Trip from BZA to YPR during diverted run via RU-KPD on 3-11-2023:
Had to travel BLR, planned on weekend to go to MAS in GT and then VB/Shatabdi to SBC. I'm from Guntur and this is the general route I prefer. I avoid going via Guntakal/DMM.
This...
more... time while I was checking tickets on Friday I observed Kondaveedu got diverted as it's showing booking from BZA only and Tatkal tickets are available. I booked the ticket for Kondaveedu from BZA - YPR and reached BZA in GNT-SC intercity on Friday.
17211 Kondaveedu Express arrived BZA around 17:25 and departed around 17:45 ahead of delayed 12511 and BZA- GDR intercity. After crossing KCC I checked whether it got 130 clearance for that run or not, but No. It's traveling at 110 kmph. Then I realised there will be overtakes of 12511 and GDR intercity.
Skipped Tenali And as expected got looped at Appikatla to get overtaken by 12511. Skipped Bapatla, Chirala.By this time GDR intercity trailing us very closely. Someone pulled chain just after crossing Chirala station so 17211 halted for good 10-15 min. Got looped at Vetapalem for GDR intercity overtake. Then I was expecting for OGL skip but we got looped on to PF2 in Ongole. Then I wondered what train is behind us that will be overtaking us. (Pls note On this day hwh-ypr is delayed for good 2hrs). Now I heard Sabari express announcement. Got overtaken in Ongole and later we started after good 30min halt trailing Sabari. Skipped OGL and halted in Gudur for 5-10min. Now the time is around 23:30 and I slept off.
I was expecting similar treatment from all zones so that it will be arriving at YPR around its scheduled time. But when I woke up randomly at 2.30am we were already in Jolarpettai. I got shocked. I heard announcement in JTJ of Kondaveedu ЁЯШВ some strange name they pronounced instead of Machilipatnam.
Finally train halted at KJM around 4.45am. At this point HWH YPR is 70km behind Kondaveedu. Lot of people were confused as everyone is expecting to get down at YPR. Finally when most of them realised half of the train easily got down at KJM.
Most of them are still sleeping at that time. Literally we reached BLR nearly 5hrs before time that too just 110kmph and with the overtakes.
I felt this train should be terminating in KJM or some station ahead of KJM.
Please share your thoughts.
please wait...Translate to EnglishYo, here's the deal. I had to go from BZA to YPR, but the route got diverted and now we're going through RU-KPD on 3-11-2023. Usually, I go from Guntur to BLR, then take the MAS-GT train and finally VB/Shatabdi to SBC. That's the route I prefer, avoiding Guntakal/DMM. But this time, when I was checking tickets on Friday, I noticed that Kondaveedu got diverted. It was only showing bookings from BZA and Tatkal tickets were available. So, I booked a ticket from BZA to YPR on Kondaveedu and took the GNT-SC intercity to BZA.
The Kondaveedu Express (Train 17211) arrived in BZA at around 17:25 and left around 17:45, ahead of the delayed 12511 and BZA-GDR intercity. I was wondering if it got the clearance to run at 130 kmph, but turns out it's just cruising at 110 kmph. So, I realized that the 12511 and GDR intercity will overtake us.
We skipped Tenali as expected and got looped at Appikatla to let the 12511 pass. Skipped Bapatla and Chirala, but by then the GDR intercity was right on our tail. Someone pulled the chain just after crossing Chirala, causing a 10-15 min delay. We got looped at Vetapalem to let the GDR intercity overtake us. I was expecting to skip OGL, but we ended up in Ongole on Platform 2. I was curious about which train was behind us and would overtake us. (Note that on this day, the HWH-YPR train was delayed by 2 hours). Then I heard the announcement for the Sabari Express. We got overtaken in Ongole and started again after a 30 min halt, trailing behind Sabari. Skipped OGL and halted in Gudur for 5-10 mins. It was around 23:30 and I fell asleep.
I was expecting the same treatment from all the zones so that the train would arrive at YPR on schedule. But when I randomly woke up at 2:30 am, we were already in Jolarpettai. I was shocked. In JTJ, they made an announcement for Kondaveedu, but they pronounced it as some weird name instead of Machilipatnam.
Finally, the train halted in KJM around 4:45 am. At that point, the HWH-YPR train was 70km behind Kondaveedu. Everyone was confused because they were expecting to get off at YPR. Eventually, when most of them realized, half of the train easily got down at KJM. Most people were still sleeping at that time. We reached BLR almost 5 hours ahead of schedule, even though we were only traveling at 110 kmph and had all those overtakes.
Honestly, I think this train should terminate in KJM or some station before KJM. What do you guys think?
