We have seen that in the case of a
Shatabdi Express, a drastic reduction in fare led to more traffic and more
revenue between Mysore and Bangalore. Bangalore—Mysore route distance is 138 km
and Shatabdi Express takes 2 hours to cover the distance.
There is need for similar pragmatic approach for ensuring people friendly arrangement, with a little more out-of-box thinking. Keeping that objective in view I am placing below the details of some rail routes where a more imaginative scheduling of fast trains could benefit thousands of people on high use sectors within Odisha. The distance and the fastest train now operating in these important segments are as below ---
Bhubaneswar—Berhampur---Distance –165 km. Train No 12845 takes 2 hours 3 minutes
Berhampur—Vishakhapatnam – Distance- 277 km. Train No 06057 -- takes 4 hours 30 minutes
Sambalpur—Bolangir – Distance – 118 km—Train No 12146 takes 1 hour 30 minutes
Rourkela – Sambalpur – Distance – 150 km—Train 28375 takes 2 Hours 33 minutes
Bhubaneswar—Sambalpur – Distance –273 km—takes 4 Hours 15 minutes by Train No 01662
Bolangir – Rayagada—Distance – 203 kms—Takes 4 hours 25 minutes by Train 08301
Rayagada—Berhampur—Distance – 342 kms—takes 5 Hours 30 minutes by Train 12843
Rayagada -Raipur – Distance – 342 kms—Takes 6 Hours 30 minutes by Train 12844
Bhubaneswar—Howrah – Distance – 437 kms—Takes 6Hrs 15 minutes by Train 22864
Rourkela—Howrah – Distance --- 406 kms—Takes 5 hours 4 minutes by Train 12768
Rourkela—Ranchi—Distance – 165 kms – Takes 2 Hours 42 minutes by Train 12836
Rourkela—Raipur – Distance – 416 kms – Takes 6 hours 5 minutes by Train 20822
The fastest trains mentioned above are however mostly long distance trains and most of these operate at a time of the day and night not convenient for inter-city travellers.
What I want to point out is the necessity of introducing inter-city (not necessarily Shatabdi ones, but equally speedy express trains, having both AC and non-AC Chairs only, with food) trains at convenient time of the day and night.
People of Odisha would then be having a very people-friendly Railway to talk about.
There is need for similar pragmatic approach for ensuring people friendly arrangement, with a little more out-of-box thinking. Keeping that objective in view I am placing below the details of some rail routes where a more imaginative scheduling of fast trains could benefit thousands of people on high use sectors within Odisha. The distance and the fastest train now operating in these important segments are as below ---
Bhubaneswar—Berhampur---Distance –165 km. Train No 12845 takes 2 hours 3 minutes
Berhampur—Vishakhapatnam – Distance- 277 km. Train No 06057 -- takes 4 hours 30 minutes
Sambalpur—Bolangir – Distance – 118 km—Train No 12146 takes 1 hour 30 minutes
Rourkela – Sambalpur – Distance – 150 km—Train 28375 takes 2 Hours 33 minutes
Bhubaneswar—Sambalpur – Distance –273 km—takes 4 Hours 15 minutes by Train No 01662
Bolangir – Rayagada—Distance – 203 kms—Takes 4 hours 25 minutes by Train 08301
Rayagada—Berhampur—Distance – 342 kms—takes 5 Hours 30 minutes by Train 12843
Rayagada -Raipur – Distance – 342 kms—Takes 6 Hours 30 minutes by Train 12844
Bhubaneswar—Howrah – Distance – 437 kms—Takes 6Hrs 15 minutes by Train 22864
Rourkela—Howrah – Distance --- 406 kms—Takes 5 hours 4 minutes by Train 12768
Rourkela—Ranchi—Distance – 165 kms – Takes 2 Hours 42 minutes by Train 12836
Rourkela—Raipur – Distance – 416 kms – Takes 6 hours 5 minutes by Train 20822
The fastest trains mentioned above are however mostly long distance trains and most of these operate at a time of the day and night not convenient for inter-city travellers.
What I want to point out is the necessity of introducing inter-city (not necessarily Shatabdi ones, but equally speedy express trains, having both AC and non-AC Chairs only, with food) trains at convenient time of the day and night.
People of Odisha would then be having a very people-friendly Railway to talk about.
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9th August, 2018
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