Kongu Express train which runs for more than a decade has to be converted into a Bi-weekly express (Sundays & Wednesdays).
The time slot for the Bangalore - Kazipet sector is available on Monday, Wednesday & Saturday. Other days it is occupied by other trains. Kazipet - NZM timeslot is available. The SR timetable committee sitting in Chennai knews this very well, but no action is taken. May be SCR timetable committee has to coordinate, as this train runs more distance in SCR region.
If this train is extended to Chandigarh, passengers...
more... can visit Simla & Manali which are only 4 hours drive. Likely Passengers from North can visit Ooty & Munnar which are 4 hours drive from Coimbatore.
Chiranjeevi who is the new tourism minister has to take initiative and convert this train as Bi-Weekly and name it as SIMLA-OOTY Link Express. If required this can be exteded till Kalka (near CDG) & Metupalyam (near CBE) enabling passengers to take the hill train to Simla & Ooty.