जिंदगी में शादी के अलावा ट्रेन में RAC ही एक ऐसी स्थिति है,जिसमें दो अजनबी साथ निभाने को मजबूर होते है। - Junaid

Some pictures from my today concluded trip in 12873 Jharkhand swarnajayanti express from Renukut to Anvt. Though I have travelled enough in 12817, this was my first experience with 12873.

Pic 1,2 - Renukut station pics. Isko dekh kar Dhanbad Gomoh ki keemat samajh mein aati hai. Kya bura haal bnaa k rakha hai ECR ne CIC section railway stations kaa. These stations are lagging by 5-10 years behind India's developed stations. Amritkaal things
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Pic 3,4 - Rush at platform to board the train. 12873 attracts crazy patronage from Renukut. 2 mins halt is very less for huge chunk of people who take this train. One good daily superfast is badly needed to cater to the demand from Singrauli - Sonebhadra belt

Pic 5 - After getting delayed by 45 mins in Renukut, to arriving before time at Chopan

Pic 6 - Ahmedabad Kolkata express standing at Chopan

Pic 7, 8 - After departing on time from Chopan, woke up at 8 AM in shock to see that we were standing at Prayagraj and train was delayed by almost 4 hours, thanks to fog conditions in the route

Pic 9 - Amrapali express Xing before Ghaziabad

Pic 10, 11 - After an excellent run from Kanpur to Delhi, the train arrived at ANVT almost 5 hours delayed. The train was hauled by TATA WAP 7