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Nothing can increase patronage of this train during week days as the occupancy is only 20% with only 100 seats and availability of 390. A stop at Gokarna wil give additional 50 towards Goa and 100 during weekends but it will not get that 50-100 from Mangalore. The reverse being 1810 dep from Madgaon they will be no tourists even for Gokarna as rooms check in starts at 1200. A late dep at Madgaon is not required as it's not...
more... business destination nor travellers need the requirement or habit of reaching Mangalore tier 1 city late at night. Advance dep from both ends by an hour from Mangalore and 2hrs from Madgaon and avoid dinner will keep fare low and can improve occupancy by another 50.
Any VB of 8 coach with occupancy of min 70% can be improved to 90% by extention if it can attact end to end travellers in extention portion of not more then 100km. Any VB with less then 50% occupancy during weekdays in sectional basis and not the number of booking should be cancelled to minimize operational losses or costs. The extended portion should contribute atleast 30% of sectional occupancy.
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Yo, nothing gonna boost the popularity of this train on weekdays cuz it only fills up 20% with just 100 seats taken out of the 390 available. Adding a stop at Gokarna might attract 50 more peeps going to Goa on weekends, but ain't gonna get them 50-100 folks from Mangalore. And hey, who's gonna be down for catchin' a train as late as 1810 from Madgaon? No tourists gonna show up, even for Gokarna, cuz check-in at the hotels don't start till 1200. And let's be real, no one needs or wants to reach Mangalore, a tier 1 city, late at night. Startin' the journey an hour earlier from Mangalore and 2 hours earlier from Madgaon, and skippin' dinner, will keep the fares low and might bump up the occupancy by another 50.
Any VB (not sure what that means tho) with at least 70% occupancy can easily hit 90% if they attract travelers for the extra 100km journey. But any VB with less than 50% occupancy on weekdays (based on sections, not overall bookings) should just be canceled to cut operational losses. And that extra journey should contribute at least 30% of the section's occupancy.