GKP/Gorakhpur Junction (10)

Beautiful Captures Sunil Ji,
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After reading your line
" It overtook 12669 Chennai-Chhapra Ganga Kaveri Express at Varanasi City (though Ganga Kaveri departed from BSB earlier but was made to halt at BCY to give way to the king) "
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I am speechless, People say that it's ALD Division worst in terms of managing traffic but i find NER Varanasi Division worst in terms of managing traffic, how can they allow Bapudham to Overtake Ganga Kaveri even when Ganga Kaveri has no halts between Varanasi and Ghazipur City ?
Both are SF and...
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are good trains but i am unable to understand why Bapudham was allowed to overtake Ganga Kaveri ?
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The same happened with me when i was traveling in 15160 Sarnath Express, the train was running 10 minutes before time, and was looped at Rajwari for more than 50 minutes to give way to late running Hahiharnath Express. Hahiharnath has less stoppages as compared to Sarnath Express but I can't find any logic behind putting a train running 10 minutes ahead in a loop for 50 minutes.
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This is the daily routine in NER Varanasi Division, Sometimes they allow UP Sarnath to overtake UP Sadbhavna Express before GCT, After the overtake Sadbhavna crawls behind Sarnath Express till BSB and gets delayed unnecessarily.

The overtaking is completely justified.
*Bapudham Express is a superfast train and belongs to NER and this why it gets priority in NER.
*The running time of Ganga Kaveri between BSB-ARJ is more than Bapudham Express.
*Bapudham Express has to cover the BSB-GKP single line section of 231 kms with an average speed of 63 kmph in just 3 hours 40 minutes.
*BSB-GKP is famous for delaying trains due to single section and chain pulling of Bapudham Express at BLTR and SRU.
*Ganga Kaveri was running late that day and if Bapudham had to run behind Ganga Kaveri then Bapudham would run behind schedule...
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after ARJ which could not be recovered.
*Bapudham Express is the only superfast train between BSB-GKP getting super priority.
*Ganga Kaveri has a non-stop run of 71 kms AT 64 kmph between BSB-GCT whereas Bapudham has a non-stop run of 93 kms between BSB-MAU at 74 kmph.

OHE Poles can be seen @GKP outer towards LKo side. and also from source it has come to know that towards CPR side @GKP outer OHE poles has founded. So In my Views This is The Beginning of Electrification at GKP station Itself.
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During my travel i had seen caterney wire till Domingarh but in b/w of Maghar and Shahjanwa no poles and caterney wire founded.
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I think work is going on in splitted manner. but good to see the progress.
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The second bridge at Ghagra is non-operational till yet and second...
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line b/w Jahagirabad Rj to BBK is also not founded. this causing in leading the time for the project of Doubling.
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Rest are fine and MPS is very good. Experienced 120kmph overspeeding b/w GD to KLD so this is very good :D