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Posted: Feb 09 2017 (02:15)

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Feb 09 2017 (02:15)   64957/Agra Cantt. - Palwal MEMU | RKM/Raja Ki Mandi (4 PFs)
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As i got news, I have to reach Trivandrum before 6th Feb morning. Yes this is the time for a long journey and leaving home town.
As i have exam on 4th so now just two option, take Swarn Jayanti in the morning of 3rd or take flight from Delhi on 5th, after thinking a lot, decided to travel by flight. So packed bag around 7 PM and left home with receiving blesses from family members. My father dropped me upto bus stand by car and from there i took Bewar Depot bus. Bus was not so much empty so could not get window seat but completely aware about this road so without any problem reached Agra around 9PM, yes i crossed
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Rambagh flyover at 7:40 but from there it took 80 minutes to reach Bhagwan Talkies. Took a E-Rikshaw from there to reach Hariparvat. From there just on a small walk, Raja Ki Mandi Railway Station is there. Buy a UR Superfast ticket upto Nizamuddin and came on platform 1 of Raja Ki Mandi. After few minutes Agra Palwal MeMU arrived on pf1 since Taj was near about Dholpur so decided to go by MEMU upto Mathura. MEMU performed well and reached Mathura around 10:30. came down from train and again started waiting for Taj at same time i looked that one IRI member is travelling by Jabalpur Atari Express which is running just after Taj Express and Punjab Mail running back to Jabalpur Atari. I changed my plane to travelling by Taj and started thinking about Atari Special. Between that time, Taj came, since crowd was also good in Taj so i decided to go by Atari Special only but after departing Taj, i got to know that Punjab Mail has overtook Atari Special. After few minutes Punjab Mail came i asked TTE for a seat in sleeper class and he permitted by me with charging difference of fare. Came on my seat, and started some railfanning, yes i was traveling to Delhi after more then 2 years. Punjab Mail really shown his performance thats why i came to know that apart from schedule and punctuality still its performing very well thats why it has a huge no. of fans. MPS action was started at Mathura but did not stopped before Palwal outer(except Kosi halt). At Palwal Bhopal Shatabdi overtook us then after Punjab Mail departed, speed was just ok after palwal but managed to reach Hazzrat Nizamuddin around 1:10 AM. Came out from Platforms and hired a Auto upto IGI Terminal 1, But there was a stuck traffic in midnight too at Sarai Kaale Khan so took few minutes to come upto Ring Road. No metter its midnight, Delhi being a National Capital, she never sleeps, Yes Ring road was still having traffic and some cautions at Ashram, Lajpat Nagar also. But after Lajpat Nagar traffic resisted auto to unscheduled stoppage at AIMS only. Then after around 2:30 i was at IGI T1. I looked on LCD display then found that IGI is really overcrowded Airport and having more then 25 flights in next 2 hours, i stand in queue for check in and after standing for almost 30 minutes, yes i submitted by Trolley bag airport authority, then after its time to security check so immediately after getting boarding pass, moved towards security lines, there was not so much corwd and get out from there in just 2 minutes and came in waiting area, its almost full and around 20% foreigners were also there, there was continuously final calls for different flights. It was around 3:30 when i tried to go in boarding area but i was not allowed, then after i waited for 1 more hour and get some new friends which were also going to Trivandrum by same flight, Around 4:20 i again tried to cross boarding area entrance gate and this time i was allowed so reached there, I immediately checked my gate yes it was 5B so i started waiting for few other once also. But within few minuted a member of airport authority(definitely a lady) told me, "For whom you are waiting board in flight immediately." Then after i crossed gate with my friends and after crossing gate, i come to know that we will go upto plain by bus. A low floor AC bus was there we boarded in it. Soon after i boarded, Bus started way towards flight. opps really number of plains standing in IGI more then no. of vehicles parked in New Delhi parking. After taking 4-5km run, yes we were in front of a small SpiceJet SG. As i deboarded from bus i asked my friend that how can we ensure that we are in front of correct flight at same time crew of flightalirt me, if you are going to Trivandrum then come quickly. My one friend(female) boarded from front gate because her seat was 11F and i along with 2 other friends boarded from rear gate(those seats were 27F and 23F). My seat was 23A. I got shocked when i looked the seats of plain, too much less legroom even UPSRTC buses are better. I put my cameras,mobile and earphones out and put bag in locker. and came on my seat. After few monutes engines get started, I looked at watch, it was nearing 5 AM, A announcement was done, "SPICEJET me aapka swaaagat he, ham kuchh hi samay me Trivandrum ke liye prasthan karege, boarding puri ho chuki he". Around 5:25 Crew members introduced himself and some instructions were given. Mobile was turned on flight mode on the instruction of crew and at exactly 5:30, Journey to TVC started. Firstly plane turned on road on which bus was came. after around 500mtrs, it turned right then after taking two more right turns, it came on main runway, picked speed quickly and taken off, soon we crossed NH8, Mahrauli, Badarpur, Noida, it took U-turn from Yamuna river and crossed above then Manesar. then after there were dark due to clouds, after few minutes i looked some lights checked in GPS and found that we were flying over Alwar. Then after i slept, after few minutes i waked up and found that sun is about to be rising, a very big city was below us, again GPS helped and found that it must be Indore, Captured many pics of this scene and again i get slept, after taking some sleep, there was a announcement in flight" WE are passing threw a turbulence so put tie seat-belts" i checked time, it was 8:20 and after opening window i found that we were flying threw clouds and over mountains. Sun was putting reflection on my eyes threw wings. so again have to closed half window, after few minutes announcement were done for landing. I again turned on my camera and plane took right turn after flying over entire Trivandrum city, I can clearly look beech, roads and buildings of TVC, looked Kochievali station also, soon in few minutes, we were at ground. And SpiceJEt thanx us for travelling, here we entered directly in Airport threw connected gate, took few selfies with plain and came in arrival hall, here collected my bag and came out from airport. Taken a prepaid taxi since Ola/Uber were not available at that time. and reached at my apartment at 10:45.
Thanx for reading so much long trip.

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Indigo ki timing gadbad thi. Wo sham ko 7 baje delhi se thi aur yaha 10 baj jaate issiliye usko ni liya.
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