FOOD : This train really deserves "The Food King" tag. Wide variety of dishes right from Sheera-Upama to Chi. Lollipop are available which are freshly prepared. Food price is slightly costlier but it is OK as you get outstanding food quality. MUST TRY DISHES : Onion Uttappa, Methi Kabab and for Non-Veg lovers Chi. Biryani and Chi. Lollipop are good enough. You even get fresh fruits.
BEST TIME TO TRAVEL : June - September for Monsoons Scenery as this train covers the Konkan belt in daylight and April/May for Alphonso Mangoes & other tourist places to visit throughout Konkan region.
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more... SHOULD TAKE THIS TRAIN ? : Those who are on vacation and have a lot of time to spend on train journey as this train generally reaches late by 1.5-3 hours at its destination stations. So if you are in a hurry/work/frequent traveler, you can avoid this train. In Ganpati/Diwali/April-May seasons, this train is packed.
IN WHICH COACH TO BOOK TICKETS ? : All the ICF Rakes used for this train are now quite old and a bit dirty as the rake is immediately changed from KonkanKanya(Up) to Mandovi(Down) although cleaning is done. You can book AC Lower/Side Lower berth to have a window. You can even take 2S Window seat and can avoid SL coach as anyway in its daytime journey you don't get to sleep. SL coaches are used as 2S where 4 passengers are allotted one lower berth to sit and Upper berths remain unused or used by WL passengers.
In some parts between Mangaon and Khed this train has high speed above 100kmph such that the coaches tend to vibrate a lot. But the train is anyway late.
please wait...Translate to EnglishFOOD: Yo, this train is like the king of food, man! They got all sorts of dishes, from sheera-upma to chicken lollipops, and they're all fresh and tasty. The prices might be a bit high, but it's worth it for the quality, bro. Must-try dishes are the onion uttappa, methi kabab, and for all you non-veg lovers, the chicken biryani and lollipop are bomb. They even serve fresh fruits, dude.
BEST TIME TO TRAVEL: If you want some sick monsoon scenery, travel from June to September, 'cause this train goes through the Konkan belt during daylight. And if you're into Alphonso mangoes and other tourist spots in Konkan, travel in April or May, bro.
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS TRAIN?: This is for those peeps who are on vacation and have a ton of time to kill on the train. But if you're in a rush or a frequent traveler, I'd say skip this train, man. It's always late by like 1.5-3 hours at its destination. And during Ganpati, Diwali, or April-May seasons, it's mad crowded.
IN WHICH COACH TO BOOK TICKETS?: Okay, so the coaches on this train are kinda old and a bit dirty because they switch it up from the KonkanKanya to the Mandovi, but they do clean it, bro. If you wanna have a window, book an AC Lower or Side Lower berth. Or you can snag a 2S window seat and avoid the SL coach 'cause you won't get any sleep during the day anyways. The SL coaches are used as 2S, where they put 4 passengers in one lower berth and the upper berths are either empty or used by waitlisted passengers.
Oh, and between Mangaon and Khed, this train goes at high speed, like above 100 km/hr, and the coaches tend to shake a lot. But who cares, the train's always late anyways.
