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Poorabiya Express: कोसी की शान से दिल्ली महान तक - Md Rashid Alam

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Blog Entry# 2308689
Posted: Jun 06 2017 (07:58)

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Jun 05 2017 (22:48)   Chennai-Madurai Duronto Express still running with 25-year-old coaches

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The train’s third AC berth costs roughly the same as that of a flight ticket booked in advance. Considering the high fare, one would expect the...

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* Present Chennai Duronto Express is ill conceived one, taking a longer route (556km) instead of shorter route (492km) via Vriddhachalam. Journey time is also longer 8:40 as compared to very comfortable overnight trains on the shorter route.
* Longer route, longer journey time, Higher Shatabdi fares, plus punishment of Flexi fares plus 25 years old rejected ICF rake of old Rajdhanis. This train is a true example of "KARELA WOH BHI NEEM CHADHA"
* Since MS-MDU section is fast nearing completion, this train should be run on the shortest route
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with non stop MS-MDU journey time of under 7 hrs.
* This train should be extended to TVC via sengottai-Kollam, as Punalur-Shengottain gauge conversion is almost complete and MS-vriddhachalam-MU-SCT-QLN-TVS shall be just 826kms as against 906kms of present route via Erode. The timings can be
MS(23:00) MDU(5:50-6:00) TVC(12:00)
TVC(17:00) MDU(22:45-22:55) MS(6:00)

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