Private trains will start from Howrah in these vacant slots. Private players maybe wants Howrah instead of Shalimar as Howrah has very good connectivity than Shalimar.
Passengers will be forced to take private trains from Howrah as many passengers don't want to go to Shalimar and Howrah will have 1 minimim or 2 trains to every direction. Shalimar has poor road connectivity, has almost 0 EMU connectivity and also not a safe place after sunset. So, passengers ignore Shalimar and will be forced to take Private trains from Howrah.
Though these trains...
more... are given Santragachi stoppage but boarding train with luggage within 2 to 3 minutes stoppage is not a good for many passengers.