Malgudi Express: From the pages of RK Narayan to the railway tracks of Mysore. - Vageesh

I also strongly agree because I have been a regular traveller of Shivnath Express since its inaugral run. Since, I am a resident of CG and my all relatives are in MH and because of our timings, this train finds the perfect match for our need. But after the revision of its Time Table since June'18, people like us have stopped to prefer this train. This is evident from the fact that during this Diwali, the WL has crossed the mark of 60(in SL) but during current reservation, it was showing CURR_AVBL0050(minimum) from BSP. Also one strange incident occurred with me, this summer. When the train arrived at ITR, it was 5 am. Then, we went to the Auto stand and asked an Auto Driver about fare to Ganeshpeth Bus Stand then he immediately replied Rs. 200 for 3 adults and 1 child. Since, Shivnath Express has such a odd timing...
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in ITR that at morning 5:20 am and at night dept. 11:55 pm which is proving beneficial to the Auto Drivers to introduce peak pricing because of less availability of cabs(or sometimes NIL) at that moment. This type of situation is faced daily by some or the other person at ITR. This is the one of the prominent reasons that people are now fed up of this train. Likewise, now also you can see the current availability of this train from both sides and I can guarantee you that even if you cannot get CNF ticket you will at least get RAC even during peak seasons(in SL) even if you book 6 hours before the scheduled departure.