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Posted: Mar 21 2016 (18:18)
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Last Response: Mar 24 2016 (09:56)
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Mar 21 2016 (18:18) 12610/Mysuru - MGR Chennai Central SF Express
cybertechie1
cybertechie1 4 blog postsGot a chance to travel by Bengalure-Chennai intercity express last Saturday. I had no complaints regarding punctuality of this train since i reached my destination on time. The condition of AC chair car( C2 coach) was the worst i have seen. It was a very old coach with blue seats. Water was leaking from overhead ac vents and cooling was very poor. To make matters worse, vendors keep pouring in every minute closing/opening the door which further affected the cooling. I was sweating inside the chair car. No wonder why railway is loosing business to Volvo in Chn-sbc sector. The only saving grace on the journey was food. On the contrary to the opinion about food being average on SF express, i found it to be good and very economical. 3 idilis & one vada costed 30 rs. A plate of tomato rice was priced at 30 rs. Taste...
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Hi Mr. Techie, welcome to IRI and your clearly written first blog piece on the SF-yet-crawler ICE. Yes, some of these chair cars are not that good, but generally speaking this train from SWR is maintained relatively neat. The variety of food, no doubt, is good, but the taste I would say is okay. This train basically caters to the masses, especially intermediate, short-distance travelers, and Shatabdi is an elite one, not for the masses, and the inconveniences that you have mentioned above are not new to Railways and we, Indians, are so used to adjusting. Please do write to the authorities concerned as your contribution towards betterment of the system. Of course, I do agree that IR is losing out to the Volvo cartel, but let's wait and hope things get better ASAP.
Thank a lot for replying to my post sir.
I need to travel on SBC-MAS route at least twice a month to meet my family back in Chennai. I was hoping that all the trains on this route will be good due to excellent patronage however after seeing the condition of the Chair car, my expectations from Indian railways has taken a beating.If chair car is so bad, I shudder to think how regular 2S coaches would be. Also came across a few reports on this site that talks about unreserved passengers swarming reserved 2s coaches in Intercity/lalbagh. Do you know whether the situation has improved in 2s coaches?
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I need to travel on SBC-MAS route at least twice a month to meet my family back in Chennai. I was hoping that all the trains on this route will be good due to excellent patronage however after seeing the condition of the Chair car, my expectations from Indian railways has taken a beating.If chair car is so bad, I shudder to think how regular 2S coaches would be. Also came across a few reports on this site that talks about unreserved passengers swarming reserved 2s coaches in Intercity/lalbagh. Do you know whether the situation has improved in 2s coaches?
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As everyone knows, Chennai-Bangalore is a heavy-duty sector and has in its pocket all varieties of trains. If that's the case, it's natural it gets overcrowded on the weekends. Overcrowding as a phenomenon is not new to us, forget railways. Of course, you are insulated from it when you travel CC. I hope the bitter experience that you have had is just an one-off occasion. Agree Shatabdi food isn't good with Meals on Wheels being the caterer. As regards KJM, I heard there is a struggling committee that's working towards betterment of KJM. Please do write to them.