TRIP REPORT of my Journey Experience on New Delhi - Howrah Rajdhani Express via Patna :-
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My Parents and I have enjoyed this train journey very much . We had entered into New Delhi Station from the Ajmeri Gate Side on 7th October , 2011 by reaching at NDLS by around 4:00 PM . The station has become very decongested since Platform Tickets have stopped being issued . We went to Platform No : 15 for boarding our train . Ranchi Rajdhani Exp was present at the adjacent platform ready to be...
more... hauled by a Whitie WAP - 7 Loco . The Sealdah Rajdhani was present at Pl No : 13 , ready to be hauled by a WAP - 4 which was Crimson Red in Colour . At around 4: 30 PM Our train entered into Pl : 15 that too with a Dirty WAP - 4 Loco of Howrah Shed . It was Dark Brown in Colour as if in Beaten up condition . We stepped into our 2nd AC Coach and our train had departed from NDLS at 5:00 PM Sharp . In Evening Snacks , we were served with Bread n Butter , Tomato Soup with Hard Bread Sticks , Tomato Sauce , Jam , Samosa , Cutlet & Frooti Sft Drink Boxes . Our train picked up speed only after crossing Ghaziabad Jn . At Sahibabad Jn , our train had overtaken another Long Distance train which had around 4 to 5 AC Coaches . It must be Poorva Exp . Then before Ghaziabad Jn our train was overtaken "unofficially" by some New Delhi - Bareilly Passenger Train . After crossing GZB , our train notched up from around 80 Kmph to 130 Kmph and the speed was ... WoW !!! It passed important Junctions like Aligarh and Tundla at fantastic speed . We were served Dinner by around 8:15 PM and Veg Food consisted of Dal , Rice , Roti , Gravy Paneer , Salad , Pickle , Yogurt and Packed Glass Water . The Non - Veg Food consisted of almost same items except Paneer replaced by Gravy Chicken . After Dinner we were served with Vanilla Ice Cream Cups . Both the Yogurt & Ice Cream were of Mother Diary Brand . Then we were also served with Rail Bandhu Magazines .
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Our train reached at Kanpur Central bang on time , at 9:35 PM . After an 8 Min Stoppage , our train left for Allahabad Jn which was it's next Stoppage . Our lights were off by 10 PM and I woke up at 7 AM Next Morning . We were served with Veg & Non - Veg Breakfast by around 8:10 AM when our train reached Jasidih Jn . In Veg Breakfast there was Cutlet , Bread n Butter with Jam and French Fries n Peas . In Non - Veg Breakfast , Veg Cutlet was replaced by Omlette . After Madhupur Jn , our train had a Non - Stop Run till Howrah Jn and our train reached HWH 10 Mins before time :)
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In this Non - Stop Run , our train crossed various important stations like Asansol , Durgapur and Burdwan like a Rani (Not a Maharani this time due to slow downs at various points) . In totality , it was a Fantastic Experience :)
Thanks a lot for giving a Patient Reading to my Trip Report :))