dear sir IR has specific stns for staff change which are almost 400km from each other so that the staffs have equal duty hrs on a route
these are some of the halts from delhi in different directions
jhansi jn
kota jn
ajmer...
more...
kanpur central
all these are in a range of 410-460 km
and sir jhansi is surrounded by MP on three sides
datia 28km
orchha 18km
dinara etc
and in bundelkhand people prefer bhopal to lucknow for many works( like exam centres,medical facilities)
even i have most of my relatives in MP rather than UP. and i am a frequent traveller of this train.