My reviews on this train : 12574 Sainagar Shirdi Express.
I recently went to Shirdi by this train. The punctuality of the train is best. We reached almost every station before time or at right time. This train has few AC Coaches; i guess 2, so people looking for AC berths should book their journeys well in advance. The cleanliness is ok just like any other express train. The biggest and only problem with the train is, it doesn't have a Pantry Car. So passengers have to rely on local hawkers. Suggestion is to carry all food(lunch,dinner,etc) and water from home. There are 1-2 agents who board at nagpur and will take orders for lunch. They say they upload food on the...
more... train at Akola Station. I also ordered lunch to one of them. Later 2-3 hours passed by, even Akola station passed. Many of us didnt get lunch. There was a another agent who was providing food, but i came to know from others that he served stale food, not edible. And the guy whom we gave our orders to, didnt board the train because he didnt get much orders. So do not rely on them, it is advisable to carry food items & water. And this train does not have much stoppages too. All in all its a good train except the pantry car issue. Good train because it drops you directly at Shirdi Station. (last seen as in the month of december,2011)