 It mainly runs and serve the people of the states of Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and Kerala.The time table of the train is amended during monsoon season and the train reaches Ernakulam late by 2 to 3 hours of the original time but the monsoon time table does not affects its return journey.Few years before during monsoon season the train had its service only till Hapa but after that during monsoon also the train run till Okha.