Earlier timing of this train was better when it used to leave Ranchi at 5:15 am and used to reach Tatanagar at 8:40 am. It usually used to reach Tatanagar before time around 8:30 am. There is heavy traffic at Tatanagar between 9:30 am and 10:30 am. As far as changing route of this train is concerned, this train gets most of its passengers from Tatanagar. Also, morning train is required to go from Ranchi to Tatanagar and also from Tatanagar to Ranchi.