** Surat is too large & important a city to be overlooked for stoppage of even Duronto Express.
** Granting stoppage to BCT-INDB Duronto is good but this stoppage shall really be more fruitful for passengers as well as IR if timings of this train could be reviewed.
** Present Duronto timings- BCT dep 23:00 hrs, BRC (3:19-3:29), RTM(7:00-7:05), UJN(8:40-8:45), INDB(10:20) would lead to Surat arrival at odd hours (1:45- 2:00 am.). It would be better if it departs BCT a few hours BCT earlier which could give large no. of paxs...
more... from Surat as well as Vadodara.
** Better time slot could be BCT (dep19:30-20:00), ST(arr 22:15-23:00), BRC (arr 23:49-00:19), RTM(arr 3:30-4:00), UJN(arr5:10-5:40), INDB(6:50-7:20)
** Similarly return journey could be preponed by a few hours INDB(dep 23:30), UJN(arr 00:35), RTM(arr 2:00), BRC(arr 5:48), ST(arr 7:28), BCT(10:50)