TRIP Report PART-1
As all Good things has to conclude and hence this was Slated to End on 26th March 2012.
I have already Booked Comfirmed tickets in FIRST AC in 12838.As per the last time, my wish to get a COUPE accomodation also engrossed my mind.I went to Puri
reservation office to chk how to Apply for a COUPE.I was told by...
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CRS that as this is a remote node,no such facility to accept Application for COUPE requirement and HO allocation is permissible and hence gave me a Fax Number to Fax my requirement.I came out of the Station Complex and searched for a
Telephone Booth from where i could FAX my application in that Scorching Sun.However finding none to be around the PURI Station Area, i took a Ricksaw to return back to swargaDwar and found one Travel Office from where FAX facility is available.As i handed over the Application to him and was reading out the
number to FAX, i was interrupted after reading out only FIRST 6 Digits.To my Surprise, the Travel Agent already had that number in his mind and entered the same himself without any assistance from me.I was Surprised and Shocked to this incident only to think that such an important number is a Highly Publicised
among all travel Agents(Must be distributed by CRS,Puri) and in most cases, lots of such requirements is being sent everyday to that number.As situations could be such that the Applications sent by those Travel Agents are mostly ignored because he said that most of the times(9/10) their reqauest have not been
kept, i thought my Faxed Application would soon end up in a Litter bin in CCM, BBS Office.
I came back at the room and had a very Good Lunch and Slept Off.Woke up at 5pm forgetting that i had to check if i have been Allotteda CABIN or a COUPE.I was reminded by my Wife to check the same.I connected my Mobile to internet and to the official IR site to chk the status of my PNR but the common error we see
these days "Unable to Process your request;Pls try after sometime" Popped up.I reverted to our IRI and Thanks to RAJKIRAN Randhawa that he REFRESHED my PNR
posts for me as i was unable to REFRESH the same from my mobile.
I was amazed to see that i got a COUPE which i least expected and that gave me some questions to think about;whether my application was accepted or whether i had no Competitors to contend with.
After completing other compulsory tasks and arranging for Dinner and getting Auto-ricksaw, all these activities helped us get delayed to reach the PURI station a bit late @ 1930pm than what i have expected to.However when entering the complex, the Display Board said that Tapaswini is hosted @ P-3, 12838
Puri Hwh express, 12993 PuriGandhidham Express @ P-5.I got curious to check the Composition of this new Train and without any Extra hassles, i marched forward with my luggage to board Puri express as my HA1 Coach is at the Start of the train.So i had to walk parallely the whole rake of Puri Gandhidham Express.Was Surprised to see the Whole Rake of this train made of compartments of 2011 made except the First SLR Coach.Notable Feature of tyhose 2011 built coaches was Mobile Charger Unit at SL End and the inside end of the Cabins of SLEEPER Coaches alongwith the AC Coaches.Also it looked a bit spacious the
Cabins and the Corridors near the Bathroom and the bathrooms too.
Notably here is the 2993 Gandhidham Express was Tied to RAIPUR Shed WDM-3A.