This is a good train for those travelling between Palakkad and Mumbai and is also preferred by Bangalore passengers due to availability of tickets. Some passengers also boarded from Trivandrum to go to Mumbai due to availability in Tatkal as Nethravati got fully booked within minutes and it isn't a good train for End to end trip due to awkward timings. The timing of this train could've been changed to depart from TVC at later in morning (around 6-7 am) and reach Mumbai later at night and return back the next Monday morning after thorough cleaning. Food is available throughout the trip thanks to a number of halts provided in this train.