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Blog Entry# 309708
Posted: Dec 23 2011 (07:47)

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Dec 23 2011 (07:47)  
 
Bharath
Bharath   11 blog posts
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Hi,
Am planning to take my high-end bicycle by train from Bangalore to Chennai. . In my research i have found that you can take the bicycle and keep it in the luggage/brake van.
So my question is
1. how do I know which are the trains which have brake vans (or do all the trains have brake vans?)
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Am planning to take the early morning shatabdi which leave Blore at 6:00 AM. will the luggage clerk and the booking office be available at that time or should I book my luggage the previous day itself.
Thanks in advance for the help!
Bharath

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Dec 23 2011 (08:06)
Bharath   11 blog posts
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You are right. This is what i got when i was searching for the train composition for
Shatabdi: Loco-EOG-E1-C1 to C7-EOG LHB Rake
Lalbagh: Engine- SLR-UR-UR-UR-C2-C1-D1-D2-D3-PC-D4 to D9-D10/UR-UR-UR-UR-SLR
Brindavan Exp: SLR-UR-UR-UR-C1-C2-C3-D1-D2-Pantry-D3 to D8-D9/UR-D10/UR-D11/UR-UR-UR-UR-UR-SLR
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do i identify if there is a brake van?
BTW what is EOG?

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Dec 23 2011 (08:10)
RoshanS   10736 blog posts
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luggage van of LHB EOG
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Dec 23 2011 (08:13)
RoshanS   10736 blog posts
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EOG= End on Generator
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Dec 23 2011 (08:19)
Gopalakrishnan P   2788 blog posts
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Please visit the Originating station on the previous afternoon. There will be agents who do the packing and loading the two wheelers in the train. They charge a nominal fee. For booking my son's motor cycle from Coimbatore to Chennai they charged me Rs.180, which included cost of all the packing materials also. The railway freight charges have to paid in addition. The agents guide you in filling up the forms as well. They will send the bike to your destination by the next available train. Check with them by which train the bike has been sent. At Chennai go to the luggage office at the extended end of Platform. They work from 7 am. Check the platform in which the train through which your bike has been sent. Go to the platform. Identify your bike. Take it to the...
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luggage office. Surrender your freight bill and sign the registers get the gate pass. Get out of the Central station through the exit near the end of platform 2. There are some porters who do all this work for you including unpacking the bike and they may charge about Rs.50 to Rs.100.

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Dec 23 2011 (17:18)
Bharath   11 blog posts
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Thank you Mr. Gopal!
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