The delay always used to happen between TPTY and RU. Even though the scheduled halt at TPTY is only 5 minutes, the train always ends up leaving TPTY late and then has another long halt at RU for coach cleaning and water filling. On 3 out of 5 occasions, Narayanadri would overtake it at RU and the delay would continue all the way till CCT.
Despite being a single track section, the punctuality on the KPD-TPTY section is quite decent, and I hope with this new schedule, it will avoid the...
more... Narayanadri OT at RU. With the current schedule, it should get a good buffer at RU to avoid the OT, even if it's delayed.