Amarkantak Express: Holy for Railfans as holy as Amarkantak is for devotees. - Ayan G

Thanks checked it..
But if earnings are increasing, then why should SCR officials worry?
There is marginal decrease in passenger count. If there will be no development on this route - like
building pit lines at aurangabad,
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stations development - Parbhani Jn, Jalna,
doubling and electrification of track - Mudkhed- Manmad
strengthening of tracks - Mudkhed - Manmad
there will be issues like trains running late due to crossings, travel time increase due to slowing of trains citing speed restrictions (recent example of Devagiri exp - slowed down by 1 hr), then passengers are bound to find alternate travel arrangement.
What do you think?

Although passengers are decreased, but earnings is increased due to hike in fare revision. Now on what basis, they are giving funds, I don't know. First Egg or Chicken. The pit-line issue of Aurangabad is pending due to this reason only. Few days, before SCR has changed their Crew Changing point to Aurangabad. So, near about 12 trains will get loco-pilots and guards at Aurangabad. At that time only, they can decision of pit-line. But, sometimes, they are playing politics also. Now, our Hon. Politicians and Passengers Organization are putting non-sense demands. They are putting the demands of the new trains, but, at the same time they are raising the issue to transfer this division to CR, where CR is not willingly to take it. So, na rahe Ghar ke na Ghat Ke. Nanded people are dreaming that, if they get one SF Express to Mumbai, their dream project will comes...
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to true. However, Aurangabad people are demanding Bikaner Exp and Jammu-Tavi Exp to run via Aurangabad. But, SCR point-out that time-slot is not available slot between Nanded-Aurangabad. If this is the case then how, South bound trains gets adjusted. 17213/14 is the best example of this. Initially, this train is weekly, then becomes regular, and running in between of time-slot of, Sachkhand Exp and Tapovan Exp. Funny thing is this train is reaching to Nanded around 5 pm when the station is damn packed due to trains and will difficult to get platform. Then, how this train gets adjusted? Since, it is Southern bound? Same case with, 11205/06 NZB-LTT-NZB Express and in this budget, new trains announced 11083/84 LTT-Kazipeth-LTT (Via: Nanded). In all this, unnoticed thing is, passengers trains are overcrowded between NED-AWB section, so, there should be intercity with good timings between AWB-NED. There is no train in the morning from AWB after 4 am-11.30 am to NED and in the evening Nandigram is packed with Aurangabad Passengers only. So, new train should start AWB by 7.30 am reached NED by 12 and again will start from NED ahead of Nandigram and will reach AWB. But, no one realised this same. Even, passengers organizations also. They are putting impossible demands in front of Railways. Few days before, one organization has demanded to start new Garib-Rath on this route. Garib-Rath and Durontos are history now and will never introduced, then what is the sense to demand this one?

Very true observation and genuine. The time table of yet to be introduced Aurangabad - Nanded is not at all useful for passengers.
And then they claim passenger decrease.
Nanded- Mumbai daily overnight train is really needed.
Nanded - LTT weekly, Ajni- LTT weekly, NZB-LTT weekly are not at all useful for people from Nanded, Parbhani, Aurangabad.
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will the passengers increase if such trains with odd timings are introduced?
Nanded- Pune via latur - If the timings are revised and the train reaches Pune early morning, it is bound to get good reponse. But again poor timings. The train reaches Pune around 10 am. Students and working professionals prefer bus which is obvious. Bus lobby is very strong on Nanded/Parbhani - Pune route.
Same case with Amravati- Pune exp. It reaches Pune at around 1 pm. Whats the use?
All south bound trains are properly adjusted and planned. But in case of North bound trains, no proper planning. Just blaming passengers and nothing else. While introducing south bound trains no such reasons are cited.

What is genuinely required is
Nanded- Mumbai overnight train daily reaching mumbai early morning
Nanded- Pune overnight train daily reaching pune early morning
Aurangabad- Nagpur overnight daily reaching nagpur morning
Intercity between Nanded-Aurangabad
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of these trains like NS-NSL, VSKP-SNSI are introduced which are not at all useful.
Also tug of war between CR and SCR..!!!
Poor Nanded division and poor passengers suffering due to politics.