Because name matters. No train gets as much priority as rajdhani. Even Humsafar won't get this priority. More than political backing, it is about convention. Whenever controllers hear the name Rajdhani they follow a specific protocol to let it pass with very high priority which is not given to other trains. Kind of silly but true.

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The name's enough sir. Rajdhani.
I guess 2-3 weeks ago,ACSF was 5 min late at BSL but was 5 min BT at BPL.ACSF gets trolled only post JHS.

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Though what u said is true, I feel all trains should get enough priority so that trains can maintain their schedule. It is not that only Rajdhanis should maintain their schedule just because it is Rajdhani. When passengers pay for their tickets they do expect their trains to reach on time. If controllers troll normal trains and accord high priority only to their favourites, then it is indeed a sorry state. IMO any train, slow or fast, Rajdhani or Passenger, should maintain their schedule. After all, TT is designed based on all operational parameters like class of train, congestion, pf availability, priority, etc.

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That is my point exactly! It is sad that passengers travelling by AC Exp. which has the SAME schedule as Rajdhani after Bhopal have to sit longer in the train just because the fancy name is missing. See what's happening to Howrah-CSTM Duronto. When it was under Mamata's thumb, it consistently arrived at CSTM on time, or even before time. Now it's 1-2.5 hours late.

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Sir, the load of this train is only 15 coaches, including EOGs. LHB trains with rake length of up to 18 coaches, including EOGs, can run at 130 kmph in NCR and do not require any CRS sanction. The 22109/22110 has 20 coaches, which is why it needs a fresh CRS sanction to run at 130 in NCR. It has been pending for a long time and only god knows when it will happen. The Rajdhani ran at 130 yesterday, including the return journey, when there were 3 extra coaches, increasing the rake length to 18 coaches. Lastly, the way section controlling is done in today’s times, the trains with premium tags always get the highest priority.

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