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12703/Falaknuma Express (PT)
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HWH/Howrah Junction --> SC/Secunderabad Junction

Updated: Dec 24 2023 (13:17) by Siddharth98^~
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Mar 05 2018 (19:38)   12703/Falaknuma Express (PT)
Manish K~
Manish K~   123 blog posts
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Falaknuma Express is very punctual...good for railfanning
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Falaknuma express, only good because of its time suitability, punctuality don't know, it was rescheduled many times due to rsa with Ajanta exp, travel experience can be worst currently due to Economy Ac coaches, and whatever appreciations are given in Wikipedia like about cleanliness and punctuality, currently it is not visible and even halts have also increased due to which quality of the train is decreased.

When this train had rsa with Narayandri exp, that time it was the best train because CDO was tirupati and maintenance was also best but now
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this train is running at its worst, 12703 is average but 12704 is even bad.

My recommendation, this train should be controlled under SER-Santragachi because its maintenance time is very less in SC. And if possible take any weekly superfast train like 12773, 22849 for even better experience. If anyone doesn't relate with my opinion please feel free to reply.

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Mar 09 2019 (11:04)   12703/Falaknuma Express (PT)
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SFAnish~   321 blog posts
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Excellent run right from HWH, always overtakes locals and intercity trains. Sometimes reaches KGP and BLS before time.
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Mar 09 2019 (11:10)   12703/Falaknuma Express (PT)
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SFAnish~   321 blog posts
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As the train has its PM by South Central Railways, the cleanliness of the whole train is without any question and the sleeper coach never spills out with UR or WL Pax even from HWH. The problem that you'll face in this train is that there will be too many eunuchs and beggars all the way round and they generally roam around the sleeper coaches. If you get up from HWH then youll be amazed a bit because everyone goes to the upper berth and just doze off! :P The pantry service of the train is excellent, provides tea with Marie/digestive biscuit for Rs 10 and breakfast items include Standard breakfast meal (Bread-cutlet/Bread-omelette), Upma vada and also chowmein. For railfanning, The SL berth of the Sleeper is the best according to me.
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Jun 01 2018 (13:39)   12703/Falaknuma Express (PT)
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Too much good in terms of Punctuality, Cleanliness and Food. But only problem is unreserved pax will enter in reserved compartment after Balasore. So little uncomfortable. Otherwise it is a top class train and gets VIP type preference enroute.
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Jun 01 2018 (15:03)
Sumit Pal~   1501 blog posts
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Only in sleeper or also in AC?
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Jun 01 2018 (16:33)
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Sleeper mainly, some RAC tickets holders in AC
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Jun 01 2018 (20:35)
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Suri~   7920 blog posts
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Intercity travellers who miss out to board Dhauli express, board this train for going to Cuttack/Bhubaneswar because its the last train in the morning time from Balasore/Bhadrak towards state capital.
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Jun 14 2017 (14:25)   12703/Falaknuma Express (PT)
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Aproop~   2464 blog posts
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This train usually gets delayed between BHC - VSKP but covers it all and more often than not, arrives SC on time.
1 of the most high priority trains in HWH - BZA route, Next only to Coromondel or you can say both are equal too
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