sir should i book a tatkal ticket or will this confirm?

RAC 15 also not cleared on chart preparation. Surprising. I thought that the unbooked quota seats when released would atleast clear 15 seats, but NO. I had checked the status of my PNR 5 minutes before the status showed as RB7 55 and it was RAC 15. Surprising. Hope to get a full berth while on journey.

Train has not arrived yet. Guess it will be more 5 minutes or so. No announcement yet.

12901 now departs BCT around 10.05 pm...

Will keep posting as and how the train arrives and departs. Finally RAC today. Hope I get a confirmed berth. Oh yes, the train has come.

No false alarm. It was just a shunting engine. The train has not yet come.

Finally the train arrived at 10.20 and left in 7 minutes. Quick job today. Why can't they do it everyday? Anyways left Dadar now. Journey begins. Thank you Jay Sir for your update.

Coaches S4 to S8 are attached at BCT itself nowadays...

Crossing Jogeshwari. Moving slowly at about 30 KMPH

Oh great. When did this start? I was under the impression that the platform extension work at BCT is in progress. There is nothing about this on our website too.

Because 12902 terminates at Dadar and then the rake rests at Elphinstone yard then this train is shunted as it is at BCT...

Finally at Borivali. Just reached.

Just crossed Virar. Train moved very slow between Nala Sopara and Virar. Some work was in progress between the stations. Now train moving at 97 KMPH.

Palghar. The train was travelling at 108 KMPH. Very clean coaches. I really love this train. Can compare it to Rajdhani in terms of cleanliness.

Crossed Dahanu. Reaching Gholvad. Train is moving at 107 KMPH.

Happy Journey sir ji
Your Berth got confirmed or not from RAC

Train moving at 110 KMPH. Crossed Bordi

Thank you. About berth, no Sir, hard luck. No cancellations. Still RAC. But a good co-passenger. Adjusted well. Will sleep now in a while.

Train slowed down considerably. At the outer of Bhilad. Moving very slowly at about 15 KMPH.

Train slowed down considerably. At the outer of Bhilad. Moving very slowly at about 15 KMPH.

Train slowed down considerably. At the outer of Bhilad. Moving very slowly at about 15 KMPH.

Train slowed down considerably. At the outer of Bhilad. Moving very slowly at about 15 KMPH.

Crossing Bhilad at snail pace.

Crossed Vapi. Guess it was some train ahead of our train. Must have been halted at Vapi. Catching up speead again. Moving at 100 KMPH

Left Valsad now. Had stopped after briefly moving.

Just reached Navsari.

Leaving Navsari now. A 2 minute halt.

Train moving at 110 KMPH. Left Surat at 2.17 am.

Moving constantly at 110 KMPH.

Reached Bharuch Junction. 20 mins before scheduled time. Train slowed down from Ankleshwar Junction and was moving at 30 KMPH.

Leaving Bharuch Junction now. After more than half an hours halt. Nice cool atmosphere in Bharuch at this hour. The train is leaving late inspite of reaching 20 mins early. Looks like the motorman enjoys high speed driving. I m sure he will make the train Vadodara also before time.

Reached Maninagar 10 mins late. The journey ends here for me. Overall a good journey.

Jay Sir, i had confirmed with the coach attendants and understood that whatever you said is true and this will go on till 45 days or so as there is some repair work going on in the mumbai central yard.