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NZM-Kota Jan Shatabdi: एवरेज स्पीड में नंबर वन, जिसमें नहीं है सवारियों का टोटा, यह है आपणी जनशताब्दी From कोटा - Madan Mohan Meena

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12618/Mangala Lakshadweep Express (PT)
Other Names: Mangladweep Express
मंगला लक्षद्वीप एक्सप्रेस

NZM/Hazrat Nizamuddin --> ERS/Ernakulam Junction (South)

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Sep 25 2015 (01:47)   12618/Mangala Lakshadweep Express (PT)
JSabrinaa
JSabrinaa   15 blog posts
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Please do not travel in this train. Not at all clean, safe especially for women passengers and also kids they'll definitely fall ill. A.C is like ewww right from ernakulam!!! A.C is good in trains like kerala sampark kranti, rajdhani than this one. This train back then used to be so clean when we used to board from Nasik. For mumbaikars netravati is so much better than mangala(in all terms) or kerala sampark kranti even much better.
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Sep 25 2015 (12:54)
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What about 3A & 2A of this train?
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Sep 25 2015 (15:08)
JSabrinaa   15 blog posts
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Both times we travelled in 2nd AC it was too bad. Please go for kerala sampark kranti or rajdhani.
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Dec 29 2017 (23:51)   12618/Mangala Lakshadweep Express (PT)
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metalmint~   55 blog posts
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I have traveled in this train many times. Not good in any term, be it punctuality cleanliness or coach conditions. Earlier this used to be the only train between delhi and mangalore and there was no choice (except rajdhani, which is expensive). Now there are much better trains around. LHS coaches are a must for these kind of long distance trains. arrives at a very odd time at mangalore. Avoid if you can.
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naushad2005gmail.com~
naushad2005gmail.com~   375 blog posts
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You are absolutely right with regards to condition of coaches. I have travelled many times in Ac 2 tier coaches of this train. Its a real pity that AC 2 tier coaches are much older and not at all maintained properly. Even the washrooms are not cleaned at regular intervals. This is the condition of AC 2 tier coaches, cant imagine the condition of sleeper coaches. AC 3 tier coaches are much well maintained than AC 2 tier coaches. Only plus point for this train is the food which is of acceptable standard. Punctuality and cleanliness as you said better to forget the same.
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rfpa007
rfpa007   6 blog posts
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Rightly said. The train is in a sorry state even after LHBfication. Scheduled arrival time at MAJN is in itself late, and delays only make matters worse.
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Mar 05 2015 (21:20)   12217/Kerala Sampark Kranti Express (PT)
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Travelled to Udupi from Nizamuddin by Mangla Exp. Not a good experience. 26 stations on almost 40 hrs journey. Cleanliness in train was pretty bad. None cleaned it throughout the journey. Foood by Meals on Wheels was not good. Arrival time was odd. One on the night. Return journey by Sampark Kranti was very good. Only 7 stations between Mangalore and New Delhi. Cleaned several times during journey. Was perhaps outsourced. Food was tolerably good by IRCTC. Was punctual.
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Mar 07 2015 (07:45)
moderator^~   16730 blog posts
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Please provide your Rating and Review of this train in the corresponding train page, by clicking the "Rate" link. This section is only for "Travel Tips". Thanks.
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Oct 17 2016 (14:30)
Saif   15 blog posts
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Don't agree to this!!
It's not as bad as it's made to look on this page. Cleaning in 2A at JHS...and then happened at Chiplun as well., I guess it was attended at Bhusaval too during the night. Maybe it wasn't attended too well a year ago.
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Oct 17 2016 (15:02)
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Is train ka Madhya Pradesh state me know halt kyo nahi hai,
Jabki ye train mp.me approx 300 km run Kartika hai
Jabki Raajdhani exp. Durango exp.ka Ratlam me halt diya gaya hai.
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Oct 17 2016 (15:48)
BengalNagpurRailway~
BengalNagpurRailway~   3078 blog posts
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Kyun ke yeh Sampark Kranti Express hain, so apne home state ke alawa doosre states mein kam halts hii honge.
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Oct 17 2016 (17:30)
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Maharashtra, Gujarat, me to is ke panel stations per halt diya hai,
Kota Vadodara ......
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Oct 17 2016 (17:45)
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Those halts are given for crew change & fuel re-filling, consider them as technical halts.
Additional for Madhya Pradesh there's already an Madhya Pradesh Sampark Kranti running.
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Oct 17 2016 (17:47)
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Kota & Vadodara are Commercial Halt.
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Oct 17 2016 (17:49)
BengalNagpurRailway~
BengalNagpurRailway~   3078 blog posts
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Those are Technical cum Commercial halts.
Some one please shed some light over the issue, that aren't over Kota & Vadodara there's crew change? as far as I know this is the place where crew changing happens.
Please confirm.
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Oct 17 2016 (17:51)
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Kya Ratlam jn.se Nagpur,ki direct trains connectivity possible nahi hai ?
Jaipur-Nagpur exp.run via Long rout via Ajmer - Chittorgarh- Kota Nagda --Bhopal
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Oct 17 2016 (17:57)
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Ratlam jn.pe Amritsar - Konchuvelli exp.Dehradun-Konchuvelli exp.trains ka Commercial halt nahi hai,
Kota, Vadodara, Surat & Maharashtra k some stations per inks Commercial halt hai,
Pure rout or sirf Madhya Pradesh ya Ratlam Division me inks halt nahi hai,

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Oct 17 2016 (21:26)
BengalNagpurRailway~
BengalNagpurRailway~   3078 blog posts
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Write in complaint portal regarding your grievances.
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Jan 05 2017 (10:09)
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Btw it's not Konchuveli it's Kochuveli or you can say directly KCVL. Yes ap sahi keh rhe h in dono trains ki halt honi chahiye kyunki dono normal SF h. Unke UR coach bhi lagbhag khali chalti h to agar inko RTM me stop denge to waha k short distance passengers ko fayda milega.
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Jan 10 (12:57)   12618/Mangala Lakshadweep Express (PT)
rfpa007
rfpa007   6 blog posts
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Travelled on 12618 from PNVL to MAJN in SL at short notice during Christmas season, here are my observations.

Tried to book tickets in 3A and 2A, but got stuck in RLWL, ultimately settling for the lone available seat in SL class. Book your tickets well in advance, especially if you plan to travel during holiday seasons.

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coach S6 was jam-packed with people, mostly travelling to Ernakulam from northern India. I somehow made my way to seat number 48 (SUB) in the middle of the coach and could not move to the washrooms without risking my seat.

Link for the day was an ED WAP7, which occasionally ran at sectional MPS of 120 kmph.

From a 30 min delay at PNVL to a 1 h 10 min delay at MAO to an almost on-time arrival (only 5 min delay) at MAJN outer, the train was stopped for a whopping 40 more minutes at MAJN outer. Couldn't get down because the coach was jam-packed and because I had a couple of suitcases.

I had brought my own food, hence I didn't opt for the lunch from the pantry.

Washrooms were okay, at least on my coach. Some uneducated co-passengers threw plastic wrappers and even waste food under the seats. Stringent enforcement of rules is required to prevent such occurences.

However, the views of the beautiful Konkan Railway lightened my spirits.

Overall, if travelling on this train, please avoid booking in SL. Book in AC. Even better, avoid this train altogether. SR accords it step-motherly treatment.

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Jan 18 2018 (16:37)   12618/Mangala Lakshadweep Express (PT)
vin4reg
vin4reg   4 blog posts
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This train is one of the worstly maintained trains in india, cleanliness is ZERO in the non-a/c coaches. It seems the onboard housekeeping service is absent, there was no water in the basin or toilets, totally nasty and stinky. will never ever consider this trainfor travel even for shorter distance. There was this article on malayalam newspaper regarding this today.
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