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Some pics of food from Mandovi's pantry car!

Honest opinion, it's overhyped. The food is GOOD, no second thoughts about that, but I feel like the modern day railvloggers have blindly hyped everything up for clickbait content.

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review:
•Bread cutlet: sub-par. For someone who's had cutlets from Deccan Queen(ICF days), Netravati and Mangala(ICF days) and Parashuram, these cutlets were absolutely tasteless.
•Tomato soup: the BEST tomato soup I've ever tasted till date!!! This one's a must try even if you've packed food from home.
•Chicken Lollipop: average to good. I have had better from Netravati's pantry(ICF days).
•Veg fried rice: this was excellent. Would 100% recommend this to anyone.
•Chicken chilli: good. Not comparable to restaurants but was very good by railway standards.
•Chicken fried rice: strictly average. The chicken had a raw smell to it and I had to keep all the chicken fragments aside and consume just the rice. The quantity of chicken was generous though.

Some dishes are excellent, some are good, others are sub-par. So choose wisely and don't fall for the clickbait madness.

If you'd like to watch the travelogue(from a railfan, not a railvloggers), here's the link:
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I am a frequent user of this train between Pune and Thane, here are my observations.

Has the same average speed as the DQ. Almost always punctual.

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especially the bread cutlets.

Push-pull WAP7s that haul this train display sheer aggression. Excellent for railfans.

2S seats are comfortable. Some coaches even have AC Chair-car type seats!

The Official Govt Approved Rates for Tourist Cabs as well as Black and Yellow Taxis has been attached below. Everything is given in complete detail.

If you want to calculate the fare to get to the railway station from your hotel or vice versa, calculate the total distance in KMs and multiply it with the per km fare one way given in the last column (one way journey without return).
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Eg: Baga to Thivim Railway Station = 23 Kms and Per Km Fare (Swift Dzire AC) = 43 Rs / KM
Total Amount = 23 X 43 = 989 (Approx 1000 INR)
I have verified these rates as of Dec 2023 for Tourist Taxis.

Vivek