This train should be given a halt at Gokarna Road station.
Gokarna is a tourist hub and attracts a lot of tourits including foreign tourists as well
Recently when I travelled from Gokarna Road to Madgaon by 06602 MAQ-MAO Pass/Exp, I witnessed a lot of tourists (majority of them were Gen Z & Millenials) and a sizeable number of foreign tourists boarding this train to Goa.
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can tap on to this demand by creating a feasible travel option for those who have Gokarna-Goa trip plans.
Currently public transport options between the two travel hubs are quite limited. Only one direct bus in the morning and very few trains with most of them leaving GOK/reaching Goa at odd times.
VB by default has good arrival time at MAO which coinsides with the checkin time of hotels in Goa and check out time of those in Gokarna.

Since ample TAT is available, IR should also expore extending this train to Thivim so that North Goa tourists will also benefit.
Further, facilities at GOK station needs improvement. Platform height needs to be increased since bording a train is very difficult due to low platform height. Also platform no. 2 which is not an actual platform currently, should be constructed.