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A TRUE NON-STOP JOURNEY BY 12847 HWH-DIGHA DURONTO EXPRESS
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16th, Jan 2014(Thursday), it was foggy and really 'cold day' in Kolkata. I reached at Howrah South Complex at about 9:50AM with my better-half and my 3yr. old daughter. The South Complex was unexpectedly crowd-free, and the vacant rake of 12882 PURI-HWH Garibrath(occupied PF 19) was the only train in the entire complex. An Amta local departed from PF 21 at around 10:20AM. The vacant rake of 12847 entered at PF 23 at 10:35AM. Our seat were in C1(66, 67). Surprisingly, when I...
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checked the reservation chart, came to know, we were the only pax. in C1. However, we got into C1, and, in a while, as I expected, we were shifted to C2 by the caterer people. According to chart, 22 seats were reserved in C2. There were hardly 100 pax. as per chart, with none in the EC. To be continued..........