Should it depart early from Pune end and return back?

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it depends on timing and infra. if MEMU with toilets are given. 5 hrs is manageable so Ratnagiri to karwar, Ranagiri to mumbai outer may be panvel it can be done. I am not against any long ICE for ratnagiri though.

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There was a proposal of constructing a terminal at Sawantwadi Road when Suresh Prabhu was the RM. Any idea what happended to that proposal. They just built an additional platform and 2 extra lines. No progress beyond that.

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01139/40 Can Be Regularized

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let's see how IR going to react.. is this even real HRC ? how can it intervene in IR's operations...

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new Kerala VB is also running 150% + ?

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Yeah. .somedays it goes to regret too!

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The issue is basically happening more in the ERS-TVC (section via Allp) where there is single line stretch. What has compounded the matter is couple of trains running in monsoon TT including TVC-Rajdhani and one more TVC-NZM SF. So 3 trains VB, Rajdhani and the NZM train are allowed to cross at the expense of the daily passenger train which leaves on time from ERS and then is detained at the next station (Kumbalam) for more than 45 min. The monsoon TT ends on 31-Oct so there might be some respite. On the other hand railways can try and improve their controlling slightly better. Passengers are saying that instead of detaining for so long at one station, the train has sufficient time to move to couple of stations ahead and this can reduce the delay and crossing can easily happen there.

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Nothing much will happen. They cannot influence the outcome. SR (PGT div) will come with a standard response on measures being taken,The detentions of other trains has already come to notice of SR (TVC and PGT div) and some work is happening to resolve this.

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