As the Railways is planning to release the Time Table only on October-1-2015, instead of July 1st, official extension to Kannur is expected only in the new time table. As it is a great relief for the whole passengers all over India to increase the speed and reduce the running time of trains considerably. Almost 50% of the trains' timing are expected to be revised, as the Railways are still following the same speed and running time at time of the train's introduction. As an example, 12284 Nizamuddin – Ernakulam Duronto, if diverted through Nagpur- Vijayawada route(2807km) having electrified double tracks, instead of Konkan Railway single non-electrified route, the train will take just around 35 hours to reach Ernakulam against 42 hours(2640km) now through KRCL, eventhough 167km more via Vijayawada route, but saving against the loco changing and single track running. As of the current...
more... situation, most of the Durontos are running much slower than Rajdhani expresss, but in practical Durontos should be atleat 10% faster than Rajdhani express, with zero or technical stops. CAN-SBC Express, Ernad Express, Netravati Express, etc are already taking more than 3 hours extra as clearly pure waste of time in both the directions. Hope, these time loss are expected to be eliminated in the new Time Table in October. Also, by installing more electronic signals, the speed of the trains can be considerably increased, as it is now electrified and double from Trivandrum to Calicut and expected upto Mangalore soon. Unfortunately, some trains like Vanchinad express, CAN-ERS Intercity Express, Executive Express, etc are running much slower than the total running time during the initial time, with much more stops. Alapppuzha-Bokaro Express has been running as a snail for years. Hope there will be a considerable change. As it is well known that the time table change is a heavy duty task to change the schedule all over India, without affecting the other, a special team of expertise should be formed and specialized softwares shall be developed to revise the entire time table, considering the condition of tracks, signalling system, coach/engine conditions, number of passengers and the traffic in the line.