this route is good for Shirdi n best for Ahmadnagar people for going goa n it takes less time as compare to latur-parli-akola route B'coz that route takes four loco revers (at kurduwadi, latur, parli, akola) n from mohol (between kurduwadi n solapur) to akola, the route is single line, which decrease the train speed...
SUR-DD-MMR is also 80% single line but this route have no loco revers as well as NGP-DD route is fully electric n work is undr progres till solapur.
You can check kolhapur nagpur exp n pune amravati exp....
more...
Both are going via latur akola..
n check pune nagpur, pune hatia, ajad hind exp... etc. n compare both in terms of timing n speed.
But i want to say that your train is best for solapur people for going/coming nagpur n vidarbh area Which is must be needed, i don't know the response about goa.
That is why i gave this green flag.