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It was night of 2nd Aug 2023(Day - Wednesday). I set out for station and was at Jind Junction at around 10:30 PM itself. I had booked a ticket in 19411/SBIB(Sabarmati Ahmedabad)-DLPC(Daulatpur Chauk)(famously known as Jaipur-Chandigarh Express) which was running on time so its scheduled arrival @JIND JN was at around 02:30 AM.
As I was waiting; I saw departures of 16787/TEN-SVDK @23:20, legendary 12137/Punjab Mail(towards FZR) @23:48 AND 12455/DEE-BKN @00:30. It was a rainy day and all these trains came drenched in train as I saw the water pouring down from...
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As I was waiting; I saw departures of 16787/TEN-SVDK @23:20, legendary 12137/Punjab Mail(towards FZR) @23:48 AND 12455/DEE-BKN @00:30. It was a rainy day and all these trains came drenched in train as I saw the water pouring down from...
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end of each coach.
As rain started to slow down there came arrival of another legend 14035/Dhauladhar Express(DEE-PTK)(Should be shifted back to its earlier terminal DLI for ease of movement). Good thing? All trains running on time!!
Now as I prepared myself for another hour of bore-ness; turned out it wasn't meant to be. I was bored for around half an hour and was just roaming on the station until a freight came to a screeching halt on 3rd(from the platform) loop line.
After sometime I saw a green signal on the 2nd loop line and it intrigued me as to why this signal turned green. I was just puzzled at First by looking at that green signal 😂😂
It became visible from a distance. Headlight of this trains loco fell on the freight standing on the loop line to it. It gave a good visibility of freight from where I was standing on the platform because it reflected the light falling on it.
Not having an idea I just looked at my phone. It was 01:35 AM 3rd August 2023 DAY - THURSDAY. I connected the dots: freight halted-green-passenger train will skip. As soon as I got hit with the apprehension I thought; ok its going to be painful to see but its alright.
As I was watching I knew before it came in front of me. It was 20985/KOTA-UHP Weekly. This train should be given a stoppage instead of skip at this station 🙄🙄. As the train skipped I recorded it and cherished the moment.
Now It was time for my trains announcement but I had another surprise waiting; THE RETURN of legend 12138/Punjab Mail(towards CSMT). Just after 12138 announcement 19411 trains arrival was announced on platform no. 4. As 12138 arrived 19411 trains loco was visible. I boarded 19411 I was happy that it was on time and saw 12138 departing on time too. Reached Chandigarh on time too.
Some observations:
1. This route needs more Ludhiana and Chandigarh bound trains. UMB route is already very congested
2. Stations should be given proper lighting.
3. Coach indicators not installed are a big problem. Should be installed as soon as railway can.
PS: How do I remember so much? I had noted it.
As rain started to slow down there came arrival of another legend 14035/Dhauladhar Express(DEE-PTK)(Should be shifted back to its earlier terminal DLI for ease of movement). Good thing? All trains running on time!!
Now as I prepared myself for another hour of bore-ness; turned out it wasn't meant to be. I was bored for around half an hour and was just roaming on the station until a freight came to a screeching halt on 3rd(from the platform) loop line.
After sometime I saw a green signal on the 2nd loop line and it intrigued me as to why this signal turned green. I was just puzzled at First by looking at that green signal 😂😂
It became visible from a distance. Headlight of this trains loco fell on the freight standing on the loop line to it. It gave a good visibility of freight from where I was standing on the platform because it reflected the light falling on it.
Not having an idea I just looked at my phone. It was 01:35 AM 3rd August 2023 DAY - THURSDAY. I connected the dots: freight halted-green-passenger train will skip. As soon as I got hit with the apprehension I thought; ok its going to be painful to see but its alright.
As I was watching I knew before it came in front of me. It was 20985/KOTA-UHP Weekly. This train should be given a stoppage instead of skip at this station 🙄🙄. As the train skipped I recorded it and cherished the moment.
Now It was time for my trains announcement but I had another surprise waiting; THE RETURN of legend 12138/Punjab Mail(towards CSMT). Just after 12138 announcement 19411 trains arrival was announced on platform no. 4. As 12138 arrived 19411 trains loco was visible. I boarded 19411 I was happy that it was on time and saw 12138 departing on time too. Reached Chandigarh on time too.
Some observations:
1. This route needs more Ludhiana and Chandigarh bound trains. UMB route is already very congested
2. Stations should be given proper lighting.
3. Coach indicators not installed are a big problem. Should be installed as soon as railway can.
PS: How do I remember so much? I had noted it.
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Yo, so on the night of August 2nd, 2023 (which was a Wednesday), I headed to the station and got to Jind Junction around 10:30 PM. I had a ticket for the 19411/SBIB (Sabarmati Ahmedabad) - DLPC (Daulatpur Chauk) train, also known as the Jaipur-Chandigarh Express, which was right on schedule with an expected arrival at JIND JN around 02:30 AM.
While I was waiting, I saw a couple of trains leave: the 16787/TEN-SVDK at 23:20, the legendary 12137/Punjab Mail headed towards FZR at 23:48, and the 12455/DEE-BKN at 00:30. It was raining that day, and all these trains were completely soaked, water pouring out from the end of each coach.
As the rain started to die down, another legendary train, the 14035/Dhauladhar Express (DEE-PTK), arrived. By the way, they should totally move it back to its original terminal, DLI, to make things easier. The good news was that all the trains were running on time!
Now, just when I was getting ready to endure another hour of boredom, turns out it wasn't meant to be. I was bored for about half an hour and was just wandering around the station when a freight train screeched to a halt on the third loop line (from the platform).
After a while, I noticed a green signal on the second loop line, and it got me curious as to why that signal turned green. I was initially puzzled by that green signal, haha!
As it got closer, the headlight of the train fell on the freight train standing on the loop line, giving me a clear view because of the light reflecting off of it. I didn't have a clue what was going on, so I just checked my phone. It was 01:35 AM on August 3rd, 2023 (which was a Thursday). And then it clicked: freight train stopped-green signal-passenger train will skip. As soon as I realized what was about to happen, I thought, "Okay, it's gonna suck to see, but whatever."
I was watching, and I already knew what was coming before it even reached me. It was the 20985/KOTA-UHP Weekly. Honestly, this train should stop at this station instead of skipping it, eyeroll. As the train skipped, I recorded it and enjoyed the moment.
Now, it was time for my train's announcement, but there was another surprise waiting for me: the return of the legendary 12138/Punjab Mail heading towards CSMT. Right after the announcement for the 12138 train, they announced the arrival of the 19411 train on platform number 4. As the 12138 train arrived, I could see the loco of the 19411 train. I boarded the 19411 and was happy that it was on time. I also saw the 12138 train leave on time. We even reached Chandigarh on time.
Here are a few observations I made:
1. This route needs more trains going to Ludhiana and Chandigarh. The UMB route is already super crowded.
2. Stations need better lighting.
3. It's a major issue that some coaches don't have indicators installed. Railway should get on that as soon as possible.
PS: How do I remember all this? I took notes, bro.
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