This distance is almost the same as the Gomti Express travels. However, unlike this train, that remains mostly full. Instead of giving more and more AC Sleeper accommodations, they should either dump this train and start a pure overnight connection between these two cities. Or give it another rake and tidy up the timings.

Giving another rake would allow for a late morning departure from LJN and since the same rake wouldn't be required, a late morning departure from PPTA can be done as well, instead of afternoon. Add in a couple of additional stops on the GKP-LJN section and it will function like a reverse version of 12531/2.

Yeh doori lag bhag Gomti Express ki doori ke barabar hai. Lekin, is train ke ulat yeh train aksar bhari rehti hai. AC Sleeper ki jagah aur badhane ki bajay, ya toh yeh train band kar de aur dono shaharon ke beech ek saaf raat ki train chalana chahie. Ya phir isko ek aur rake de aur timings sahi kar de.

Ek aur rake dene se LJN se subah der se chalan ho payega aur chunki same rake ki zarurat nahi padegi, PPTA se bhi subah der se chalan ho payega, afternoon ki bajay. GKP-LJN section mein kuchh aur station jod denge toh yeh 12531/2 ka reverse version jaise kaam karega.