Bahut mushkil hai sir. Pehle toh NER ko Tracks ke aas pass enroachments hata ne padenge. Shatabdi 6 km distance ko cover karne ke liye 15 min leti hai ! Hamesha HDW ke pehle rukti hai. 60 ke uper bhaagti hi nahi hai. And another major problem is Track bahut OLD hai . You could notice the same while travelling. the sound of that track joint ( khatak - Khatak) when trains rools out of the station is horrible. Is route pe toh Goods traffic bhi nahi hai . It is a very badly maintained track. NER should immediately replace it with change of sleepers if required. Electrification is not needed . WDP 4D which has become the regular link of this train is doing wonders providing Amazing acceleration and enhanced performance. Electrification till KGM will be of no use. Even if done, it would be completed...
more... somewhere between 2017 and 2018.