Let me share a story with you. Because I am not very old, during my childhood and early pre-teen years, the internet was widely accessible. I have always been passionate about trains, and as a young rail enthusiast, I would spend time researching different types of trains, watching videos and vlogs on YouTube, checking their average speeds, and so on.

When I first learned about Duronto trains, they represented the ultimate dream for a young train enthusiast like me. I was captivated and amazed by the idea of traveling from source to destination with minimal stops. This is something I always fantasized about.

Even in the vlogs and videos I watched, Duronto trains appeared to receive the same high priority as Rajdhani Express trains.

As I have grown older, I have noticed a decline in various premium trains such as the Rajdhani and Shatabdi, but the most significant impact has been on the Duronto trains.

From ill-conceived extensions, such as the Sealdah Duronto, to unnecessary diversions like the Howrah Duronto, many of these trains, including the Howrah–CSMT Duronto, are experiencing severe punctuality issues. Additionally, more and more stops are being added to the Duronto trains, further diminishing their original appeal.

Only VBs seem to be gaining all kinds of traction these days.

Main aapko ek story share karta hoon. Kyunki main bahut zyada purana nahi hoon, mere childhood aur early pre-teen years mein, internet bahut accessible tha. Mujhe trains se bahut passion hai, aur ek young rail enthusiast ke tor par, main alag alag types of trains ke baare mein research karta tha, YouTube pe videos aur vlogs dekhta tha, unki average speed check karta tha, aur aise hi.

Jab maine pehli baar Duronto trains ke baare mein jaana, toh woh mere jaise ek young train enthusiast ke liye ultimate dream thi. Main is idea se captivated aur amazed tha ki source se destination tak minimal stops ke saath travel karna. Yeh ek aisi cheez hai jiska main hamesha sapna dekhta tha.

Vlogs aur videos mein bhi, jo maine dekha, Duronto trains ko Rajdhani Express trains jaisi hi high priority di jaati thi.

Jaise jaise main bada hua, maine alag alag premium trains jaise Rajdhani aur Shatabdi mein decline notice kiya hai, lekin sabse significant impact Duronto trains pe hua hai.

Ill-conceived extensions, jaise Sealdah Duronto, se lekar unnecessary diversions jaise Howrah Duronto tak, in trains mein se bahut saari, jisme Howrah–CSMT Duronto bhi shamil hai, severe punctuality issues ka samna kar rahi hain. Iske alawa, Duronto trains mein aur bhi zyada stops add kiye ja rahe hain, jisse unka original appeal aur bhi kam ho raha hai.

Sirf VBs hi aajkal saari tarah ki traction gain kar rahe hain.

I believe this Vande Bharat can be regarded as the undisputed "king" of Indian Railways (though I personally dislike this term. Every train, whether it's a MEMU, Passenger, or Intercity, is a king as they play a crucial role in serving thousands of passengers and stations. For some groups, a specific MEMU might be more important than even a Rajdhani. It's unfortunate that the term "king" has gained such popularity within the railway community, but I have yet to find a more fitting alternative word to king, so I'll use it for now.)

I say this because:

- This was the first Vande Bharat train.
- It has consistently maintained the highest average speed in Indian Railways, despite other trains, like those on the NZM-AGC sector, reaching speeds of 160 kmph.
- It frequently overtakes several other trains, including other Vande Bharat services like the Ayodhya Vande Bharat.
- This particular Vande Bharat is set to become the first to be replaced by a 20-coach rake.
- No new halts have been added to this train ever since it got inaugurated.

Mujhe lagta hai yeh Vande Bharat Indian Railways ka "king" mana ja sakta hai (halanki mujhe personally yeh term pasand nahi hai. Har train, chahe MEMU ho, Passenger ho, ya Intercity, king hi hoti hai kyunki woh hazaron passengers aur stations ki service karti hai. Kuchh groups ke liye, ek specific MEMU Rajdhani se bhi zyada important ho sakta hai. Yeh unfortunate hai ki "king" term railway community mein itna popular ho gaya hai, lekin mujhe abhi tak "king" ka koi fitting alternative word nahi mila hai, toh main abhi ke liye yeh use karunga).

Main yeh isliye keh raha hu:

- Yeh pehla Vande Bharat train tha.

- Isne consistently Indian Railways mein sabse zyada average speed maintain ki hai, iske baavajood ki dusre trains, jaise ki NZM-AGC sector ke trains, 160 kmph ki speed pe chalte hain.

- Yeh frequently kai dusre trains ko overtake karta hai, jismein Ayodhya Vande Bharat jaise dusre Vande Bharat services bhi shamil hain.

- Yeh particular Vande Bharat pehla train banne wala hai jisko 20-coach rake se replace kiya jaayega.

- Is train mein inauguration ke baad se koi bhi new halts nahi add kiye gaye hain.

Hey, one query, I am traveling on the 12339 Coalfield Express and I can see it's running at 130 kmph.
And VB is also running at the same speed.
Then why is VB so special?

Hey, ek query hai, main 12339 Coalfield Express mein travel kar raha hu aur dekh raha hu, yeh 130/ kmph speed pe chal raha hai.

Aur VB bhi same speed pe chal raha hai.

Toh VB itna special kyu hai?

Bikaner will get Vande Bharat by November.