Everyone knows if a train is running late, ONLY RailFans know WHY it is late

Decent booking from DHN, no vacant berths on first run. It would serve ECR good to make this train permanent. Besides giving Dhanbad another well deserved train bound for South India, it is also serving as the first Chennai bound train from GMO,PNME & KQR etc.
It is also acting as a weekly alternative to the overbooked GAYA-MS Express from GAYA onwards.
The fact that no vacant berth is left is a testament to the severe deficiency of South India bound trains in the entire Grand Chord area. South India is not just...
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a preferred place for medical tourists, but also serves ample job opportunities.
Ironically however if you venture into IRCTC ticket booking application , you will find that the train is cancelled for the following four weeks.
Goes to show how serious IR is really about trains originating from Dhanbad constituency and the overall grand chord line.