Great news, let us pray for its success.
SBC-CBE intercity was running in 1998, I have travelled from SBC (6:30approx) to CBE(1:00approx). Then it left to Chennai as Kovai exp at 2:00(approx) and reached Chennai at convenient time.
Same way in the reverse- Kovai exp from Chennai arrived at CBE at noon and left as SBC intercity. All timings were convenient.