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Blog Entry# 356059
Posted: Feb 23 2012 (12:09)

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Feb 23 2012 (12:09)   12471/Swaraj Express (PT)
 
saksham
saksham   28 blog posts
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i would like to share my trip from mumbai to chakki bank in 3ac in swaraj exp. i was going to chakki bank and waiting for swaraj exp at borivali ,the actual departure was at 8:28 from bvi the train came at 8:35 and good to see wap4 was attached in swaraj exp , the train was running late 15min til brc but after that train almost reach every station 15min before time, the train has good speed but the condition of coach was very poor , airconditone was also not working properly , there was no cold inside the boggie .the curtains in 3ac was tored, there was also rat in the coach ,rat has attacked the luggage of my co-passeneger and caused severe damaged, even the condition of toilets was very terrible than sleeper class, toiletss were fully rusted . i was shocked to see...
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the prestigious train in a very terrible condition, my relatives caught the same train from brc but they were in sleeper class s6 and my coach postion was b3 so there was around 7 to 8 bogies between us . i used to constantly go in s6 and meet my relatives during this period i was shock to see the all sleeper class coach in horrible position, all the seats were tored ,stitches were removed ,spunch were coming out of all the seats, this position was not on single seat but through out the all the coaches of swaraj exp.surprise to see the western railway are so careless to handle the maintenace and cleanliness of which they are not known for.finallly the train reached chakki bank bang on time.i personally feel that enjoyment of train journey is more in sleeper class than ac coaches.

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Feb 23 2012 (12:33)
saksham   28 blog posts
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i would also like to share my return journey experience from amritsar to mumbai bct in golden temple mail. i have booked tatkal ticket in golden temple mail of date 18-02-12, this time i have booked the ticket in sleeper class , the dearture time of golden temple was 21:25 from amritsar , i reached amritsar station at 4pm in evening , i have deposited my luggage in the cloak room at amritsar station and went to visit the historic golden temple ,its a very beautiful temple, so neat and clean, well maintained .after visiting temple i cam back to amritsar statiion at 8pm to catch the train. i was waiting for train at waiting room for 1hr and at 8:45pm train has arrived at platform no.1 of amritsar station , i went to my coach, i put my luggage beneath the seat. the train was well maintained...
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, the coaches were very neat and tidy ,surprise to see the golden temple mail was maintained 1000times better tan swaraj exp. the toilet were clean. the train departed right on time, after departure i slept at my upper berth. at morning when i open my eyes the train was standing at hazrat nizammmudin right on time, i have tea from the station . because its a mail exp this train has number of halts but still it wont effect its speed. after a excitement and tiring journey the train reached dadar station 10mins before on 20-12-2012.so overall its was a very good journey in a very good train

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Feb 23 2012 (12:41)
saksham   28 blog posts
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very true , i was very shocked to see the train in very bad condition, even the condition of coaches from outside were not cleaned , the colour of the boggie was very dull and muddy of sleeper class ,it seems that coaches were not washed from many years
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Feb 23 2012 (12:48)
KrisGopal^~
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Such a contrast between Swaraj Exp and Golden Temple Mail. As far as punctuality, maintenance and coach condition is concerned.
Thanks for your reports.
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Feb 23 2012 (12:50)
PKV~
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Feel very sorry to note your sad experience of travel by the Swaraj Express. At least it was compensated by a better experience in the GT Mail. Thanks for your detailed report, Saksham.
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Feb 25 2012 (10:57)
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Kindly request Railway dept to look into the matter and give better service to travellers. hope next time anybody going this train feel comfertable.
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