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Journey description and meal as provided from Howrah - till New Jalpaiguri in Chair Car [AC CC]
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1. As the train start's from Howrah you will be provided Mineral Water.
Its...
more... time to introduce your to your fellow passenger... Its a 8 Hrs journey you can enjoy co-passenger company...
As you start from Howrah you will be crossing Belur... Belur is the place where Swami Vivekananda founded the famous BELUR MATH.
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2. Before reaching Bardhaman you will be provided with lunch.
In between having your lunch you can enjoy the high speed action of this train in high speed section from Howrah to Khana Jn...
Please note the lunch was uploaded from Howrah...
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3. After Crossing Bardhaman & in mean time your lunch will complete, you will be served with Fruit Juice...
You can enjoy the country side of rural Bengal... The vastness of Bardhaman & Birbhum district...
Remembering some folk songs of BAUL...
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4. As the train crosses its first schedule halt Bolpur and around 6 PM you will be served with Tea + Snacks + Chocolate...
Hot water is served in flask... You have to prepare Tea by your self... This Hot Water flask are taken from Bolpur.
Bolpur is the Stoppage for Santiniketan.
Its the place for noble laureates Rabindranath Tagore & Amartya Sen...
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5. After departing Bolpur you can enjoy the Rajmahal hills of Jharkhand... The famous Sahebganj Loop & Pakur...
Pakur is famous for Pakur Stone Chips...
Your next spot will be the Mighty Ganga River...
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6. As you reach Malda Town its nearly 7.00 PM you will be provided with Soup + Add ons...
Soup is taken from Malda Town.
Malda was once capital of Bengal...
It's famous for Mango...
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7. By 8.00 PM you will be served with Dinner. In dinner you will get roti as an option... You will be given banana after completing dinner...
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8. As you cross Dhalkhola around 8.30 PM not more then that, the last menu ICE CREAM...
Your next halt is Kishanganj. Kishanganj is a important town & business set-up of Eastern part of Bihar
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9. You reach your final destination Siliguri/NJP around 10.20 PM. If the Sky is very clear you can see lights on Hills...
Lights of Kurseong Town which in Darjeeling Hill is very clearly visible on a cloud less night before
entering New Jalpaiguri...
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Note: Every food item is served hot... And the quality of food is good...
You can ask for extra meal if available, they do not charge...
They will ask every individual for his/her preferred menu i.e. Veg or Non-Veg...
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Plz do not forget to reward the catering staff with some token amount...
Their behaviour is very good and supportive...
This guys come from all over India and are financially not very supportive...
When you get down at NJP this guys will stand in front of the door to say you good bye & see again...