Its a myth that Via GKP gonna speed it up, as still with all these single track & slack hindrance, its fastest (considering Total Kms in between LKO-CPR)!!
LKO-BSB under 4-4:15 hrs radar & BSB-CPR via BUI @ 3 hrs, will make it under 7:30 hrs journey!!
Even NHLN AC SF takes 8:20 hrs via GKP, while currently this Raj takes 8:15 hrs...reinstates myth of via GKP been faster then via BSB, even now with BUI been heavily congested & single stretch!!
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more... Travel from CPR-LKO via GKP seems too smooth while via BSB is with hiccups, till BSB!! Indicates CPR-BUI-BSB has quite improvement on the way along with MPS enhancement!! & this train lags in between NDLS-LKO & BJU-GHY!!