It was for VIT not Perambur- it used to have only 4 halts then and competed with Shatabdi- used to halt at BNC, JTJ, KPD only
In that period the main issue was return always used to be late- it also coupled with a derailment near malur of a goods and for a whole month in may had arrivals of 23:30-00:30 hrs in the then sleepy Bangalore where even getting autos was tough after 10PM