Why is nobody talking about how absurbdly SC has reduced the number of sleeper coaches in the train, and increased AC coaches as compensation ?? When this train was ICF, I used to travel in sleeper from VZM to SPT, as we came from Raipur in 3AC, and we easily get tickets in sleeper. Now, it is a chore to get a confirmed ticket in sleeper (but you can now easily get tickets in 3AC). In my opinion, this is a very bad trick by the Railways to convert sleeper class passengers in to 3AC passengers.
please wait...Translate to EnglishYo man, why the heck ain't nobody talking about how SC has straight up reduced the number of sleeper coaches in the train and added more AC coaches as "compensation"? Back in the day when this train was ICF, I used to catch some Z's in sleeper class from VZM to SPT, since we would already be in 3AC after coming from Raipur. And getting a ticket for sleeper was a breeze. But now, it's a total pain in the butt to snag a confirmed sleeper ticket (although you can easily score one for 3AC). If you ask me, this is a super lame move by the Railways to get sleeper class folks to switch to 3AC.