Travelled on 01/10/2015 from BDTS to ASR in 3AC
Coach Condition - Good Condition was good. Bedrolls were clean and fresh. It has OBHS(On Board Housekeeping).They regularly clean the coach after every 2-3 hours.At NDLS coach is thoroughly cleaned. Rating - 08/10
Maintenance - Maintenance was not good but not bad as well. Toilets were not clean Rating -- 05/10
Food -- Catering provided...
more... by Meals on Wheels. Food Quality was pathetic. Tea was nothing but warm water. Ordered Lunch which was served by 1 pm. It has 2 rotis,Dal,Rice,Pickle,Dahi,Panner and 1 vegetable. Roti and Rice was uncooked,Dal was tasteless and watery,Paneer was pathetic. Didn't dared to order from pantry next time.
Rating -- 00/10
Timetable/Punctuality -- This train can be termed as Slack King.It's arrival time at NDLS is 10:40 and we had crossed Palwal by 09:00. We had to wait for 65 mins at Okhla. Throught out the route it easily maintains the timetable.The train was 7 mins before time at BRC, 20 mins at Ratlam, 25 mins at Kota, 15 mins at Bharatpur, 2 mins at Mathura, 7 mins late at NZM,15 mins late at NDLS(30 mins late dep from NDLS), 23 mins before time at Panipat, 10 mins before time at UMB, 6 mins late at LDH, 23 mins late at Jalandhar and 40 mins late at ASR. It can be easily speeded up. Rating -- 08/10
Railfanning -- It is overtaken by 12263(At Bangrod)12951(At Jagan Patti),12909(At Hodal).Crosses 8 states and important stations of IR. Good train for railfans Rating -- 07/10