Brother I have been doing weekly up-down between Bhopal-Jabalpur since October, I have travelled in almost every dedicated connectivity be it VB, JS, ICE, Overnight, BDTS SPL, Shridham mostly using Shridham to return to Bhopal because of its timing and trust me JBP-RKMP is the only section that is filled from JBP in Shridham even in 2A/1A, whole train gets emptied at RKMP and gets full from here, Intercity is a little early if we consider office timings and in Morning ICE is early but it's not reaching JBP on time, by the time it reaches JBP, many offices are already started.
Talking about VB currently it is very early from REWA even Rewa people are not able to get this...
more... train, only Satna and Jabalpur are providing the occupancy to it. Either the timing needs to be changed with speedup because this has ample of slack. So that Rewa gets better timing or to run in the opposite timing from RKMP , I agree people coming from Rewa who doesn't have home in Bhopal will not use VB then, but for Bhopal based passengers who have work in Satna Jabalpur and who wants to complete Sharda Maa darshan at Maihar and return the same day this timing would be apt.
Otherwise cancellation of train is always an option of JBP Div wants to keep its rake then they can use it in JBP-BSB route.
please wait...Translate to EnglishYo bro, I've been doing this weekly back and forth trip between Bhopal and Jabalpur since October. I've taken almost every train available - VB, JS, ICE, Overnight, BDTS SPL, Shridham. I mostly use Shridham to get back to Bhopal because of its timing. Let me tell you, the JBP-RKMP section in Shridham is always packed, even in the fancy 2A/1A coaches. The whole train empties out at RKMP and fills up again from there. Intercity is a bit too early considering office hours, and the Morning ICE train is also early but it doesn't reach JBP on time. By the time it gets there, most offices are already open.
Now VB, man, it's way too early from Rewa. Even people from Rewa can't catch this train. Only folks from Satna and Jabalpur seem to fill it up. They need to change the timing or speed it up because it's got too much slack. That way, Rewa folks can get a better schedule. Another option is to run it in the opposite direction from RKMP. I get it, people coming from Rewa who don't have a place to stay in Bhopal won't use VB then. But for us Bhopal-based passengers who have work in Satna, Jabalpur, and want to visit Sharda Maa in Maihar and come back the same day, this timing would be perfect.
Otherwise, if the JBP division wants to keep the train running, they can consider canceling it and using the rake for the JBP-BSB route.