I think GKP - LKO was introduced just to cater to Ayodhya passengers. IR would probably see a slight increase as pilgrims to Ayodhya increase in the future. Eithercase, that VB would have been 15 mins faster atleast had it ran via main line.
please wait...Translate to HindiMujhe lagta hai GKP-LKO sirf Ayodhya ke yatriyon ka dhyaan rakhne ke liye shuru kiya gaya tha. IR mumkin hai ki bhavishya mein Ayodhya ke yatriyon ke badhne ke saath thoda sa badaav dekhe. Waise toh, agar VB sidhi line se chalti hoti, toh kam se kam 15 minute tak tej hoti.