May 21 2023 (01:55) Anon Post Signed and Approved by: 12/moderator^~
On 21 May 2023 the train departed 55 minutes late. Scheduled time was 00:05 and actual departed at 01:00. There was no update on NTES app and the enquiry counter was also not provided actual time of departure.
In last 8 yrs, Flights increased in Kolkata-Chennai route by 50 %. To facilitate business of CCU-MAA Flights, IR delibately & intentionally gave bad, worse & worst Timetable to Howrah/Shalimar bound trains from Chennai/TPTY/GNT. See timings of 12840(arr. 23.00 @ HWH) , 12664 & 12666(arr. 23.55 @ HWH) 12868(arr. 23.25 @ HWH), 18048(arr. 23.20 @ SHM), 22826(arr. 23.55 @ SHM), 22856( arr. 23.10 @ SRC), etc. trains. This has become a massive inconvenience to Passengers arriving at nearly 12 midnight hour in Howrah. Lack of Transportation from HWH station from 00.15 hrs to 04.00 hrs is becoming very worrisome to passengers. Passengers of SDAH main & South suburban are left stranded in HWH station as they can't reach KNJ, STB, RHA, Gede, BNJ, HNB, DH, NMKA, CG from HWH station, after arriving during 22.45 to 00.15 hrs. (Special mention, 11447 arriving at 22.40 hrs at HWH is also causing problem to... more...
passengers). Shifting out 12841/42 from HWH to SHM has dealt a massive blow to Kolkata -Chennai train passengers s Coromandel Express is most important train in Kolkata - Chennai Railway line.
Coromondel is a Daily train and Howrah-Puri Shatabdi is also a Daily train with nearby arrival and departure time from howrah with few hrs difference. So, only if HWH-Puri SHBTD is shifted to Shalimar then only Coromondel exp can be shifted back to HWH keeping load same on HWH platforms. HWH-YPR and HWH-TPTY Humsafars r not daily trains, so notrequired to be shifted to SHM
I am nowadays advising those who can afford to take flight to kolkata. As for myself, always travelled by train only by MAS-HWH mail, TPJ-HWH, Coromandel or other trains. In future may prefer flights if these inconvenient timings are not changed.
Aug 11 dep likely misprinted aug 10 is the date, also day run is mentioned as wed. Full tt of mas-shm changed Sr sending rake on wed night itself otherwise rake has to stay at mas yard for 28 hrs+ So vaccant Thursday slot may go to haldia exp if it restored if they want to run,as Thursday old slot of haldia... more...
is no more . Iam sure haldia exp slot is created by sr zone Pic owner : iri member
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