Very nice train to enjoy Konkan,but up train runs minimum 60 to 90 minutes late for xing with many many trains and halts at intermediate stations more than 15 minutes.Gives way for freight vehicles too.But down train is magnificient.It covers time in halting at Madgaon.Less xings and runs late upto Kundapur,but runs like a sf express till Mangalore Junction.Better to get down at Mangalore Junction,because it gives way to Parashuram express and halts at Majn for 30 to 40 minutes.I had to get down at Maq but tired of waiting so got down in Majn.