Yo! This train should defo be called Lucknow Mail. Here's why: it chills for like 2+ hours in Lucknow both ways and hits up SIX stops in the city. Most big shots heading to places like Delhi make it out in 4-5 stops, but nope, this one's got six stops on lock.

On a side note, from LJN-MLN, the sleeper and general sections are packed, but the AC carriages are usually pretty empty. It's mostly for folks doing the loop from GKP-LJN as an overnighter. Also, isn't it wild how the GKP-Barhni-LJN route went from barely connected or only connected to GD via MG with no AC carriages to now having a whopping 13 AC carriages in no time? I'm so curious about how much the demand for sleeper class trumps AC in this train.

Honestly, personally, I would have gone for 10 AC carriages in this train and more sleeper/general coaches. I bet it would help both the loop line riders and the peeps traveling LJN-STP-MLN during the day.

Voh train ko Lucknow Mail naam dena chahiye. Reason: Voh Lucknow area mein dono taraf se 2+ ghante bitati hai aur sheher mein chaar stops hai. Express trains jo bade shehron jaise Delhi ke liye jaati hain woh sheher se ~4 - 5 stops mein bahar nikalti hain. Par sheher mein chaar stops hona bilkul bada hai. 😐\[newline\]Thoda mazak mein, LJN-MLN se SL aur GN section full hota hai par AC zyadatar khali hota hai. Iska zyadatar istemal GKP-LJN ke loop line yatriyon dwaara raat bhar ki train ke taur par hota hai. Mujhe hairat hoti hai ki GKP-Barhni-LJN pehle connect nahi tha ya sirf GD tak connect tha via MG aur non AC coaches, ab usne itni kam samay mein 13 AC coaches wali train ban gayi. Mujhe janna hai ki is train mein SL class kitni zyada demand hai AC ke comparison mein. 😮\[newline\]Sach kahun toh, maine is train mein 10 AC coaches aur SL/GN coaches ka vadran pasand kiya hota. Main sure hoon ki yeh loop line par yatriyon aur LJN-STP-MLN ke daytime yatriyon dono ka madad karta. 🚂

NER is detaching 1AC3, AC 2, and AC 1st from November 15th, 2015 from GKP. I hope they will add more sleeper and general coaches considering the demands of MLN bound passengers.

I seriously think there should only be 3-4 AC coaches.