They tried to give Jhelum's extra train cars to Azad Hind Express, but even that messed up.

unhone socha tha ki Jhelum ki extra rake Azad Hind Express ko denge par woh bhi ulta ho gaya

Almost all trains from Howrah to Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad via Kharagpur run every day taking anywhere from 3 to 16 hours. 5 years back, the Howrah-Mumbai route was super punctual, always reaching Mumbai even before time. But now, the situation is a mess. Is the government messing up to benefit private flights? Look at the data - there are way more flights from Kolkata to Mumbai now, with more passengers. Trains are such a mess that people are switching to flights! Where did the money for developing the Howrah-Mumbai route go? If it really went to development, trains would be on time, faster, and the journey would be smooth. But no, nothing like that happened in 5 years. Did corruption eat up the money? Since there's no railway budget now, it's obvious the money wasn't spent on development. The poor punctuality of trains between Howrah and Mumbai/Pune/Ahmedabad proves 1000% that money wasn't spent on development.

Before Covid, traveling on the Mumbai route was lit, bro. Trains were almost always on time and running smoothly. But in the past 3-4 years, the whole situation has flipped upside down.