DOJ: 14th March 2024.
Had to go to Shivpuri for official work.
After boarding this train I realised why the return train has 9 hour scheduled run for Shivpuri to Nizamuddin 😂
For the first time experienced getting into NER Line of Mathura Junction courtesy of Ultra Blocks taken months before.
Maintenance:...
more... Pathetic. Stinking Toilets in AC 2 Tier which would make you puke by just standing near entry doors of Coach. Worn out Bedsheets having Black Marks all over. Jugaadu Rusty Taps. Dusty Scratched Window Glasses of Coaches (I had to clean the Window Glass of my Seat myself). Coach attendance behaves as if he's doing you a favour by allowing you to sit in the seat that you booked and give you bedsheets (I had raised my voice until TTE intervened and saved him, would've thrashed him in all probability).
Punctuality: Got delayed before Nizamuddin by 1 hour, then got slapped around in Nizamuddin Mathura Section by every Tom Dick and Harry Train. Finally attained MPS after Mathura, got a good run before Gwalior then went back to getting slapped around and delayed reaching Shivpuri at 08 PM. Kaafi Zillat Bhari Zindagi hai iss train ki 😂.