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Posted: Jul 20 2021 (15:15)

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Jul 20 2021 (15:15)  
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Hello there, I am planing to use the train data in the website for my masters project, can someone please clarify, what kind of dates are missing in the train table in the covid reserved section? Is it randomly missing data or is there some pattern to it?
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Missing dated which are you talking is actually not missing date. It is based on following pattern: -
1) in which field dates are mention these are special fare or tatkal fare special trains which has railway notified dates train run till this date.
2) in which field dates are not mentioning these train has normal fare mail / express / superfast special trains in these trains railway notified that train will run till further announcement.
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Jul 20 2021 (15:57)
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There isn't any pattern.
See, what happens is when train notifications come out, sometimes the notification explicitly mentions the end date of service; remember that we still have special trains so far. In those cases last date is given.
In many others, especially the ones recently started end date isn't given.
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Thank you!! That definitely helps. Can you help me with one more pattern, for some dates both the start and end dates are missing, what should i make of that? My professor suggested that it could be trains that have been running from a long time, so no start date necessary. Is this the pattern? Thanks again
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Jul 21 2021 (12:53)
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I checked through the train list and found the first train, 09268 PRYG-ADI express which has start date missing. The news section of the same train indicated that it started running post 25th March, as there are articles on 24th March saying that this train will be introduced by 25th. As expected, in many of the trains start date is missing because no one updated it.
See, generally on this site, we don't indicate start date on train list. There is a dedicated area on train page, called Inaugral date where it is shown. The reason is that the inaugural date of many trains, especially pre independence era ones is still shrouded in mystery and requires a fair bit of investigation
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and poring over ancient timetables, old railway budgets, presidency Gazette of British and what not. Start date is indicated only for special trains as they run for set duration, and then stop running; normal trains are inaugurated once and continue running almost in perpetuity.
Currently due to the covid situation this mess has ocured involving special trains running as regular.
None of the special train will have start date earlier than may 2020, as that is when post the national lockdown first non-shramik all reserved special train started operations.

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Thank you!! It clears a lot of doubts I had about the dates, is the inaugural section named as something else, I searched for inaugural but could only find trains named inaugural. Can you please share the link, hoping it is structured :) ....
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