* Present Chennai Duronto Express is ill conceived one, taking a longer route (556km) instead of shorter route (492km) via Vriddhachalam. Journey time is also longer 8:40 as compared to very comfortable overnight trains on the shorter route.
* Longer route, longer journey time, Higher Shatabdi fares, plus punishment of Flexi fares plus 25 years old rejected ICF rake of old Rajdhanis. This train is a true example of "KARELA WOH BHI NEEM CHADHA"
* Since MS-MDU section is fast nearing completion, this train should be run on the shortest route...
more... with non stop MS-MDU journey time of under 7 hrs.
* This train should be extended to TVC via sengottai-Kollam, as Punalur-Shengottain gauge conversion is almost complete and MS-vriddhachalam-MU-SCT-QLN-TVS shall be just 826kms as against 906kms of present route via Erode. The timings can be
MS(23:00) MDU(5:50-6:00) TVC(12:00)
TVC(17:00) MDU(22:45-22:55) MS(6:00)