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Blog Entry# 2078859
Posted: Dec 03 2016 (07:45)

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Dec 03 2016 (07:45)   22388/Black Diamond Express (PT) | HWH/Howrah Junction (23 PFs)
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Entry# 2078859            Tags   Past Edits
This 22 coached daily intercity is one huge train. If travelling unreserved, always try to reach to reach the front end of the train. Due to sheer length of the train most passengers never go to the front end of the train and pile up at the rear....
Thus quite a few handful of seats remain vacant at HWH!
However in following stations like Sheoraphulli and Bandel whose platform lengths are shorter than this 22 coached intercity, the reverse happens and the passengers load up at front...
Thus
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more...
by BDC the entire train gets fully filled up :)
In the BWN-DGR stretch this train is more crowded than a local train inspite of having 17 GS Coaches!
Tips 1 :- If boarding at HWH and try that preferably, board positively at front....
Tips 2 :- If you are boarding at SHE & BDC try the same although I can assure you that your chances will be much reduced due to the expertise of the daily passengers!

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Oct 22 2022 (11:44)guest
Re# 2078859-20              
Coaches 19-20-21-22 always fall outside platform length in SHE & BDC
I fell once trying to deboard at SHE at night from 13318 that time.
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Oct 22 2022 (11:45)guest
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Mayurakshi via Chord was faster than via Mainline.
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Oct 22 2022 (11:46)guest
Re# 2078859-22               Past Edits
Unoffiicial halt at LLH, Belur, DKAE, KQLS was d normal for 53045/46
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Oct 22 2022 (11:50)guest
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Coalfield was also express train with 13029/30 number before getting 12339/40 number in 2005/06. Now 53029/30 uses that number as 13029/30.
Agniveena or Bidhan was numbered 13041/42 & now uses 12341/42 number since 2005/06. Still called Bidhan by ASN-DGR-BWN belt. Black got 22387/88 number from 2014 onwards. Black was supposed to get 12387/88 number from ECR, but DNR division blocked that number after 12387/88 became 13257/58.
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Oct 22 2022 (12:06)  anon  
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@2078859-20  @guest
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