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Yesterday (22:54)   12820/Odisha Sampark Kranti Express | ANVT/Anand Vihar Terminal (7 PFs) | VGLJ/WDG-4D/70537
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Journey in one of the filthiest train I've been in.

A little bit of overview, I booked ticket in this train on 7th January and had a CNF seat. As circumstances had it, I canceled it midnight, booked tickets in LKO Shatabdi-BSB Shuttle chain for the next day. Canceled them both and booked again in the same train, now Tatkal, with a SU instead of MB.
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This post is about my travel in Odisha Sampark Kranti. I boarded from ANVT, saw Kalka Mail being looped at Chnader Nagar to let our train crossover at Sahibabad. After a xing with Sampoorna Kranti Express, I went to sleep. Woke up somewhere after Fatehpur, and deboarded at Subedarganj outers.

1. Anand Vihar Terminal glowing in the rays of the morning sun.

2. Train board of my coach, B4.

3. My coach basking the morning sun. My coach and H1 had Pattachitra vinyl coaches.

4. 13257, Danapur-ANVT Jansadharan rake on PF-4.

5. 12444, ANVT-Haldia Express rake for the night departure parked on the track between PF-5/6.

6. The shabby condition of my coach, everything was falling apart, exterior was extremely filthy. Even the bedrolls had stains and didn't look thoroughly cleaned.

7. Station board of ANVR/Anand Vihar, barely visible from the dirty window of my seat.

8. Another train in extremely shabby condition, 12312, Kalka Mail, getting ahead on main line at good speed before being detained.

9. JHS WDG-4D, 70537 with NCR's own muck train at Kanpur GMC.

10. Brand new train cars from the central zones of Northern India. BCNAHS from ECR and 3ACEs from NCR at Kanpur GMC.

11. /blog/post/6434194 AGC Vande Bharat crossing while I was contemplating if I should deboard at SFG outer.

Kumud.

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Yesterday (23:03)
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These coaches were in a good condition till they were a part of BBS Rajdhani's rake... (can say from my travel experience)
Seems like, these coaches aren't maintained properly now a days.
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Yesterday (23:15)
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Mate, tough luck!
PURI & BBS CDOs are infamous for their shady maintenance practices.
Not too long ago, even BBS Rajdhani had filthy coaches. Don't know the current condition too , been a while when I had taken a trip from NDLS to TATA!
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Yesterday (23:26)
thedemigod
thedemigod   434 blog posts
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Yeah I've traveled in them myself when BBS Rajdhani wasn't Tejas. The maintenance was decent, if not great. But this time, the whole train was filthy and almost falling apart.

Trains of BBS/Puri CDO and from North-Eastern regions are in extremely bad condition, in my general experience. Be it cleanliness or condition of the coaches.

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been in a lot of long distance trains returning to their bases, but these two regions are worse in maintenance without any exceptions.

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thedemigod
thedemigod   434 blog posts
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Not only BBS/PURI, all the NFR based CDOs, too. In my own experience, in travel videos, everywhere their trains are in shabby condition. From Agartala to Dibrugarh to Bhubaneswar Rajdhanis.

Neelachal has been one of my preferred trains, and the SL coaches stink. But 3AC onwards, maintenance was quite decent. ODSK was a step further, not even H1 looked like it was in good shape.
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I captured Tripura Sundari returning from Agartala a few days ago at PRYJ. Some of the coaches were maintained in typical NFR style, even though it's an NR train.

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It would be no offence to mention Tripura Sundari as one of the dirtiest trains of India
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Today (00:32)   07053/Kacheguda - Bikaner Special Fare Special
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No separate page has been made for the route changed 07053/Kacheguda - Bikaner Special Train via Bhopal ? I suppose this page of 07053 Kacheguda - Lalgarh (Bikaner) Special Train which was via Ahmedabad could have been turned to like 07053XYZ (by adding suffix or prefix) and new page could have been created and same for down 07054.
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माहिम और बांद्रा के बीच पुल संख्या 20 के एबटमेंट के पुनर्निर्माण कार्य के कारण कुछ ट्रेनें प्रभावित
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Yesterday (23:14)   53227/Mokama - Patna Passenger (UnReserved) | PNBE/Patna Junction (10 PFs) | BL/WAG-9HC/41773
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BL WAG9HC 41773 resting after leading 53227 Mokama - Patna Passenger to its destination.
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Yesterday (23:10)   18183/Tatanagar - Buxar Express | PNBE/Patna Junction (10 PFs) | SPJ/WAP-7/37616
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SPJ WAP7 37616 leading 18183 Tatanagar - Buxar Express standing at PF4.
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