Imagine if trains had personalities. Vande Bharat, our sleek and modern chair car train, is like that friend who always wants to be in bed by midnight, no exceptions. "Sorry, guys, I can't stay out late," it would say, if it could talk. "I've got a strict maintenance routine, and I need my beauty sleep."

So, here it is, zooming across short routes like lucknow to meerut, clocking in just before the clock strikes twelve, like a modern-day Cinderella. But, wait, there's a twist! meerut isn't exactly a bustling hub of activity. It's more like a small town where our sophisticated friend shows up, all dressed up with nowhere really to go. The locals probably think, "We already had trains coming from Delhi. Why the VIP treatment?"

Meanwhile, experts are shaking their heads, muttering, "Who decided that this route needed another Vande Bharat? These trains are barely half-full on weekdays!" It's as if the train's cool factor alone was supposed to make people flock to it, but instead, it’s cruising around with just a few passengers, looking a bit too stylish for its own good.

Now, let's talk speed. Vande Bharat thinks it's a speedster, capable of hitting 130 kmph, or so it claims. But imagine you're on a racetrack designed for go-karts, and someone hands you a Ferrari. You might be able to go fast, but you're going to hit the brakes often because the track just can't handle your full potential. That's Vande Bharat on India's railway tracks, which are mostly set up for 110 kmph. So our train friend ends up cruising at an average speed that's not much faster than some of the older, less flashy models.

And then there's the issue of the tracks themselves. Picture a sprinter trying to race on a bumpy, uneven road. It doesn’t matter how fast the sprinter is—if the track is in bad shape, they’re going to struggle. That's what Vande Bharat is dealing with on routes like Madurai-Bengaluru and Meerut-Lucknow. The train might be new, shiny, and full of promise, but the tracks are saying, "Not so fast, hotshot."

In the end, while the Vande Bharat might be the flashy new kid on the block, it's learning the hard way that being fast and fancy isn't everything—especially when you're operating on tracks that haven't quite caught up to your ambitions.
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Sindujaa D N

03/09/2024 07:14 PM