As i am in the city, Yesterday have been to CCT/COA c&w yard and have made the following observations:
1) pit line occupancy chart (enclosed)
2) pitline 1 for tpty passenger and seshadri maintained daily (both have their own rsa)
3) so there is vacancy for one complete daily train that can be introduced and maintained during afternoon hrs at pitline 1 (after shifting...
more... seshadri forward)
4) on pitline 2 gowthami is maintained for 9hrs (5 days) and for 6hrs (1 day). On left over day cocanada is being maintained along with another night maintainance.
On a whole gowthami PM - 6 days a week and cocanada 2 times per its 3 trips.
5) 17221/2 will be maintained weekly once on Tuesday afternoon slot n pitline 2. I.e only one PM per its 2 trips.(not included in chart but learnt on enquiry)
6) 1703/4/5/6 undergo PM after their every trip in the night slot at pitline 2.
7) as of now 2 new weeklies can be introduced and maintained in pitline 2 during night hrs. And 1 weekly with mainatinence at afternoon hrs.
8) with shifting the PM of gowthami and cocanada to around 10 30/11 00 hrs another new daily slot can be identified
So altogether there is scope for introducing 2 new dailies and 3 new weekly services from CCT/COA.
9) other pics - gowthami on pitline 2 (left) and seshadri on pitline 1 (right) .
10) there are 4 parking lines adj to pitline 1.
11) at CoA station LTT exp is parked on pf 3 and TM is being performed
12) No 3rd pitline as of now.
13) the dark elevation shown in gmaps is a ward way that is being adj to pitline 1 for wagon mainatinence that is being built right nw. Wrk in progress.
14) at CoA c&w coach and wagon (goods) mainatinence is being done at the same complex/ yard bt fcrs adj sheds being used
15) tenders opened for pitline 1 and 2 extension for 26 coaches. Learnt frm contractor who is doing the wrks of ward way
