Not sure why people called it as "extended" - its like route and destination changed not extended
Extended meaning - it should still pass through old station to reach new destination. This is just stealing from SSPN plate and feeding it to shimoga - which I dont mind cause Shimoga and Bhadravati has lot of Tamizh population compared to SSPN.
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Now the only direct train from MAS to SSPN is shirdi sf I assume.