If SR can take over this train and maintain at MAQ, I make this suggestion: Let Kannur YPR run uptoto MAQ. From YPR, it can follow Gomateshwara/ Karwar express. Similarly, morning say by 1030 to 11 it can start from MAQ and reach YPR by 1930 and continue to CAN.
With this, tri weekly Gomateshwara can run upto Karwar or atleast upto Udupi. We get 2 day train between MAQ and SBC. Day time train between Karwar to SBC 6 days
Also, it will link Hassan, Subrahmanya to West Tamilnadu - Hosur,...
more... Salem, Erode, Coimbatore, etc.
Circuitous route cannot be used to reject the suggestion as SR is already running TVC to Madurai via ERN, PGT; Egmore MS GUV via TPJ, MDU, TVC, and MS Punalur via MDU, TVC. For all the train routes mentioned, there are shorter routes available.
SWR can run YPR MAQ weekly express as YPR CAN via MAJN to get more patronage.
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