Return trip report by the fast
Never got so tensed up while catching a train-but yesterday was-got quite held up and by the time I managed to board a bus at Sedam it was 18:45hrs. the bus started around 18:55hrs and catching the ring road by the time it reached Gulbarga bus stand it was 20:25hrs-caught an auto immediately to railway station in the melee forgetting to pack my dinner.
entered Gulbarga station at 20:35hrs to view the Guntakal WDM-3A bringing in the 12164 superfast from chennai to Dadar-the train was quite...
more... jam packed
After 2 minutes halt train left-looked around-food packets were available only in non-veg stalls and veg stalls wore a deserted look-took a mineral water and started relishing on biscuits that were in my bag
No announcement and suddenly loud speakers came to life at 21:05hrs indicating that 22133 will be on Pf-2-the whole crowd took the solo staircase leading to Pf-2 and slowly and steadily reached there
Pune WDM-3A was the link and came in at 21:15hrs at full speed-speed which seemed that train will skip Gulbarga-but the deacceleration was superb enough to stop the B1 coach right at the point i was waiting-the train was only 10% filled from SUR and was almost 90% full here-again NEK SF!!
B1 59 upper berth-the opposite bay was completely occupied and people went off to sleep-the LB and MB in my bay were empty with people to board at Yadgir-was waiting for some catering but no one to cater in return-finished the packet of biscuits
Acceleration and high speed combined the train left GR at 21:25hrs and reached WADI at 21:55hrs 10 mins ahead-spotted a food tray and took a meals packet and devoured it before train started-atlast something to have atleast
After dinner time to sleep-train was stopped shortly after WADI probably to give preference to 12430 Rajadhani-2nd day of travel sleep took over me at 22:15hrs and was fast asleep
Woke up at 4:15AM and train had stopped-took out my mobile to see it was Dharmavaram-slept again-05:50AM-this time mobile said Thondebhavi-running late!
continous slow downs and speed up-probably the train of trains ahead was delaying it-slowly and steadily woke up at 06:35 train slowing past Doddaballapur and stopped before Rajanakunte-brushed and cup of tea(Piping hot with elachi smell)-slowly entered Yelahanka at 07:10AM and started at 07:15
Stood by the door to see it curving out enjoying the breeze-moved in a bit as train picked up speed enjoying the cool breeze strike my face
Well this was unexpected-07:23AM we were trotting at full pace across LOGH-went inside to get my luggage as we slowed down to cross the resting KSK and HTE-YPR Expresses in yard changing and curving in to PF-5. Platform 6 had a MLY alco with YPR-GKP Weekly ready to depart and Pf-4 was with Howrah Express that had entered. PF-2 had the ready to depart BZA passenger.
Came out of the station and was one among the 1st to board the 90E waiting outside-well the bus got overcroiwded and driver hurriedly started it-looked in to check the 16528 from CAN had entered into Pf-1.
As the bus moved on into malleshwaram through 8th main into M block heard the sound to a roaring Alco-the 16518 from KAnnur to Yeshvantapur was blasting past the MWM station at 7:55AM-slowly turned away from the Railways to the bus
