HOPELESS TRAIN....
I usually travel by DQ but this time planned to return to Pune by Pragati. Travelled in this after almost 3-4 years. Drastically downgraded from what it was earlier and what it is today.
First it reached Dadar late when the earlier EMU had actually left 7 mins ago. Train did not stopped as per the indicators on platform. It halted more than 1 coach behind. So as expected a lot of chaos on platform. People in groups running in panic situation, half of them boarding in whichever coachs possible. Inside;...
more... reaserved seats occupied by pass holders. Train moved and some passengers deboarded at Thane too....that means some of them were Mumbai local pass holders. At thane same situation. Halted hardly for 1 minute and left. Crossed parsik tunnel and halted for crossing the main line trains in opposite direction. Crossed Diva Station thru extreme right side track. Diva to Panvel journey was sometimes extremely fast speed and sometimes extremely slow. I doubt the maintenance of that section tracks as the train was oscillating shaking and every possible wild movements were taking place. Reached panvel 20 mins late. Then so many passengers boarded that the coach was jam packed. A reserved compartment with more unreserved ticket holders. And the surprising part was the TTE was moving around checking tickets of only seated passengers.
Panvel karjat was similar. Had to overtake some good trains on the way but I don't know why it had to slow down while overtaking.
reached karjat late 25 mins. I thought DQ gonna overtake us but it did not. After karjat the train ran like a mad dog and reached shivaji nagar 10 mins late where I deboarded.
Train was full with vendors selling all possible items that they could in a train. Many beggers also passed thru the gangway.
Why is this a super fast train ? Why pay super fast charge? Better travel in sinhagad or deccan express.
OR THE BEST OF ALL -DECCAN QUEEN
please wait...Translate to EnglishOMG, this train is so freaking hopeless! I usually go by DQ, but this time I thought I'd switch it up and take the Pragati back to Pune. It's been like 3-4 years since I last rode it, and damn, it's gone downhill big time.
First of all, it arrived at Dadar super late, even though the EMU that was supposed to leave 7 minutes earlier had already taken off. And to top it off, the stupid train didn't even stop where it was supposed to. It stopped like a whole coach behind, causing total chaos on the platform. People were freaking out and running in groups, trying to get on the train however they could. And when I finally got inside, all the reserved seats were taken by pass holders. So unfair!
Then, at Thane, the same shit happened. The train stopped for like one freaking minute and then just took off. And guess what? Some people got off at Thane, which means they were probably just locals with Mumbai passes. Ugh, so annoying! And don't even get me started on the journey from Diva to Panvel. Sometimes it was speeding like crazy, and other times it was crawling at a snail's pace. Seriously, I'm starting to question if they even bother maintaining that section. This train is a hot mess, man.
