Summer effect

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Last Friday I saw it was having only 1 extra Coach and now 2 more added...

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Returnee effect holidays over

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Ghat section ends at Chullimada for about 18km after that doing good speed. At Wayalar the Natuonal Highway is parallel to track and could the descend slope Walayar is elephant Corridor could see the area with huge trees and thick forest. Took around 65mins to cover 55km from Coimbatore to Palakkad

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Boarded the train from Vskp arrived at 910 dep at 943 crossed DVD at 1006 and started to accelerate did 129kmph for few sec near Thadi and was above 110 for few mins. My coach is Oct 2021 make.

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possibilities:
* either retiring room contract got over
* retiring room will be under maintenance

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I have seen a list of retiring room booking online in which Ernakulam is not available.

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try dormitory, chances are of on spot booking. u can stay for 5 hours

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Crossed Annavaram @ 1110 97km in 64 mins the best run of the day even with slowdown to 5kmph at Elamanchili avg 90kmph use of doing 110-130kmph. Struggle started as HWH Kanyakumari exp is just a station ahead though left 30 mins before @ Vskp with LHB rake reached RJY outer 5 km before @ 1230 and reached @ 1254 on PF2. Goods train with finished iron is placed on PF1. Crossed Kovvur @ 55kmph and touched 129kmph reached Eluru at 1420 mustabada at 1500 slowed to 30 TSR as track work is going on and finally reached Vja at 1540/1600.

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