** It is learnt that IR shall not start operation of 600+ poorly patronized trains even after easing out of the COVID pandemic.
** IND-NGP-DURG-R-BSP-SBP-BBS-Puri Humsafar is likely to be one of them. This train was introduced when IR has undue obsession with introduction of new Humsafar Trains and these trains were raining throughout the IR network even on routes where normal SF trains were demanded/required.
** It used to be very poorly patronized on Puri-BSP section and much better patronized on BSP/R-NGP-IND section.
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more... Instead of discontinuing this train,
(1) Triweekly SF train on INDB-BPL-NGP-Durg-Raipur/BSP -Best Solution
(2) Weekly/ Biweekly Humsafar on INDB-BPL-NGP-Durg-Raipur/BSP – using same rake