Ballari Jn - Look around and enjoy the station. A sacred place where Mahatma Gandhi once spent 8 hours. - Vishwanath Joshi

Really horrible route in SC-YPR section just for 1 stop, Bellary. ALso too slow between NDLS and NGP.
Here must be the approximate timings:
Must trail BSP Rajdhani by 1.15 hrs from NDLS itself. (Obviously its Premium).
Will depart NGP @ 7.30 AM, arrive KCG @ 4.30 PM.
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SC onwards, Instead of current such route, following can be done : Train can come to KCG instead of SC and get Deisel loco, departure @ 4.45 PM around. As per current runtime btween KCG and GTL 6.30hrs, it will pass through GTL @ 11.15 PM and will reach Bellay @ 12.10 AM (50 Kms from GTL). Now, instead of its present route, it can have rake reversal and may again go towards GTL. Let it depart from BAY @ 12.35 AM. It will again pass through GTL at 1.30 AM around and as per present run between GTL and YPR of 6 hrs, it will reach YPR from GTL @ 8 AM.
Note: Same departure time from NDLS, but 7 hrs prior arrival @ YPR. Big relief for pax...