Somebody in the IRI forum in the recent past had put a comment in connection with POORVA EXPRESS mentioning that 12381 POORVA(via GAYA) far outperforms 12303 POORVA (via PNBE) when it comes to punctuality... Can't understand how this statement could be justified... I think the observation has made an about-turn or rather completely lost its validity at present... While 12303 is reaching NDLS on time (or being not much late) almost on a regular basis, its counterpart 12381 (which should have been more punctual of the two on account of its shorter via GAYA route) has become a pathetic laggard. Almost on every trip it is made to halt at ALD for more than 1 hr and there starts the plight of the train (rather of the passengers) with unnecessary dillydallying becoming a daily matter of concern... This problem of 12381 needs immediate attention and must be fixed early so that...
more... 12381 is given treatment at least equal to that of 12303, if not equal to VIP trains like 12393.