On 24-25 September 2017, I travelled from Ahmedabad to Bengaluru (K R Puram by 16613 Rajkot Coimbatore Express. I would like to share the nightmare of that travel.
The train was supposed to start at 10 am from Ahmedabad, but started at 12:30 pm i.e, 2 and half hours later. En-route, due to some work between Ahmedabad and Vadodara, the train become 5 hours later, but covered up till Vasai Road to 4 hours later.
Next Morning, it was again 5 hours late, and somehow reached Hindupur at 8 pm. But then, the...
more... real nightmare started. The train stopped at Penukonda for double crossing, and another small stop for triple crossing.
But the worst was at Gauribidanur, where there were 5 trains that crossed in the opposite direction, and our train was stationary for more than one hour. That was not all, it again stopped at Odarahalli for double-crossing, and Rajankunte for a crossing.
I was to get down at Yelahanka (if the train stopped). But ironically, the train didnt stop there, and by the time I reached K R Puram, it was already midnight (instead of regular arrival time of 4:20 pm). Because of this, I also missed the beautiful scenery of Makalidurga and Thondebhavi, since by the time the train arrived there, it was already dark.
Perhaps, this was the worst delay that a train faced FOR NO REASON AT ALL. Can anyone suggest what needs to be done to reduce this? (One possibility is doubling the Yelahanka-Guntakal line. Another possibility is giving incoming trains more priority.).