Cleanliness - Avg. Bathrooms mostly remain clogged. As people still dont know how to flush. On board housekeeping nowhere to be seen. Also people throw linen cover here n there.
Catering - Pathetic / poor. Only boiled water (tea) available, no coffee. For dinner & lunch boiled rice with so half boiled egg/chicken/veg sold as 'Biryani'.
For meals choice is same - paneer, egg, chicken. (Served after NJP, hence no idea of quality)
Rush...
more... - Most of unbooked seats sold by TTE without any ticket. So gets filled up substantially as moves towards RNY NJP KIR.
Punctuality - Almost regularly running late in RNY div. Gets good running in APDJ & KIR div. But not enough to cover up the delay.
Linen - Available buy no hand towel provided.
Pls note enroute stn from NHLN till NCB you won't find much to buy to eat. RNY being only exception but at such time remains a question mark. Pls arrange accordingly or stay hungry.
Seats are comfortable but avoid SLBs as they have one single seat to pull up but they won't work in maximum seats. That reduces the seat width.
Edit -- On return trip took Dinner from PC, Chicken meal ₹ 160, Egg - ₹ 150, Paneer - ₹ 130.
Taste Quality & Quality - between okay & average.
please wait...Translate to EnglishCleanliness - Bathrooms are usually clogged. People don't know how to flush. Housekeeping is nowhere to be found. People throw linen covers everywhere.
Catering - It's pathetic. Only tea is available, no coffee. For dinner and lunch, they serve boiled rice with half-boiled egg/chicken/veg, calling it 'Biryani'. The meal options are always the same - paneer, egg, or chicken. (I haven't had it after NJP, so not sure about the quality)
Rush - TTE sells unbooked seats without tickets. So the train gets quite full as it moves towards RNY NJP KIR.
Punctuality - The train is almost always late in the RNY division. It runs smoothly in the APDJ & KIR division, but still can't make up for the delay.
Linen - They provide linen, but no hand towels.
Please note that there aren't many food options between NHLN and NCB stations. RNY might be an exception, but it's not reliable. Plan accordingly or be prepared to go hungry.
The seats are comfortable, but avoid the side lower berths as they only have one seat that can be pulled up, and it doesn't work in most seats. So it reduces the seat width.
Edit - On the return trip, I had dinner from the pantry car. Chicken meal costs ₹160, Egg costs ₹150, and Paneer costs ₹130. The taste and quality are just okay, nothing special.
please wait...Translate to HindiCleanliness - Average. Bathrooms mostly remain clogged. As people still don't know how to flush. On-board housekeeping nowhere to be seen. Also, people throw linen cover here and there.
Catering - Terrible. Only boiled water (tea) available, no coffee. For dinner & lunch boiled rice with some half boiled egg/chicken/veggies sold as 'Biryani'. For meals, the choice is the same - paneer, egg, chicken. (Served after NJP, hence no idea of quality)
Rush - Most of the unbooked seats sold by TTE without any ticket. So gets filled up substantially as it moves towards RNY NJP KIR.
Punctuality - Almost regularly running late in RNY div. Gets good running in APDJ & KIR div. But not enough to cover up the delay.
Linen - Available, but no hand towel provided.
Pls note enroute stn from NHLN till NCB you won't find much to buy to eat. RNY being the only exception, but at such time remains a question mark. Pls arrange accordingly or stay hungry.
Seats are comfortable, but avoid SLBs as they have one single...
