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Blog Entry# 1420815
Posted: Apr 07 2015 (11:35)

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Apr 07 2015 (11:35)   16317/Himsagar Express (PT) | RPM/WAP-1/22011
 
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Trip By Himsagar Express:
Hello Everyome, well as a railfan, the common question you might face is,"Have you travelled from Kanniyakumari to Jammu?". In my case, I can proudly say YES.
So, Here's how the Journey Went.
DAY-1:
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was 6th march 2015 and me and my brother reached kanniyakumari by noon in Jayanti janata and all geared up for the ride in India s 2nd longest running train- The Himsagar Express, End to End.
The Scheduled departure time was 1410 hrs and hence me and brother went out to eat some lunch and by the time we returned, our rake was waiting on pf2 with AJJ WAP-1 #22011 in the lead to haul us till New Delhi.
When we boarded our coach and settled down for the Journey of a lifetime, i realized something was wrong. We were perspiring more than normal, and it was at that moment i found out that the Fan was not working despite the switch being put on. We immediately complained to the TTE about it, who assured us that it would be fixed at NCJ. And it was indeed fixed at NCJ, one of those rare good deeds in IR.
We went in and occupied our seats and it was a longer wait as Starter didn't go off till at 1420 hrs, but as the starter went off, the Loco pilot honked and Asst waved the flag for a Flag exchange, My excitement knew no bounds. As we cruised through Kerela backwaters, with Scheduled halts in between except for one at Kalamassery where Kocheveli - bangalore express overtook us. At around 1900 hrs, we had a cup of soup and mind you, That was the best soup i have ever tasted during my travels in IR. Later at around 2000 hrs, we had our dinner from pantry. the same IRCTC Menu. taste was good.
And Few links observed on day1 were
1) RPM WAP-4 #22888 with CAPE bound Island
2) ED WAP-4 #22270 with MS bound Anantapuri
3)22896 with TVC bound Sabari
4)ED s 16605 with MAQ-NCJ
DAY-2:
Woke up at Erode to check out the slip coaches and to see whether the link will change or remain the same. Meanwhile, Cheran Express overtakes us and it was followed by TVC - MAS sf led by RPM WAP-7 #30349. Luckily, we were given the proceed. And after a brief nap, I woke up at around 0700 hrs to find ourselves entervering JTJ more than an Hour late. AS I freshed up. The pantry served us Breakfast. Even that was good and above average. The whole day continued with us maintaining that 1 hr delay, We slept after Ramagundem. A day were we Overtook Navjeevan sf and Bhagyanagar express and passed through 1 of the Busiest Junctions of IR.
Following Spottings were made on Day-2
1) RPM WAP-4 led Navjeevan and AJJ WAM-4 led KGP-VM near Nelloreat 1150 hrs
2) LGD WAP-7 #30312 led MAS raj near Bapatla at around 1400 hrs
3) ED WAP-4 #22713 led Raptisagar sf(GKP-TVC) at Vijayawada
4) Overtook Navjeevan just before Warangal
5) LGD WAP-4 #30407 led Godavari at Warangal
6) ET WAM-4 #21247 led Jabalpur - yesvanthpur express.
7) Overtook 17233 Bhagyanagar Express after Ramagundem
Day-3:
On Day 3, I woke up at around 0730 hrs to find ourselves at Itarsi, running late by 20 mins. We had covered up some part of the delay, as usual, the pantry staff served us our breakfast, the menu being Bread with butter and cutlets with sauce. I tried to finish it in a hurry as 1 of South India's important trains and also considered a legend of SWR, Karnataka express was to cross us at any moment. As I completed the breakfast and took my camera and stood up, Boom, Karnataka Express Crossed. It would have been 1 hell of a pic but was a missed chance instead.
Next stop was at Bhopal. We had our scheduled halt and departed just when a tragedy struck. A co-passenger in my coach was trying to do some stunts at the door and before he realized it, he hit a Signal post and fell down and his foot went under the wheels. Luckily, his head was just inches away from the approaching Jaipur - Secunderabad Express and Chain was pulled immediately. The MCO of Bhopal attended him and his foot heavily bandaged, his luggage was taken out of train and he was taken to a hospital.
Next up, at Agra Cantt., we met the Goa Express which was standing on Pf1 and it was followed by Sachkhand exp which arrived on pf2. My brother and I were wondering what the reason for this might be, I was thinking in all possible directions, including Sachkhand being given preference over Goa but this is I.R and anything is possible. My friend Adithya Vaidyanathan pinged us about the crossing with Secunderabad Rajdhani and we immediately got ready to capture it and after capturing it, we realized what might have happened, A double overtake for the Rajdhani. Both Goa and Sachkhand were looped at AGC for the SC Rajdhani to overtake, which skipped through the mainline. This again, highlighted the Importance of Rajdhani class trains, be it ICF or LHB.
At Mathura, we crossed the Krantikari, August Kranti Rajdhani Express, a lucky crossing, because had we been delayed this train would have veered off into the MTJ-KOTA line before our train pulled into MTJ, but that day, the crossing was meant to be. After skipping Mathura, we were cruising through rural UP and Haryana, and also managed to get back on schedule. The WAP-1 was indeed doing a terrific job hauling 23 coaches at MPS. According to schedule, we had a 30min halt at Nizamuddin and a 2:30 hrs halt at New Delhi. We knew we might start suffering from Faridabad and that's what exactly happened, because it was worse than crawling. We reached New Delhi at 2200 hrs, a good Half hour late but our Scheduled departure was at 0010 hrs and we had 2 hrs in our hands, so my brother and I went out to have dinner and of course, in a station as big as NDLS, what do you do if you have 2hrs in your kitty? A bit of Railfanning? Exactly, we explored New Delhi before boarding our train at 0005 hrs.
Some Spottings on Day-3:
1) ET WAM-4 #21357 with LTT bound kamayani at BPL
2) GZB WAP-5 30'007' with KING, 12002 Habibganj Shatabdi at 1317 hrs
3) 12138 Punjab mail at 1330 hrs
4) LGD WAP-7 #30258 with 12708\A.P.S.K at JHS ar 14:10 hrs
5) RTM WDM3A #16170 with ASR-INDB express ar GWL
6) LDH WAP-4 #22723 with PUNE bound Jhelum Epress
7) TKD WAP-7 #30373 with Kalinga Utkal Express bound to PURI
8) GZB WAP-7 #30210 with VSG bound Goa Express
9) GZB WAP-4 #22706 with Sachkhand
10) LGD WAP-7 #30240 with SC radhani
11) GZB WAP-4 #22689 with 12137 Punjab mail
Day-4:
Next day, Day-4, the last and Final Day of the Journey, I woke up to find myself in Ludhiana where 13049 Howrah-Amritsar Express was given preference and Overtook us where as , 12358 ASR-KOAA Durgiana SF Express crossed us.
I was waiting for the overtake by Himgiri express which unfortunately never happened. anyways, It was freezing cold and a hot Tea was needed to warm myself up a bit. and the sweaters, coats, Gloves etc were out and apart from the cold, the beauty of Haryana And Punjab was more than worth watching. Just loved it.
As our journey was approaching the finish line, those moments were more of a mixed feelings, on one side we were happy that unthinkable journey was about to be done and dusted, and on the other side we were sad that it was coming to an end. But, that's life, everything has an ending, right?
My brother kept count of the distance and time left, example- 35kms to go and 30mins left, 30kms to go and 24mins left etc. Oh, those moments!!!!
Finally we had reached JAT home bang on time only to be stopped and received onto the pf about 25 mins late. And, the long dream journey had come to an end; a Journey which will be cherished forever.
Thank you for taking time out and reading this. Hope you'll liked it. comments are wel come. :)

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Apr 07 2015 (11:39)
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Mind boggling report. Just wanted to know if you left your bags in coach which u went out of NDLS. Also condition of seat/ coach- type of passengers, whether anyone else on the coach/train travelled end to end etc?
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Some were clean but the coach we got was bad and yes, We had our back packs with us but we left a bag in the train itself locking it and chaining it to the seat. Well, Not really end to end but 1 family, who were in same compartment and Main bay of the compartment were travelling from QLN to JAT. And, General ppl use it between TVC-ERN, BZA-KMT and LDH-JRC. Lot of Pass holders in these sections use this train and many use this to travel from TVC and other parts of Kerala to BPL,AGC,NDLS if they don't get tickets in Kerala Express!!!!
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Apr 07 2015 (15:19)
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superb narration...
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Apr 07 2015 (20:25)
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