+ve points
* New connectivity to Bolangir, Bargarh is positive point
* Connectivity to SBP (presently connected 4 days/week) although 280 kms longer than Hirakud.
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- ve points
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more... For PUI/BBS/SBP 300km longer than the shortest route, 6 hrs more than Nandan Kanan, 5 hrs more than Purushottam so it will be least preferred train from so patronage shall be a problem.
* Already one off beat train i.e. Utkal is there on the route
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suggestions
* This train may be introduced as weekly to serve an alternate route instead of daily as there are many trains between BBS & Delhi.
* Success is guaranteed if it diverted to Rajasthan from BPL and is operated on Puri-BBS-R-NGP-BPL-NAD-Kota-JP-JU/BKN route as a weekly/biweekly train, as western Orissa have very poor connectivity (only a weekly) with Rajasthan.