DDN VB detours for only 8 kms !
We have seen the fate of GKP VB .. which is a shear waste of resources...
AY is not doing any karisma for IR.. IR knew LKO-GKP section won't get high demand , and they experimented.. which proved to be the last nail of its coffin..
PNBE...
more... , BSB , LKO ... all of them would be the major crowd source for this VB.. not AY ..
People will be discouraged to travel in VB , it would be diverted via slow route..
IR is rectifying its mistakes and altering TT of VBs regularly ..
Patna VB should follow the fastest route...
IMO .. it should use the 160 kmph leverage of Delhi - Howrah route in the future.. and should be routed via CNB, PDD,Ara to PNBE...