Best win-win deal for Railways & Passengers will be - diverting Kakinada based trains via. Kotipalli-Narasapur-Bhimavaram, instead of via. Samalkot-Nidadavolu-Bhimavaram.
As Samalkot-Nidadavolu section is very congested now, these diversions will help in reducing congestion to certain extent.
Even then RJY will be a big miss for circar or seshadri not worth of diversion
Yes, I agree.
With this diversion, Rajahmundry will be loosing connectivity to some extent.
Though other alternate services (long distance trains, passing via. Rajahmundry) are available, accommodation availability will be very difficult (in...
more... view of very meagre reservation quota allocation).
The new line via Konaseema is a long way to go atleast 3 yrs from now. So dont fight now with all imaginations. By that time all the trains running will be saturated and the new line needs new trains From Coa to Hyderabad and Tirupati. The present NS TPTy us being extended to Bangalore and on no way helpful for Tirupati in one direction and the people have to depend on Sheshadri which is already crowded and quota will be less for branch line.