(1) Few days back one of my relatives had travelled by this train to MAQ. They were mentioning that 95% of train gets vacant at MAQ . From MAQ till Kannur runs almost vacant. Not sure why a resource, path is being wasted with further extension. I have also seen this train at Kannur. Very little crowd on its way to MAQ. People prefer 16528 or buses.
(2) From what I have heard ,none of the local passenger associations in CLT have demanded this extension. On the contrary there were recent reports that people are hoping for an additional train via Salem instead The only person who was always following up on this extension is the MP from Kozhikode. He was pitching...
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(3) There are reports that Passenger associations in Coastal Karnataka are anticipating that gen compartments will be full from CLT when train gets extended which I dont think so will happen much. People will rather prefer to leave at 7:30pm from CLT instead of 3:30pm in afternoon. So dont think it will be an issue for MAQ passengers.
please wait...Translate to English(1) A few days ago, one of my fam members took this train to MAQ. They said that 95% of the train is empty at MAQ. From MAQ to Kannur, it's almost empty. Don't know why they are wasting resources by extending it further. I've also seen this train in Kannur. Very few people on their way to MAQ. People prefer 16528 or buses.
(2) From what I've heard, none of the local passenger groups in CLT asked for this extension. On the contrary, there were recent reports that people want an additional train via Salem instead. The only person who was always pushing for this extension is the MP from Kozhikode. He wanted a daytime intercity from CLT to SBC and extension of this train.
(3) There are reports that the passenger groups in Coastal Karnataka think that the general compartments will be full from CLT when the train gets extended, which I don't think will happen much. People would rather leave at 7:30pm from CLT instead of 3:30pm in the afternoon. So it won't be a problem for MAQ passengers.