From 1989 whenever a new type of train is introduced, some important routes were missed & ignored. AFAIK & as per my opinion, here are the following examples:-(List made excluding the DD & Uday Trains)
1. Shatabdi Train:- Introduced in 1989. Untill 2014 there were 10 important routes where Shatabdi Express were not introduced viz. Nagpur-Secunderabad, Howrah-Patna, Agra Fort-Varanasi, Bhopal-Lucknow, Ahmedabad-Jaipur, Jodhpur-Delhi, Ahmedabad-Okha, Porbandar-Ahmedabad, Puri-Vizag & Chennai-Madurai.
2. Sampark Kranti Train:- Introduced in 2002/03. Untill 2014 there were 2 important routes where Sampark Kranti were not introduced viz. Punjab &...
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3. Janshatabdi Trains:- Introduced in 2004. Untill 2014 there were 10 important routes where Janshatabdi Express were not introduced viz. Indore-Habibganj, Ajmer-Agra Fort, Jabalpur-Allahabad, Allahabad-Patna, Howrah-Bhagalpur, Kanniyakumari-Tiruchchirappalli, New Jalpaiguri-Guwahati, Bhopal-Nagpur, Bilaspur-Jabalpur & Ranchi-Bilaspur.
4. Garib Rath Trains:- Introduced in 2006. Untill 2014 there were 10 important routes where Garib Rath Express were not introduced viz. Howrah-Jammu Tawi, Amritsar-Varanasi, Ahmedabad-New Delhi, Mumbai-Nagpur, Chennai-Vizag, Bengaluru-Vizag, Pune-Bengaluru, Howrah-Vizag, Hyderabad-Bhopal & Patna-Guwahati.
4. Duronto Trains:- Introduced in 2009. Untill 2014 there were 10 important routes where Duronto Express were not introduced viz. Howrah-Chennai, Chennai-Tiruvanantapuram, Chennai-Kanniyakumari, Mumbai-Chennai, Patna-New Delhi, Guwahati-New Delhi, Guwahati-Howrah, Hyderabad-Bengalore, Chennai-Hyderabad & Mumbai CSMT-Habibganj.
5. Humsafar Trains:- Introduced in 2014. Untill 2017 there were 5 important routes where Humsafar Express were not introduced viz. Ranchi-Mumbai CSMT, Jabalpur-Ahmedabad, Jabalpur-Pune, Gorakhpur-Madgaon & Kanniyakumari-Mumbai CSMT.
6. Tejas Trains:- Introduced in 2014. Untill 2017, there were 5 important routes where Tejas Express were not introduced viz. Howrah-Ranchi via Tata, Ranchi-Varanasi via Gaya, Indore-Ajmer via Ratlam, Pune-Ahmedabad & Bhopal-Jabalpur via Sagar.
please wait...Translate to EnglishSince '89, every time a new train drops, they kinda skip or forget some key routes. From what I know and think, here's some examples:
1. Shatabdi Train: Kicked off in '89. By 2014, there were 10 key routes where Shatabdi Express was MIA like Nagpur-Secunderabad, Howrah-Patna, Agra Fort-Varanasi, Bhopal-Lucknow, Ahmedabad-Jaipur, Jodhpur-Delhi, Ahmedabad-Okha, Porbandar-Ahmedabad, Puri-Vizag & Chennai-Madurai.
2. Sampark Kranti Train: Launched in '02/03. By 2014, Punjab & HP were still left out without Sampark Kranti trains.
3. Janshatabdi Trains: Started in '04. By 2014, 10 key routes didn’t get Janshatabdi Express like Indore-Habibganj, Ajmer-Agra Fort, Jabalpur-Allahabad, Allahabad-Patna, Howrah-Bhagalpur, Kanniyakumari-Tiruchchirappalli, New Jalpaiguri-Guwahati, Bhopal-Nagpur, Bilaspur-Jabalpur & Ranchi-Bilaspur.
4. Garib Rath Trains: Rolled out in '06. By 2014, still 10 important routes missing Garib Rath Express like Howrah-Jammu Tawi, Amritsar-Varanasi, Ahmedabad-New Delhi, Mumbai-Nagpur, Chennai-Vizag, Bengaluru-Vizag, Pune-Bengaluru, Howrah-Vizag, Hyderabad-Bhopal & Patna-Guwahati.
5. Duronto Trains: Came out in '09. By 2014, 10 key routes didn’t get Duronto Express like Howrah-Chennai, Chennai-Tiruvanantapuram, Chennai-Kanniyakumari, Mumbai-Chennai, Patna-New Delhi, Guwahati-New Delhi, Guwahati-Howrah, Hyderabad-Bangalore, Chennai-Hyderabad & Mumbai CSMT-Habibganj.
6. Humsafar Trains: Started in 2014. By 2017, 5 key routes were still without Humsafar Express like Ranchi-Mumbai CSMT, Jabalpur-Ahmedabad, Jabalpur-Pune, Gorakhpur-Madgaon & Kanniyakumari-Mumbai CSMT.
7. Tejas Trains: Came out in 2014. By 2017, still 5 important routes that didn’t get Tejas Express like Howrah-Ranchi via Tata, Ranchi-Varanasi via Gaya, Indore-Ajmer via Ratlam, Pune-Ahmedabad & Bhopal-Jabalpur via Sagar.