I am in the train now. Coach configuration is as it should be. Will run by WCAM till BRC. WAP4 afterwards till destinaton. You will be getting all updates for this trip.
train still at pune junction.
train finally left pune junction.
crossed kasarwadi
train is relly running at its pace.
crossed chinchwad. running good.
stopping at vadgaon. soup served.
i was not able to see intermediate stations in the list. now they appeared so i will be up dating constantly.
soup was ok. tomato with amul butter,pepper and salt
you can see triplets of engines at lonavala which are used to help trains scale the height from karjat 60m to lonavala more than 600m.
yes i was surprised to see 3 WAG 7 hauling
lunch was serves at karjat. My companion took non veg and i opted for veg and guess what he had a better meal. I tasted both.
crossed kalyan. nice station.
stopped at vasai 5 min technical break.
crossed virar at thundering speed
running with a great speed
from last 30 mins train is ccontinously running over 100 kmph
crossed. There is a big western railway loco shed here. nice station.
stopping at surat. large station nearby to surat medical college.
it did stop for 30 sec only. could not be a tech halt.
no. signal was not clear thats why it stopped for 30 secs. the attendent says it doesnt stop for any reason.
its a clean coach. after every meal session janitor comes to clean the whole floor. but im not liking the old RCF rake
crossing sayan sugar factory now. smelly.
there is a big chemical plant near panoli its gharroda chemichal pvt ltd.
crossed at thundering speed
crossed golden bridge over narmada river it was awesome. now stopped at bharuch junction. Met mysore ajmer express at this station.
i cannot see any station further as there's too dark to see. still, I wud try my best to update you further.
at vadodara junc. loco changed to WAP5.
Loco changed to GHAZIABAD WAP5.
met ahmedabad-puri express at vadodara junction.
just crossed through PF2 of KOTA JN
yes i thought it could cover in the night but its still late.
wooo just met the king. Bhopal Shatabdi Express coming from opposite direction it crossed in less than 5 secs..
Hi rail fans, cudnt update on the last station due to last minute chaos. We were served tea at Mathura in morning. Best part was from Karjat to Lonavala. At least experience it once with one WCAM in front and 3 WAG7 behnd the train.
soup at bharatpur junction was the worst soup i had in my life ever!!
crossed bayana junc. Ready for lunch.
gangapur city crossed. lunch was ok. daal. chicken. salad. dahi. rice. pickle. quality was lower as compared to shatabdi express.
stpped for 10 mins at malarna
reliance netconnect has good coverage at this route. If you have a laptop you will enjoy.
crossed mokholi at great speed
crossed ranthambhore. train speed is around 100.
blasted through sawai madhopur
train is slowing down a little bit
WAP 4 is hauling this train today I am impressed with its performance.
train stopping at arnetha
crossed at crawling speed
finally at kota 41 minutes late.
had a good quality tea at kota.
crossed morak. train stopping.
crossed. pretty developed station after kota.
finally moving from dungri
a goods train has derailed which caused the train to stop at dungri for 3 hours. now moving from valsad. damn.
stopped at atul. signal not clear.
6 hrs late and still 3 hrs away from destination.
we have crossed vapi at which a goods train's bogey derailed
crossed umroli running furiously to cover time.
technical stop at vasai road
crossed bhiwandi road at crawling speed. we are 6 h 40 mins late alredy. they served tea quite informally without tray. no breakfast for passengers exceppt one packet 50-50 biscuit and nutcrackers small pkt.
crossed now picking speed
crossed shelu. a small station with no hoardings or sheds.