There are 3 overnight AC express between Vskp SC Sunday apart from other trains with newly added KCG exp and 3 triweekly SBP NED, Vskp Ned making 6 days a week and depend on Vskp and SC for occupancy. On Dec 19th in have travelled from VsKp to SC i tried booking AC exp after chart prepration which has 16 berths and they are filled up before I my payment is done. That day all trains are full irrespective of the class. Generally i travel by Bus from Vizag to Hyderabad when I check in morning there are 30 buses each of 30berth priced Rs 1700 and all are 80% full and after I booked my ticket in AC at 1600 which is by luck after constant refresh bya single vacancy the all buses are having just 2-4 berths with some fares touching Rs2000+ for 700km journey and by 1800 all...
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are full. Due to covid the buses have come to 30 from 50 pre covid. Such the demand for Vskp Hyderabad. All the trains run packed capacity in summer, peak marriage seasons, weekends all through the year.
Regarding ICE from VsKp to BZA in the morning Janmabhoomi mis for longer distance travelers from 150km to 400km who want to reach early to BZA and intermediate stations. The train is full by DVD and Anakapalle it is standing in Tuni the corridors gates are are full with 150 travellers in each coach. Simhadri leaves at 710 and occupancy is to smaller towns and for those who don't want to leave early at Vskp for distances upto 250km and this also runs full capacity with 22 coaches. Duronto with 11 3AC and AC exp with 15 AC are full atleast on 40+ sundays in a year and 80%-90% on remainning 12 sundays which are months when travelers don't prefer to travel. Regarding Uday with 8-9 coaches of 120 seats the occupancy from VsKp used to 50-70% for 6 months it ran while from BZA to Vskp it's 70-100% due to late dep and no other train from BZA at that time zone where travler can get a seat and not depend on passing trains to HWH and NEvwhich are fille at the starting station. There is enough of demand for another iCE from VsKp to BZA (if uday is not there) in morning 545 and evening 430 and same is the case from BZA which requires on more after Ratnachal in morning and evening 1700. Uday fills the space to some extent with ACC.