Trip Report(Inputs collected from my father, Which he traveled yesterday)..
Had Reserved 2 tickets for My Mother and Dad in CC.
*Started from Home by 5.45,By Auto reached Station by 6AM.
*16202 was Placed at PF 2 as usual making 16227 to allow PF 1.
*Train...
more... Started Onetime With an Average Speed, Arrival at SME,BDVT made to thinking that will reach SBC late.
*As my father is Diabetic Patient, My mother has taken few Home made food as Breakfast, And flask of Sugar Less Tea. In spite of having SUGARLESS in all food items, My father managed to have 2 rounds of TEA which was available at Train(Had tea Standing Near Door)
* As my dad Said, TTE was a young fellow, and was strict in terms of Checking n all, Resulting, Some unreserved passengers were running, from D1 to GEN using CC as Bridge...
* CC Coach had around 60% of Occupancy. As usual My mom spent time by reading Books.
* Train reached Tumkur(TK) Ontime, Before reaching had few Crossings(JanShatabdhi, Chalukya, Passenger Train and Karwar Intercity),For which 16202 stopped for 3 trains and for 1 other train was waiting.
*After Tumkur(TK) had stopped at ChikkaBanavar for 2mins or So.
*This train doesn't have stop at Yesvanthpura(YPR),But stopped, Planned to got down, But my brother who was waiting at SBC made my father n Mother to travel till SBC.Mean while around 20% of Passengers got down at YPR itself.
* Reached Ontime to SBC at PF 9, Got complain from dad that before getting down, few passengers entered Coaches to occupy Seat (Explained RSA with DWR ICE).
*By Pre-Paid Rickshaw Reached Home by 12.40.
(Taught of asking LOCO link, But felt My dad can't Answer for the same..)
Traveler : My father
Reporter at IRI : Shashank Bhat
Thanks