Traveled By Upasana Exp On 20th March From Howrah To Dehradun. I Must Say, I Would Hardly Travel By This Train Again [ Forget The Other Option Super Crawler Doon Exp ] . My Coach 2A Was A Very Old One With Dirty Window Glass , Though On Boards House Keeping Team Ensured A Neat & Clean Compartment. On Day 1, You Will Have Good Food Options Through Ecatering. But On Day 2 Your Nightmare Resumes. I Ordered My Lunch From Bareily . But Just Before Reaching Bareily I Got A Call From The Restaurant That They Serve "Veg Only". I Failed To Understand Why On Earth They Offer Non Veg Menus While Placing Orders. Train Was Running Late After Lucknow. And It became A Nightmare After Haridwar. Reached Dehradun 1 Hour 30 Mins Beyond Its Schedule

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I happened to travel in the vintage 1994 manufactured 2AC coach of 12327 as in the video /blog/post/1846139. The coach was full of cobwebs and dust coming out of the AC vents and stinks. There was horrible noise and as the coach was moving or braking it was unbearably shaky. I regret to pay a premium for 2AC for safety and comfort for all the way from Howrah to Haridwar. I wonder why passengers are paying for travelling in such a whopping 20-25 years old coaches in such a terrible condition. Why IR and ER not scrapping these Grandfather Coaches?

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