** Lucknow-Prayagraj Shatabdi means a big loss making proposition and wastage of precious line capacity.
** Intercities operating from Lucknow to destinations of eastern UP like Prayagraj and Varanasi are running with only one AC Chair Car coach and total 13-15 coaches which clearly indicates about low ac class traffic.
** For Shatabdies the fares shall be still higher and patronage even lower