Extension to Kozhikode? Why? The existing ERS MAO SF runs with 500 vacant seats after Kozhikode. If Mangaluru which shares close ties with Goa cannot fill this train, none of the cities in Kerala can help in increasing its patronage (except maybe Kochi to a certain extent). Better to leave it as it is. Patronage will pick up eventually or it will be combined with the Mumbai VB.