For a 40 km distance between palakkad to shoranur the rain has been allotted 1 hour 45 minutes. For a dist of 33 kn between shoranur and thrissur, it has been allotted 1 hour and from aluva till ernakulam which is 20 km, the train has been allotted 1 hour. And then you have the final leg between ernakulam and alleppey which it covers in 2 hours........Slack time unlimited !!!!