really nicely maintained, everything is upto mark, from coach condition to washroom
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#Punctuality: You may say this train as Katra Rajdhani too or Jammu's 2nd Rajdhani, due to its priority well avg speed is not high due to katra-jammu section but yes it runs dot ontime although started ontime from Katra and 20 min approx early arrival at UMB as on that time arrival was 7:55 am i guess now its changed in 2019 TAAG.
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#Railfanning: In this you will also not found Scenic beauty from both up and down trip due to night, but just after depa from SVDK you may see the hills of Vaishno Devi Trek, it was really really a nice look indeed, treks with lights and if you were aware of Adhkuwari even you kay see that as that only place with huge lights and big dome type structure mounted with big lights..
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Overall it was really a good train to prefer for Delhi/Umb for nice and comfortable journey
99% are from KATRA, who came from Vaishno Devi Trekking, Jammu sees hardly few pax (on my trip)
We deboard at UMB as it doesn't halts at PNP (we need that stoppage)
Hence early arrival at UMB help us for catching easily Bhatinda Express from UMB to Panipat
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After Ambala occupancy remains 70-80%
Still cleanliness is upto mark as at LDH water filling was done and at UMB OBHS doing cleaning as well..
If arrives on Pf6 of UMB and Depart from Pf1 from SVDK
Doors were open exactly 30 mins before departure of train, after asking few RPF personal that why they were not opening doors, he said in night we need to maintain more security as its nearby to Kashmir, if we allowed pax to sit in before the time then no ones know who came from track end side and put something in coach.. (on that time India-Pak relationship was in very dangerous mood due to Pulwama attacks and then Abhinandan Air strikes and captured... )
We need more security now in kashmir and nearby..
Well security was really tight, when we arrived at KATRA by hemkunt in morning no auto walas were allowed even to stop on main road
Else go to prepaid booth centre or move to the main road side of highway
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