Ask if you don't understand something. Seater buses already run on this sector taking 20+ hours. What do you mean introduce a bus along this route? You'll run a bus in place of VB?
The bus was just an example to deflate your claim that nobody will travel for 12 hours in a seater train. Check how many Intercity type trains with CC are running for 14-15 hours and running full at that; I'll give you two - Ernad and Parashuram from Mangalore itself.
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more... Mangalore Mumbai VB will also attract air travelers from Udupi district who now rely on Mangalore airport. Now don't say let them introduce flights from Udupi...
please wait...Translate to EnglishYo, if you're lost, just ask. There are already buses cruising on this route for over 20 hours. Why the fuss about adding one more bus on this road? You gonna replace VB with a bus? That was just an example to prove you wrong about no one willing to do a 12-hour ride on a bus, man. Check out how many long-haul CC trains are jam-packed for 14-15 hours, like Ernad and Parashuram from Mangalore. A Mangalore to Mumbai VB would also draw in folks from Udupi, who currently use Mangalore airport. So, spare me the talk about introducing flights from Udupi...