TRIP REPORT II
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I boarded my coach B2 and could smell as if it was fresh from the coach factory with plastics coverings. I was one of those lucky passengers to experience this LHB rake for the first time. I had my lunch after the TTE checed the ticket. The coach was almost empty with few passengers. Departed on...
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time at 23.55 and aafter someetime it was running like a Rajdhani. It had only 3 halts MGS, ALD and CNB and absence of pantry was the matter of concern among the passengers. After running fine till SSM it halted there making an unscheduled halt for 10 minutes and after that was running like a passenger train. I was very tired so slept. When I woke up it was nearing ALD and I realized that it was running late for more than 2 hours and arrived ALD at 07.45 at pf. no.3. 12802 New Delhi-Puri Purushottaam Express was standing on pf. no.4. The EOG was not working properly leading to poor cooling in the coach told the attendant. Another problem, the toilets were jam and even after flush were overflowing. Just after 5 minutes it departed and again was crawling and was made to halt anywhere to pass goods trains. At some small station it was stanind and then arrived 12815 Pui-New Delhi Nandan Kanan Express from behind and it also stopped parallel to us. Now, the question was which train will overtake the other one ? Obviously Nandan Kanan Express got the green signal and then after 15 minutes our train started moving. Reached CNB at 12.10 running horribly late and the length of pf was shorter due to which our coach and EOG could not reach the pf. I had to go to A1 and then on pf. to buy water and mango juice. I had many eatable things in my bag given by my mom.Again just 5 minutes halt at CNB too. Now, it was a non-stop running till ANVT. After CNB three tracks were parallel. Our train was on extreme left and on the middle one it wass non another than 12815 Nandan Kanan Express running parallel to us. Both traains were competing. At a time we were ahead then suddenly 12815 started accelerating with WAP-4. Then, came the surprise on the extreme right track, WAP-5 of GZB hauling 12876 New Delhi-Puri Neelanchal Express. Once aagain, Nandaan Kanan Express overtook us. I was not expecting to reach ANVT before 18.00. The LHB rake was not showing its true colours. It was just an ordinary express train.Making unscheduled halts at FZB, TDL, Hathras, ALJN, KUR, GZB, Sahibabad, it arrived ANVT at 19.30. I was very much dissapointed after travelling in it.
My rating-
Speed-2/5
Cleanliness-4/5 due to new coach only toilet problem.
Punctuality-0/5 never reached any station on time.
Overall-2/5
Travel in this train only if you are left with no option.
Pictures will be coming soon.

TRIP REPORT I
Date of Journey-01.10.2012
From-BKSC-GAYA-ANVT
Train No.-12366 Jan Shatabdi Express/02397 Gaya-Anand Vihar Spl
Class-2S/3A
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Due to non-availability of seats in trains from BKSC, I decided to book ticket in GAYA-ANVT SPCL. Seats were easily available because of its maiden run and less publicity. Same day, on IRI ,it was discussed whether this train would have LHB or ICF rake ? It was scheduled t leave GAY at 23.55 so the ideal train for me to reach GAYA was 12366 RNC-PNBE Jan Shatabdi Express.I tried to book ticket in 2S as it was just a 3 hours journey but it was WL from BKSC to GAYA but many seats were vacant from MURI so I decided to book from MURI upto GAYA and boarding at BKSC. When I reached PRS counter the clerk told me boarding at BKSC is not permitted but as after MURI, BKSC is the next halt so it does not matter.As I reached BKSC railway station the train was arriving on pf. no.1, arrived 10 minutes earlier at 16.30 with a HWH WAP-4 and halted for 15 minutes. The weather was quite warm but I had a window seat so it was the saving grace. Now, it had departed and running great on the tracks. The journey was quite good and arrived GAYA bang on time at 20.00 on pf. no.4. I immediately went on pf. no.1 towards 1st class waiting room as GAYA is known for pickpockets and anti-social elements. As I entered the waiting room I was shocked as due to Pitripaksha season it was ffffully crowded with passengers. Somehow, I managed to get a seat in the corner. I had to wait for 3 nad 1/2 hours and I had nothing to do except hearing the announcements and watching the passengers. I was doing the same thing.Then, trains were arriving and departing at the junction like Jodhpur-Howrah Express, Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Express which is still announced as Sealdah Express, HWH Rajdhani Express, Seaaldah Rajdhani Epress, BBS Rajdhani Express. 12816 New Delhi-Puri Nandan Kanan Express was announced as Neelanchal Express instead of Nandan Kanan Express. By this time I was hungry but deccided to eat in the train. Now, it was 23.10 and after a long wait, they announced "02397 Gaya-Anand Vihar special pf. no.3 par lagai ja rahi hai". I carried my bag and reached pf. no.3 where it was dark and I could only see the light of the engine and was praying for LHB rake and finally the hours long wait paid off. Brand new LHB rake arrived with 17 sleepers. CC of the train was LOCO-EOG-S1-S17-B1-A1-B2-EOG. The last coach excluding EOG.