Stop the non-sense discussion here. This train is meant for Salem which is 5th largest city of Tamilnadu state! No extension of this train anywhere. It is like Cheran/Nilagiri express for Coimbatore, Yercaud express for Erode, Pandian express for Madurai, Rockfort express for Trichy.
Train enjoys good patronage. But poor this train is either being canceled or runs late for 6-7hrs for many days!