हम हवाई जहाज़ उड़ाने वाले, फिर भी फ़िदा हैं, पटरी में दौड़ने वालों पे. - SK Mangla

Pic- HTE-YPR entering godavari bridge after RJY.
Travelled in real Superfast train after 2 years. Last one being the journey in NZM - KOTA Janshatabdi in 2014. After that travelled in many SFs on paper but they were through Bermuda Triangle of IR, so didn't give feeling of SF during journey.
So, it all started in july, 2016. I along with my mother were supposed to go to Manipal to meet my brother who is studying there. So dates were decided and I went to book the tickets at hatia PRS. I...
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asked the clerk to give SL&SU (Sleeper class). He said 71& 72 no. seats and asked should I book and I readily agreed. Booked the return ticket (BPT Udupi to Hatia via LTT) and came home. After these my part 2 exams started and finished well throughly. Now I started planning how to undertake the journey and which places to visit. Then one day on news saw the Kaveri river stir in Karnataka. I assumed something wrong might go with the trip if I go by bus from bengaluru to manipal ( my prediction was right). So without telling anyone, I booked another ticket in 16523 Bengaluru - Karwar express till Udupi from my saved pocket money. So everything was done and we were ready to depart on 11 september. At 1745 hrs we left home, and my father dropped us at Hatia RS. The train was still not shunted and PF 1 was fully crowded with passengers waiting to board. 5-8 TTEs were present at main entrance who were checking everyone's ticket before letting them go on PF. I also showed my ticket and went on the PF. The train was shunted at 1800 hrs. All gates were opened after 2-3 minutes and in another 2-3 minutes the whole PF was almost empty. Everyone got inside the train. At sharp 1825 the train departed with twin WDM from Bondamunda. Just after departure 2 enunchs came and asked for money. As usual I asked them to move away and they also went. Then we had home made dinner before arriving Rourkela and after halt at Rourkela we went to sleep. Second part to follow.