It makes sense to have a look at revising the slot of 16585/86 or facilitating an RSA with Vasco Exp to find a more optimum schedule for it. As it stands, there is scope to slot in one more train between 16511/12 and Panchaganga.

16515/16 has the same 14 coaches as Panchaganga, and the difference of 3 hrs in runtime end-to-end is definitely not doing it justice. Certain stops upto Hassan could be reassigned to 11311/12.
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Currently a higher portion of travelers in 16515/16 come from Mangalore due to the reasons you've touched upon, but SR would not receive it at MAQ instead of MAJN (the Madgaon MEMU and SBHR Passenger have more privilege). If SWR expect more patronage from coastal Karnataka, the train should be speeded up and given a daily run bypassing Mangalore while an early morning Vande Bharat from Bangalore departing ahead of 16515 and returning behind 16516 would be a good deal for Mangalore.

And there is sill room for another non-premium daytime train. With 2 rakes, Gomteshwara can run daily taking the timings of 16540 and making a late night return to MAQ.

For these bypassing trains, Farangipet station should indeed be developed by SWR. In fact they could have operated Padil station like Thokur instead of handing it over to SR who have decommissioned it for detaining freight trains.

HaHa your knowledge !!! it is running and stays at MAO as Karwar MAO special with different number lolwaaaaa!!!! not as panchaganga!!!! now try to cancel the passenegr lets see lolwwaaaaa.

And RSA is not single train , Matsyagandha reaches MAQ and travel till TVC with other number does it mean same train huhahhaah!!!

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all , Can you book KSR to MAO reserved ticket in Panchaganga ? no only till Karwar lol doubl elol triple lol :)

This comment is supposedly make me angry. Oh no u used multiple lol and tested my knowledge i am super sad and angry and humilated lol lol lol. Not really dear. Your railfan knowledge is based on ur state and what ur state wants. I have been railfan for past 20 years. I know better lol. But i dont have to prove you.

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a comment and if you are not okay with it , u can say i politely deny it. Respect comes in two way.

I read in a Hindu article that the places where these trains cross have branches that are of different lengths. The MRDW-SMVT train first crosses 16595 Panchaganga at Sakleshpur which has a large crossing length so it has lots of coaches. The Kannur SBC express via Kunigal crosses at Yedakumari which has a reasonably long length. The other Panchaganga 16596 crosses 16595 at Shiribagilu which has smaller crossing branch track length. I believe due to terrain and highly protected areas of western ghats.
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in this section is that the track shakes are more dampened than the noisy ICF rakes