Kota route cannot EVER give patronage as same as Bhopal Jhansi Route.
If you guys really want to shed load off Jhelum, the route of alternative train HAS to be via Bhopal, Jhansi.
How do you think Karnataka Sampark Kranti Trains with their Humongous Slacks are getting filled ?? Had they been routed via Kota with that slack, picture would've been completely opposite.
Kota...
more... is good for faster connectivity but here purpose is load shedding.