I am from Kumta, KA & regular observe this train. Demand is so much. Train almost gets fool at Kumta/Honnavar itself, remember there are still big towns like Udupi, Byndoor, Bhatkal, Kundapur, Murudeshwar, Surathkal ahead.
As per Railway rules, Originating station gets General Quota, they can't do away with it & give other quotas. The quotas you mentioned are applicable from Intermediate stations.
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Also there is cold war issue of revenue sharing between Zones. Train originating stations get higher revenue, followed by terminating zone. Intermediate/Passing zones get less.
When introduced in hurry burry, Train was running as UR Special between Karwar - Vasco - Karwar, as at that time there were new platforms at Madgaon works yet to complete. KR also gets some kind of revenue for Maintaining/Cleaning/Watering/Fuelling & other maintenance. If in any case it gets extended to Vasco, KR would lose that terminating revenue + other. So KR too reluctant to send to VSG,SWR.
Same holds true for Mangalore-Madgaon Passenger, Mangalore-Madgaon VB or the erstwhile Mangalore-Madgaon Intercity. They never extend it even if they is no single train from Vasco towards Mangalore or South.
On the other end, VSG, UBL Div, SWR is too reluctant to accept as they have loads of Freight running from or For Murmagao Harbour & have their all lines always blocked.
Fact - 15-20 years back, When Madgaon had just 3 platforms they would find it difficult to handle trains at Afternoon. As Mangalore passenger, Janshatabdi would have arrived similar time & had their reversals. So KR just extended Mangalore passenger to Verna, a small wayside station on their own Jurisdiction instead of popular Vasco town.
please wait...Translate to EnglishI'm from Kumta, KA & I always see this train. The demand is crazy high. The train is almost packed by the time it reaches Kumta/Honnavar, and don't forget there are big towns like Udupi, Byndoor, Bhatkal, Kundapur, Murudeshwar, Surathkal up ahead.
According to Railway rules, the starting station gets the General Quota, they can't change that and give other quotas. The quotas you mentioned apply from the middle stations.
There's also a bit of tension over revenue sharing between the different Zones. The starting stations get more money, then the ending zone. The middle/passing zones get less.
When it was introduced hastily, the train was running as an UR Special between Karwar - Vasco - Karwar, because at that time the new platforms at Madgaon were still under construction. KR also makes some money for maintaining/cleaning/watering/fueling & other upkeep tasks. If it were to extend to Vasco, KR would lose the money from terminating there + more. So, KR is also not too keen on sending it to VSG, SWR.
The same goes for the Mangalore-Madgaon Passenger, Mangalore-Madgaon VB or the old Mangalore-Madgaon Intercity. They never extend it even when there isn't a single train from Vasco heading towards Mangalore or the South.
On the flip side, VSG, UBL Div, SWR don't really want to accept it either, since they have a ton of Freight traffic running to or from Murmagao Harbour and all their lines are always busy.
Fun fact - 15-20 years back, when Madgaon only had 3 platforms, they struggled to handle trains in the afternoon. The Mangalore passenger, Janshatabdi would arrive around the same time and they would have their turnaround there. So, KR just extended the Mangalore passenger to Verna, a small station under their own control, instead of the popular Vasco town.
