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TRIP REPORT
It was an exciting day !! Last day of my exam . . . The journey day had come after a long time . Time to go home . All packings were done a day before journey .
The ticket was booked in 3A from Itarsi Jn to Danapur in 12791 Secunderabad Danapur SF Exp . The departure timing was 00:35 hrs on 5 August .
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was accompanied by one of my friend . We had planned to go Itarsi either by 11408 Lucknow Pune Exp or 18238 Chhatisgarh Exp , whichever arrives first . We Reached station at 18:00 hrs . 11408 was delayed by 1 hr 20 minutes . So 18238 arrived first but seeing the over crowded UR coach we didn’t boarded it . After 15 minutes 11408 arrived we boarded it & fortunately got 2 window seats . The train departed Bhopal at 20:00 and reached Itarsi at 21:50 . We had enough time so we had dinner in a restaurant outside the station campus .
After having a delightful night railfanning session at ET , the train finally arrived at 00:35 hrs . ET WDP 4D #40195 took the charge from ET. My coach B2 was brand new 2015 made and was neat & clean , there were two charging points present in each bay . I took the bedroll from the attendant . The train finally departed at 01:30 . The train followed 11065 Pawan Exp right from Itarsi to Varanasi . The train had a superb run , the next morning , the on board cleaning maintenance was excellent . The loco changed from WDP 4D to twin alcos at ALD. Things were going very well upto Mughalsarai , but after that . . . . to be continued
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Attached Pics
Pic 1 : Bhopal Jn #SB
Pic 2 : My coach B2 at Satna Jn
Pic 3 : View of Satna Jn
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