Some of the problems with Tejas Extension to Karwar:
* CSTM-KARWAR shall be almost a 10 hr journey, not desirable for chaircar journey.
* further extension shall lead to requirement of 2 Tejas rakes or the frequency have to be reduced to triweekly instead of 5 days a week.
* Traffic in Tejas beyond Goa shall be lower than Mumbai-Goa traffic
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more... 12133 CSTM-Mangaluru Exp (CSTM dep. 22:00 & Karwar arr. 8:10) is best train from Mumbai to Karwar and this train running with just 17 ICF coaches should be augmented to create more berths for Karwar/Mangluru. I wonder, why this train with such a convenient and superfast timeslot is running with just 17 ICF coaches instead of 24?!!