Travelled by this train yesterday from Subrahmanya Road to Hubli and here are some observations :
1. Train was 90 percent full at Subramanya station except AC which were only 10 percent full.
2. Speed wise, enjoy top priority in SWR region, as 16589 is back of it, this train is made to UBL with no delays
3. Spoke to TTE of the...
more... train and got to know that, train has good patronage only on fridays to sundays, apart on week days runs full empty
4. This train might get regularised