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Posted: Jan 11 2022 (11:16)
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Last Response: Aug 18 2022 (19:06)
Patna rajdhani via Varanasi approved by ECR NCR NR & Rail board.
I don't know why people here have this misconception that 12305/06 is a diverted version of 12301/02?
2301/02 and 2305/06 were both introduced as seperate trains altogether since inception. 2305/06 was introduced as a biweekly service via - PNBE. After 2309/10 and 2423/24 became daily, IR tried to cancel biweekly 2305/06 and make 2301/02 daily. But, owing to immense protests from the passengers IR restored 2305/06 via - Mainline as a weekly affair with stoppages at both MDP and JSME( prior to this 2305/06 used to stop at MDP and JSME...
more... on alternate days).