This train would have been more useful, if they start the train by 7 AM from Ratnagiri. By that way, KR would have got more passengers who alight from stations where Mail/Express trains halt. Those passengers could have even used this train to reach smaller stations.
In this part, mostly all public or private transport work only between 7 AM to 7 PM. How any local can catch such passenger train if it is operating in such hours?