I travelled by 12026 Shatabdi express in the last week. The train started 20 min late from Sc and reached 25 min late at Pune. Food was only passable. I was checking the expiry date on the coaches and it was something between 2015 and 2016. So I guess the new LHB rake may not come until we reach the expiry of the coaches. I am getting a sure feeling that the LHB coaches for this train have been given to Mumbai Ahmedabad shatabdi. I think this train will never get a LHB because it is never full in seasons other than summer. So always the used coaches of other old shatabdis will be routed to this train. Yes we may get LHB coaches but they will be second hand ones (already used on another shatabdi route. like Mumbai Adi or NDLS Bhopal). ALso the route has a limitation that any...
more... train cant travel more than 110 kmph on this route. It is a single track and therefore there is no need for high speed LHB rakes we can easily so with the old ICH coaches.