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Close-up; Side View; Small TB; 2 AC; Outside of Train; Standing at Station;
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12859/Gitanjali Express (PT)
गीतांजलि एक्सप्रेस

CSMT/Mumbai CSM Terminus --> HWH/Howrah Junction

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▪️ Departure from CSMT on 29.10.23 is diverted via Rourkela - Nuagaon - Hatia - Muri - Kothsila - Purulia - Chandil - Tatanagar
Mon Oct 30, 2023 (01:29PM)
News History
▪️ Departure from CSMT on 20.09.23 which was earlier announced as diverted will run in its normal path
Thu Sep 21, 2023 (09:40AM)
▪️ Departure from CSMT on 19.09.23 is cancelled
Mon Sep 18, 2023 (09:53PM)
▪️ Rescheduled to leave CSMT at 09.00 hrs instead of 06.00 hrs on 13.08.23
Wed Aug 09, 2023 (07:21PM)
▪️ Rescheduled to leave CSMT at 12.00 hrs instead of 06.00 hrs on 04.05.23
Thu May 04, 2023 (02:05PM)
▪️ Departure from CSMT on 29.04.23 is diverted via IB - Jharsuguda Road - Sambalpur City - Kalpilas - Bhadrak - Kharagpur
Sun Apr 30, 2023 (11:23AM)
Cancelled on 08/04/23 and 09/04/23.
Sat Apr 08, 2023 (05:25PM)
JCO 06/04/23 - Short terminated at TATA. JCO 07/04/23 and 08/04/23 are Cancelled.
Fri Apr 07, 2023 (02:37PM)
JCO 06/04/2023 short terminated at TATA.
Fri Apr 07, 2023 (02:30PM)
JCO 05.04.2023 is diverted via Tatanagar-Chandil-Purulia-Bokaro Steel City-Talgaria-Adra-Medinipur-Kharagpur JCO 07.04.2023 is cancelled
Thu Apr 06, 2023 (08:54PM)
JCO 04.04.2023 is diverted via Rourkela-Ranchi-Bokaro Steel City-Adra-Kharagpur JCO 05.04.2023 is diverted via Tatanagar-Chandil-Purulia-Bokaro Steel City-Talgaria-Adra-Medinipur-Kharagpur
Wed Apr 05, 2023 (12:08PM)
JCO 04.04.2023 is diverted via Rourkela-Ranchi-Bokaro Steel City-Adra-Kharagpur
Tue Apr 04, 2023 (06:24PM)
▪️One Rake has Sleeper towards the front end.▪️ Departure from CSMT on 21.02.23 is diverted via Jharsuguda - Sambalpur -Angul - Kapilas Road - Bhadrak - Kharagpur
Wed Feb 22, 2023 (10:06AM)
▪️One Rake has Sleeper towards the front end.
Sun Jan 01, 2023 (02:31PM)
Trains will leave from Dadar o­n 20.11.2022 (Cancelled Between CSMT & Dadar).
Fri Nov 11, 2022 (02:39PM)
▪️ Departure from CSMT on 15.11.22 & 16.11.22 will be diverted via Raipur - Lakholi - Titlagarh - Sambalpur - Jharsuguda
Fri Nov 11, 2022 (02:11AM)
▪️ Departure from CSMT from 21.09.22 - 28.09.22 is cancelled
Wed Sep 21, 2022 (09:08PM)
▪️ Departure from CSMT on 19.09.22 diverted via Chandil - Muri - Bokaro Steel City - Bhojudih - Adra - Kharagpur
Tue Sep 20, 2022 (07:35PM)
▪️ Restoration of Unreserved Booking in this Train will start W.E.F 29/06/2022
Fri Jun 10, 2022 (03:26PM)
12859 Mumbai- Howrah Gitanjali Express leaving Mumbai on May 21 will run on a diverted route via Chakradharpur-Sini-Chandil-Asansol.
Sun May 15, 2022 (08:23AM)
AC 3 Economy will be available from 04/06/2022. Bookings will commence shortly.
Mon Feb 07, 2022 (10:34AM)
AC 3 Economy will be available from 02/06/2022. Bookings will commence shortly.
Mon Feb 07, 2022 (09:05AM)
Will be regulated at Mhasavad from 11:55 hrs to 14:45 hrs for JCO 12.01.2022
Wed Jan 12, 2022 (10:04AM)
JCO 31.07.2021 will be short terminated at Santragachi
Sun Aug 01, 2021 (03:35AM)
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Bedroll/Linen: AVAILABLE change
Inaugural Run
Fri Nov 04, 1977
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✓ Pantry Car
✓ On-board Catering
✓ E-Catering
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RJN, DURG, TATA, KGP, HWH.; Varieties of Snacks available. Standard Breakfast and Evening Tiffin available. Soup, Tea and Coffee available. Veg, Egg and Chicken Meal available. Meals are prepared in the AC Hot Buffet Car.
Updated: Jan 15 (20:00) by Himanshu_372138^~
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No RSA. 4 Dedicated Rakes. PM -- SRC
Rating: 3.1/5 (383 votes)
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railfanning - good (64)
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Jun 26 2022 (19:43)   12859/Gitanjali Express (PT)
SaurabhDubey^~
SaurabhDubey^~   30118 blog posts
Entry# 5391673            Tags   Past Edits
Based on trip on 23.06.22 from CSMT to Bilaspur :
1. Cleanliness : OBHS present in all coaches and acting on time to time to keep the toilet and pathways clean. Most of the coaches are 20-21 made, so no complaints here. Old, rusty and dirty ECoR rake of Gitanjali is history now.
2. Punctuality : There was no complaint in this department earlier also. All the zones en-route give top priority to this train and no other train comes in it way. Except for some times Adi hwh SF 12833 makes it
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crawl in absence of clearing ahead. SECR also has some other plans some day.
That day train ran from CSMT to Rajnandgaon bang on time but got delayed by 30 minutes afterwards ( minor delay at Jalgaon and Wardha which it made up before next stoppage)
3. Availability : It has always been a tough task to get seat in this train. Most of the passengers are end to end or de- boarding in SER territories. So chance of clearance of intermediate station travelers under PQWl and rlwl quota is very less.
4. Catering : Though all items present in the pantry, personally didn't find their taste up to the mark. Veg thali not of good quality.
Options available:
Breakfast : Poha, omlette, samosa, kachodi, paneer/chicken pakoda
lunch/dinner : veg thali, egg thali, chicken thali, Mach bhaat, veg/egg biryani (bland spiced rice in practical).
E-catering at Bhusaval and Nagpur are other alternatives available.
Tasted Vada Pav at kalyan and Igatpuri, off which that at kalyan was of good taste. Through out, this train's halt is not more than 5-10 minute at any station en-route which is less for grabbing on station vendors food items.
5. Railfanning: Excellent. Loads of crossings and overtaking's with out being beaten for once. Seeing off Goa Exp at bhusaval is a regular event. Monsoon views of Thal ghat ( kalyan to nasik ) are enticing.
6. Speed: waiting for 130 mps upgradation of durg bilaspur section after which a major TT overhaul is expected. Currently from tata to andul and from nagpur to durg 130 mps sanctioned. Current TT is of 110 mps which still is a decent one for a regular SF Express.
7. Rake standardization : Plans of rake standardization with Mumbai Mail have been shelved for now as 3 new AC 3 Tier economy caches have been added in lieu of 3 sleeper coaches. These bedsheet/linen less new AC 3 Tier economy coaches with less leg space for passengers and some minor modifications ( like roller blinders, modified plastic bottle holders, reading lamp, USB charging point, mobile/magazine holder for each berth and eleven extra seats; have been targeted to upgrade sleeper passengers to AC class, though fare is on marginally higher side.

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ydvsan~
ydvsan~   1061 blog posts
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सूक्ष्म और बेहतरीन analysis, दुबे जी। Thal Ghat के लिए Waiting option का दाव खेलना good decision रहा। Ticket भी Cnf हो गयी और Thal Ghat के बेहतरीन नजारों का भी अवलोकन हो गया। But photos upload करने का भी समय निकाले इस पूरी Trip के।
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Jul 08 2022 (13:57)
SaurabhDubey^~
SaurabhDubey^~   30118 blog posts
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photo capture kiye hi nahi.... kalyan se nasik rd tak poora door plating karte rahe, par pic capture karne ka man nahi hua.
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Dec 20 2016 (01:12)   12859/Gitanjali Express (PT)
mr.train_wala~
mr.train_wala~   3421 blog posts
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Gitanjali is a train known for its speed and punctuality despite the rather high number of halts between Bhusaval and Jharsuguda. The tickets in this get sold out very quickly and hence getting one is difficult. However, the Sleeper class coaches were as good as unreserved (I travelled from NGP to DURG). If you are travelling in AC then peace of mind is guaranteed but for Sleeper class, prefer Jnaneswari/Samarsata/Mumbai Weekly SF etc. ! (Based on personal experience)
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Dec 20 2016 (17:52)
Dj.Railfan1982~
Dj.Railfan1982~   4047 blog posts
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Even 3AC Is Disaster In This Train...
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Dec 20 2016 (18:00)
mr.train_wala~
mr.train_wala~   3421 blog posts
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3AC was nice when I travelled :) Anyway thanks for the opinion
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Dec 21 2016 (17:11)
amitdey~
amitdey~   167 blog posts
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coaches of this train are in very bad condition
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Dec 21 2016 (20:40)
mr.train_wala~
mr.train_wala~   3421 blog posts
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Indeed ! Thanks to bad maintenance of ECoR (This has RSA with 18409/18410) and SER SRC CDO
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Dec 21 2016 (21:12)
piyushs23^~
piyushs23^~   3721 blog posts
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Good clearence upto HWH-TATA more than 100 WL will CNF
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Dec 22 2016 (04:22)
mr.train_wala~
mr.train_wala~   3421 blog posts
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No idea but WL31 didnt confirm in HWH DURG sector :(
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May 04 2018 (15:32)   12859/Gitanjali Express (PT)
subhashghosh
subhashghosh   3 blog posts
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Good train to travel and one of the best trains to travel from mumbai to howrah.It maintains a good speed of around 110 km/hr.I will rate it as second best train to travel from cst to hwh(first being mumbai-howrah duronto)
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May 04 2018 (18:08)
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cleanliness , especially of Sleeper and 3AC is extremely poor. lavatory stinks, Various kind of empty whiskey Bottles can be seen in toilet
No idea of 2A.
In terms of Punctuality this train is Superb
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May 04 2018 (18:44)
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SaurabhDubey^~   30118 blog posts
Re# 3379179-2               Past Edits
yes apart from rake quality,maintenance and cleanliness , speed and punctuality is very good for this train
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Feb 06 2014 (02:40)   12859/Gitanjali Express (PT)
srvbaksi
srvbaksi   411 blog posts
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The price of food frm pantry is excesively high & quality is not upto that mark....the price of chicken meal is 130/plate....only a single piece of chicken will be seved, egg biriyani is 100....its better to order food frm nagpur comesum outlet....atleast worth spending
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Feb 06 2014 (12:19)
Tanmaya Behera   41 blog posts
Re# 985858-1              
Same in 12129 (AZAD HIND) . veg meal is 100 and quality is very very bad .
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Feb 06 2014 (23:40)
BlackHawk
BlackHawk   267 blog posts
Re# 985858-2              
same in 12510...veg rs. 100/-
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Feb 08 2014 (12:53)
DJRF2012^~
DJRF2012^~   21365 blog posts
Re# 985858-3              
Most cheap food with excellent service in CSTM-HWH route is in 12101/02
Veg Biryani-Rs.50
Egg Biryani-Rs.60 (2 eggs with curry)
Chicken Biryani-Rs.70
Veg meal-Rs.70
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meal-Rs.80
Chicken meal-Rs.90-100
Veg cutlet with bread butter-Rs.30
Omlet with bread butter-Rs-35
Veg Chowmein-Rs.35

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Feb 28 2014 (08:13)
sourabh   14 blog posts
Re# 985858-4              
afaik comesum nagpur is costlier than the pantry services of your train....food is not upto mark too...
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Feb 28 2014 (11:31)
nitishkumar~
nitishkumar~   19425 blog posts
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I have used nagpur Comesum many times .The quality of food was good.
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Mar 01 2014 (18:34)
sourabh   14 blog posts
Re# 985858-6              
have u tried the naivedyam thali at nagpur? if not then u should...
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Mar 01 2014 (23:52)
KishorWhoAJE2here~
KishorWhoAJE2here~   8564 blog posts
Re# 985858-7              
The Population Explosion has strained our resources. This happens when Claimants are more and only One Cake is available.
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Mar 11 2014 (16:27)
Dipanjan Das   708 blog posts
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I Personally Have Traveled By Gitanjali.... There Are Some Restaurant Guys, Who ll Come Onboard With Ready To Eat VEG MEALS.... They Charge Around INR 125/- [ It Was 125 In 202]. You Wont Even Need To Get Down From Your Comfortable Seat... Non-Vegeterians [ Like Me] Still Got "Areas Of Concern]
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May 10 2014 (12:33)
Rodrock
Rodrock   883 blog posts
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@which station particularly you are talking about state it it will be beneficial to others too.I also have bad experience for food in gitanjali.
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May 21 2014 (07:15)
Dipanjan Das   708 blog posts
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Nagpur
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Oct 27 2014 (16:09)
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BengalNagpurRailway~   3065 blog posts
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Sure, their food and coffee is great... I had when traveling in 12870...
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Jan 31 2015 (08:52)
gautymaity   1 blog posts
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Freinds, the problem is we do not the exact rate of the meals. If I want a veg meal I quietly tell the pantry boy that I want 'standard meal.' which comprises on paratha, rice, 1 sabzi, dal, curd/sweet and small packaged water. These people force extra stuff into the meal and the price becomes higher. If the pantry boy is adamant with the higher price then talk to the pantry manager and let him know that you are aware of the actual price. If they don not budge tell them you will file a written complain to the railway board along with other passengers. IRTC catering complaint helpline no is -1800111321. Just make sure you do not fight with them. You may use powerful words but the tome should be soft and nice, because they do not want other passengers to know exactly what you are talking about. This has...
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