I find it weird that Lucknow is connected to Ayodhya via 3 Vande Bharat trains but not a single intercity. Only a simple passenger plies daily. The other alternatives are long distance trains in which reservation is basically impossible at last moment.
Atleast an Intercity train should run b/w Ayodhya and Lucknow [maybe running as AYC-CNB ICE to provide cheap and reliable connectivity]. It will benefit both middle class pax since ICEs have 2S, GN and CC .