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Blog Entry# 579102
Posted: Nov 10 2012 (19:19)

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Nov 10 2012 (19:19)   12204/Amritsar - Saharsa Garib Rath Express (PT)
 
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Hello My IRI geeks!!
This is a horrible train to travel on, with reference to the gentry per se. I went to see off my wife at New Delhi station on 10/11/12, booked a 3AC [confirmed ticket], and for a moment I thought, I was standing on the entrance of a IInd class coach without any reservation. Whaat a nightmare, I had. It took me nearly 10 mins to get my foothold on the coach, now you can understand my anxiety, as the scheduled stoppage time of this train is of 15 mins. As a result, I lost my cool, my temper and started to push people I had to, just to get her inside, the train, which was hopelessly
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suffocated!!! One should watch out for the sleeper classes of this train, if one has to consider this train as a travel option, yes a a pure necessary evil, wish I could take a photo of my plight, and post it here!!
Therefore, please consider this as my humble request to my all respective IRI friends, avoid travelling on this train and choose it as the laaast possible option for travelling with it, because, if you have, you are in for a one hell of nightmare.
Thanks & Regards for taking your time for reading my story.
My points of journey were:
New Delhi to Bareilly.
Class of Travel: 3AC
Reservation status: Confirmed. Seat and coach already allotted.
Regards,
Jaideep

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Nov 17 2012 (18:25)
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Hello Ranjeet,
At the outset, many thanks for taking your time out to actually go through my case. I have nothing more to say other than the fact, that I completely agree in verbatim on what you have replied.
In retrospect, I have a learnt a pretty valuable lesson to avoid the SL class with special reference to fares!!
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Jaideep.

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Nov 17 2012 (18:35)
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I had fancied Garib Rath, and once booked from ERS to LTT, in Kochuveli-Mumbai LTT Garib Rath Express/12202... But experience was so bad. Even Sitting class was in worse condition.
When I boarded the train, my berth was occupied by an extra passenger and that was an elderly lady going with group. She had not even WL ticket, but had purchased on last day of travel. and TTE never came to check. Whole night was spent listening their 'chattering'. Day time was passed in squeezed sitting. an they carried lots of luggage... the compartment of Eight berth looked like a mini cloak room....
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learnt the secret: why this train is called 'Garib Rath'.... Only Laloo knew till then...

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Nov 17 2012 (18:46)
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Hello Kishor,
Now that's a first!!! Honestly!! Till now I only had the feeling that the Eastern and the North sector was a one off situation, in the worsening situation of this train. It however, now seems that, this happens to be a pan Indian case!!
Once again, sorry to learn your plight too!!
Dear Ranjeet,
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you are listening. Garib Rath express CANNOT BE TRUSTED with our families!! This A straight caveat served right up in our face!! THIS TRAIN SUITS BEST FOR BACHELORS OR SINGLE MALE TRAVEL PERSONS ONLY!!
This was just my personal opinion only. No offence intended!! Hope it didn't hurt you.
Regards,
Jaideep.

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Nov 17 2012 (20:36)
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And out of curiosity, and to verify how the Seating is in GR, I passed through 4-5 boggy's vestibules, and saw from the 'glass door' that separated Seaters from Berthers,
Leg spaces were not comfortable, and
Seats too seemed not too cushioned. I do not remember whether there was any cushion or only ply wood?
But I could see that Garibs are made
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to travel in AC and made to feel 'You poors... you deserve NOT more than this...'

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Nov 17 2012 (22:45)
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Hello Kishor,
Its the only train that is really living up to its name: "Poor Man's Chariot", or "Poor Man's Rajdhani"!!
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