi. GWL, R, BSP aur KTE kuchh aise stations hain jahan INDB, JBP, RKMP aur KMZ se zyada passengers the, lekin unki earnings kam thi.
5. Bade stations pe aam tor par reserved passengers se zyada earnings thi unreserved passengers se. Chhote stations pe aisa ulat tha. MML ek aisa exception hai jahan unreserved passengers se zyada earnings thi reserved passengers se. LMNR, BIA aur VRG kuchh aise stations hain jahan NSG-6 hone ke bawjood reserved passengers se zyada earnings thi unreserved passengers se.
5. Unreserved passengers se earnings unreserved passengers ki number se bilkul bhi related nahi lagti.
6. City level pe, Gwalior, Bilaspur aur Katni mein Raipur, Ujjain aur Satna se zyada UR se earnings thi. Station level pe, GWL ne JBP ko bhi overtake karke UR earnings mein teesra position achieve kiya.
7. SHRN aur USL do aise stations hain jahan NSG-5 se NSG-3 hone pe sabse zyada jump aaya hai.
8. Durg, Raipur aur Indore ne reserved category mein sabse zyada earnings per capita observe kiya. Station level pe, LMNR top pe hai, uske baad Durg aur SHRN hai.
9. Satna, Indore aur Jabalpur ne UR category mein sabse zyada earnings per capita observe kiya. Station level pe, USL, KMZ aur STA ne sabse zyada per capita observe kiya.
10. Indore, Bhopal aur Jabalpur ne total earnings per capita mein apna position maintain kiya hai. Station level pe, USL is list mein top pe hai.
11. BPL mein sabse zyada trains hain, uske baad STA aur GWL hain. INDB earnings per train category mein sabse bada hai, uske baad BPL aur JBP hai.

Source of information: /blog/post/6184928

When purchasing or booking tickets for a premium train, you likely expect to reach your destination faster and see your train overtake other trains along the route.

However, you might be in for a significant surprise when, sitting in a long-distance, 22-coach premium train, you find your train being overtaken by a smaller, 8-coach trainset.

This trainset would have departed from the same station nearly 1.5 hours after your train, yet is scheduled to arrive at the next station almost 1 hour before your train.

And yes, I'm talking about the Rajdhani Express being overtaken by the Vande Bharat.

The TVC Rajdhani departs TVC almost 1.5 hours before the Mangaluru Vande Bharat, but yet the Rajdhani gets overtaken by the Vande Bharat somewhere in the route and the Rajdhani reaches Kozhikode 1 hour AFTER the Vande Bharat.

Isn't this funny? So what's the conclusion, you don't always get more after you pay more. Sometimes politics also gets to you!

P.S - I've no problem with Vande Bharat trains being operated, but what I'm against is Vande Bharat being inaugurated on routes where there isn't much demand. You'll also see me appreciating a lot of Vande Bharat trains, when they're running well.

But at the same time, it's sad to see the deteriorating conditions of older premium trains. More than 2 hours difference between the Rajdhani and the Vande Bharat in just 400 kilometers of run is laughable and kind of infuriating. Perhaps, the Rajdhani should get a speed-up.

Jab aap koi premium train ka ticket kharide ya book kare, to aap sochte honge ki aap apne destination pe jaldi pahunchenge aur aapki train route mein aur trains ko overtake karegi.

Lekin, aapko ek bada surprise mil sakta hai jab aap ek long-distance, 22-coacher premium train mein baith kar dekhenge ki aapki train ko ek chhote, 8-coacher trainset ne overtake kar diya hai.

Yeh trainset aapki train ke baad nearly 1.5 hours mein same station se chala tha, par phir bhi next station pe aapki train se almost 1 hour pehle pahunchne wala hai.

Aur haan, main baat kar raha hun Rajdhani Express ki jisko Vande Bharat ne overtake kiya hai.

TVC Rajdhani TVC se Mangaluru Vande Bharat se almost 1.5 hour pehle chalta hai, par phir bhi Rajdhani ko Vande Bharat ne route mein kahi overtake kar diya aur Rajdhani, Vande Bharat se 1 hour baad Kozhikode pahunchta hai.

Yeh funny nahi hai? Toh conclusion kya hai, aap zyada paise dene pe zyada nahi paate. Kabhi-kabhi politics bhi aapko pareshan kar deta hai!

P.S - Mujhe Vande Bharat trains chalane mein koi problem nahi hai, par mujhe is baat ka bura lagta hai ki Vande Bharat ko un routes mein launch kiya ja raha hai jaha demand jyada nahi hai. Aap mujhe bahut saare Vande Bharat trains ko appreciate karte hue bhi dekhenge, jab woh hit honge aur acha run karenge.

Par iske sath hi, old premium trains ki deteriorating conditions dekh kar dukh hota hai. Rajdhani aur Vande Bharat ke beech sirf 400 kilometers ki run mein 2 hours se zyada ka difference laughable aur kind of infuriating hai. Shayad, Rajdhani ko speed-up milna chahiye.