Travelled in this train from Itarsi to Mysuru on Jan 2024. Below are the observations:
1. First, the catering services from pantry is excellent. The food items were tasty and below items were purchased.
Special Thali : Rs 150 (One big chole-paneer mix curry sabzi in separate box, dry aalu gobhi sabzi, 2 chapathis, rice, dal, sweet (sonpapdi), salad)
Rabdi, Shreekhand, Matka Dahi: Rs...
more... 40
Tomato Soup: Rs 20
Tea/Coffee: Rs 20 (good quality but with lot of sugar)
Milk available from Pantry for baby.
Hot water provided free of cost from Pantry for baby.
Packed chips, kurkure, aloo sev bhujiya was available.
Mirchi bhajji, & Dal vada: Rs 30 for 2
Veg Pulav with Pickle satchet @ Rs 90
2. Frequent water refilling at all major stations.
3. OBHS staff regularly changed dustbins covers so there was no garbage spillage.
4. Towel provided to all AC pax under bedding packets.
5. Train arrived with LGD WAG-9 from ET to GTL. Hence no 130 action observed. From GTL, loco changed to LGD WAP-7 till Mysuru.
6. Toilets were clean throughout the journey. As there was never shortage of water in coaches.
7. One can buy small oranges @50 and big oranges @100 at Nagpur. Small oranges were sweeter than big ones.
8. Drinking water refilling now operational at all stations. Observed them in NGP, BPQ & GTL.
9. Lots of breakfast options at Guntakal. Below items were purchased:
Onion uthapam: 3 piece costing Rs 90. Good for brunch. coconut chutney, sambhar separately given.
Masala dosa: Rs 50
3 idli, 1 vada at Rs 50
Lemon Rice: Didn't bought
Veg Pulav: Didn't bought
10. Train halted for 40 mins at SBC due to unloading of HCPV coaches.
TL;DR: A very good train for railfanning & traveling experience.
please wait...Translate to EnglishYo, I took this train from Itarsi to Mysuru in Jan 2024. Here's what I noticed:
1. First things first, the food from the pantry was bomb. The Thali had a big-ass chole-paneer mix curry, dry aalu gobhi sabzi, 2 chapathis, rice, dal and a sweet (sonpapdi), and salad. The cost was Rs 150. I also grabbed some Rabdi, Shreekhand, and Matka Dahi for Rs 40. Had some Tomato Soup for Rs 20 and Tea/Coffee for Rs 20 (it was alright but super sweet). There was even milk available for babies, and they gave hot water for free. They had packed chips, kurkure, and aloo sev bhujiya too. I tried the Mirchi bhajji and Dal vada, which was Rs 30 for 2. And the Veg Pulav with Pickle satchet was Rs 90. Yum!
2. They kept refilling the water at all the major stations. Score!
3. The OBHS staff did a great job at changing the dustbin covers, so there was no trash spilling everywhere.
4. They gave towels to all the AC passengers in the bedding packets.
5. The train came with LGD WAG-9 from Itarsi to Guntakal, so no crazy speeds. From Guntakal, they switched to LGD WAP-7 till Mysuru.
6. The toilets were clean the whole trip, and there was always water in the coaches. No worries there.
7. At Nagpur, you can buy small oranges for 50 bucks or big ones for 100. The small oranges were sweeter, for real.
8. They've got drinking water refilling going on at all the stations now. Saw it at NGP, BPQ, and GTL.
9. Guntakal had loads of breakfast options. I got Onion uthapam for Rs 90 (3 pieces, perfect for brunch), with coconut chutney and sambhar on the side. Also had a Masala dosa for Rs 50 and 3 idli with 1 vada for Rs 50. Didn't try the Lemon Rice or Veg Pulav.
10. The train stopped for 40 minutes at SBC because they were unloading HCPV coaches.
TL;DR: This train is legit awesome for railfanning and travelling. Get on it!
