Operating Coimbatore Benguluru VB with morning dep is not a good decision as present DD is having 50% occupancy during weekdays. There is no necessity to introduce now and extend it later which is an waste of running expenditure.
ErKM 600 Shoranur 740 ( VB takes the same time) Shoranur to Coimbatore 100km can be covered in 75min by VB as speed restriction is only for 20km. Coimbatore 900 SMVT 1400 any route it will be able to make. Return 1500 Coimbatore 2000 ErKM 2300. Palghat Thrissur will be crowd pullers for...
more... ERKM VB as both of them don't have convenient night trains. ERKM travellers will prefer to travel by night trains of bus over VB as the new city is 5-20km from Ernakulam JN station at Vytilla to Alwaye Edpally.