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Posted: May 29 (14:34)
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Last Response: Jun 09 (19:50)
7 Responses
Last Response: Jun 09 (19:50)
If we compare its TT with Konark Exp TT then halt at vskp can be given very easily. Might need 10-20 minutes but it can be possible and very much needed.
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Instead of morning dep from Tata, can it not be night dep from Tata around 23hrs...with a slight faster TT, can also touch VSKP, MAS and then reach ERS around 22 hrs which is much better than early morning dep at 5:15am. Reaches Aluva and ERS around midnight. Lots of people deboard these 2 stations and have to wait till next day morning since no transport is available
You know I always wonder why MAS continues to take in 13351 despite letting go of several important trains like Sanghamitra and others. 13351 has the most deboardings at MAS and was once it's terminating point, but so was Sangha, it always puzzled me how 13351 managed to retain it's MAS stoppage. Even CBE is traversed by this train instead of circumventing the main station of Coimbatore by going via Perambur...
One major reason is parcel and luggage. I have myself observed this in MAS when train comes in especially 13352. There is lot of parcel which is loaded from MAS for this train. In PER this facility is not available. I also remember hearing the same from a rail official. Along with 13351, Raptisagar, Ahilyanagari and Korba-TVC are the only pass through trains which I think are touching Chennai
Those are mostly weeklies, 13351/2 is the only daily to be still going via MAS.
Meanwhile it's TATA bound counterpart got an absolutely raw deal, having totally inconvineint arrival/departure hours as well as bypassing Coimbatore, Chennai Central and Vizag along the way!
Meanwhile it's TATA bound counterpart got an absolutely raw deal, having totally inconvineint arrival/departure hours as well as bypassing Coimbatore, Chennai Central and Vizag along the way!
Yes correct. While others are weekly, what I meant is the time slot used is same for all trains. They somehow were able to manage as the time of arrival of those trains were post peak hrs. This is my view. Also it is to be noted that in the last many years 13352 is the highest reveneu generating train for SR at least amongst the top 3 ( Kerala exp & Mangala exp being the other two). You are right that Tata-ERS has ended up getting a raw deal with by passing Chennai, VSKP, CBE and a very DD time of dep from Tata even though it is a SER train. Its arrival at destination ERS is at an very odd inconvenient time. Hope they somehow try and change that if possible