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May 14 2023 (00:38)   12621/Tamil Nadu Express (PT) | WL/Warangal (4 PFs)
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** My first meeting with TN Express :D **

When i look back into my life, i wonder how fast time has gone, how fast every thing around us changed. Was born and brought up in Warangal, as a kid i was so excited to travel in trains, but i rarely travelled as almost all my relatives stay in nearby towns and villages, within 100 kms range, the farthest destination was Hyderabad (it is just 130 kms away though) but for me as a kid it was too far :D I think
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i was around 8-9 years old when i did my first train journey to Hyd by WL-HYD pushpull passenger. It took more than 3 hours that day and we returned back the same day by Kakatiya Fast Passenger which took a little less than 3 hours. That was my first train experience which was very interesting for me as a kid. Later i travelled in other passenger trains to visit my relatives in nearby towns like Mahabubabad, Ramagundam, Bhadrachalam Road. So all i know was passenger trains, i used to think all the trains stop in all stations, i dont even know that there are other category trains like express and superfast.

One day me along with my mom, dad and uncle visited Vijayawada Kanakadurga temple, after darshan we are supposed to go to Kothagudem (Bhadrachalam Road). It was evening time, we took Vijayawada Kazipet passenger, our plan was to get down at Dornakal junction and catch another train which goes to Bhadrachalam Road, but our train reached Dornakal Jn late and we missed the connecting train. So my parents decided to catch Andaman Express (back then it was called as Janata Express) go till Khammam and take a bus from there. There was sometime for Andaman Express to arrive Dornakal, so we all sat in the station, my father gave me prasad which we brought from kanakadurga temple, while i was eating i was looking at the electric wires, platforms, etc, everything thing was so interesting. After few minutes we heard continuous honk far away, we thought it was Andaman but not sure, my father asked a railway police who was sitting nearby is that Janata express, that rpf guy said no there is still time for Janata to come, my parents sat back and i continued eating delicious prasad, within no time the honk became louder and louder and then booooooooom the loco with its head light turned on crossed us in a fraction of seconds like a spark pulling series of blue coaches, so much noice whole station was vibrating, i could feel the vibrations of the bench on which i sat, i was trying to read the name board but it was so fast i couldn't read anything, but my father could make out the name board. After few seconds of all that noise and rampage, train disappeared and station became soo calm. Then my father said to my uncle that it is TAMIL NADU EXPRESS. With prasad in my hand i was in a kind of trance for sometime after looking at the rampage of mighty TN, i was listening to what my dad was saying to my uncle, that because of the speed of TN concrete on tracks will jump and sometimes can fall on platform, he also said about one TN accident which happend in past and since then its speed was reduced. (I donno if that was true or not but listening to all that was intetesting for me back then). After that incident, i always wanted to experience speed of trains.

Now present, me in my mid 20s, did many jouneys, travelled in many trains. Recently when i went to New Delhi, though there are so many trains available on this route i booked my ticket only for TN. There might be Rajadhanis, Durontos, Vandebharat, Gatiman or more faster trains these days, but i still feel TN is special, and so are other legendary trains like Kerala, GT etc. Especially TN, those mps skips, continuous run, cleanliness, limited stops. Atleast till Itarsi/Bhopal on Delhi route. Yeah, after that its current TT is screwed a bit.

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May 14 2023 (07:38)
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Yes, there used to be stories about AP too like it covers KZJ to SC in 1 and half hour etc. Godavari travels just above 700 kms but gets priority over most of the trains on its route. I travelled by Godavari few times, especially between SC and BZA it is ruthless. It is very common for Godavari to cover SC KZJ 130 kms in less than 1 hr 45 mts and WL to BZA 203 Kms in less than 3 hrs. Quite few times it even over took present TN.
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May 14 2023 (08:28)
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Nice to read. When I was a school boy, I went to Chennai central many times to send off my sister and her husband to Delhi. TN and Brindavan used to start early morning. Platform 1 was made long to accommodate TN. Coaches were numbered A, B, C, D, etc. Slowed down and dep changed to 10pm after that accident. TN was probably full diesel. GT got E-loco from MAS to NGP.
I went to Delhi probably in 1980. We went by GT, which was diverted (due to floods in main route) via Renigunta, Solapur, Daund, Manmad, Itarsi. WHile returning we came by TN along the main route. Enjoyed both trips so much.
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May 14 2023 (08:29)
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Agree:Should reach NDLS 5:45am
Goosebumps. Extremely well-written! TN is an emotion for railfans across India it seems.

Definitely needs a speedup now.
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May 14 2023 (12:14)
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Nice story. I have had the luxury of traveling in it both Mas-Ndls in 2011 and Ndls-Mas in 2017. TN to Ndls and Coromandel to Hwh were and still the best trains from Chennai
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May 14 2023 (12:20)
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I travelled in TN express only once both UP & DN journey somewhere in the year 1992 January I think to attend my cousin's house warming ceremony at Sanik Farm in NDLS
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Mar 20 (19:22)   17643/Circar Express (PT) | COA/Kakinada Port (3 PFs)
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Kakinada- Pondicherry- Kacheguda Tri-Weekly to run new train numbers W.E.F-08-07-2024 from PDY and W.E.F-10-07-2024 from KCG/COA
NEW TrainNumbers of Extended Portion:-
17653/54- KCG-PDY-KCG
17655/56- COA-PDY-COA
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Mar 28 (15:22)   12621/Tamil Nadu Express (PT)
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Is there any chances for speed up of tamil nadu express in near future
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Mar 22 (07:09)   17643/Circar Express (PT) | PDY/Puducherry (Pondicherry) (5 PFs)
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With 17643 Puducherry - Kakinada Port Circar Express #TB ..!! On Platform No. 4 Entered PDY...!!
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Oh so platform 4 and 5 are functional now?
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Yes. Yesterday For PDY Rake Resting PF No. 3 Kachiguda Exp.. & PF No. 4 Circar Exp..
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Mar 11 (21:58)   12621/Tamil Nadu Express (PT) | MAS/MGR Chennai Central (12 PFs)
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Let's see the run and overtakes today. Will get some updates from the run, recently being getting late in AGC NDLS.
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Timings at halts,

MAS - 22:05 - 5m late
BZA - 03:56/04:06 - 1m late
KMT - 05:24/05:30 - 5m late
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- 06:59/07:10 - 18m late
BPQ - 10:37/10:45 - 5m late
NGP - 13:55/14:04 - 9m late
ET - 18:25/18:35 - On time
BPL - 20:17/ 20:27 - 7m late
VGLJ - 00:36/00:41 - 10m late
GWL - 01:51/01:55 - 21m late
AGC - 03:16/03:20 - 13m late
NZM - 06:14/06:17 - 13m late
NDLS - 06:45 - 15m late

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1) MAS - BZA ;

= 13352 ALLP DHN arriving from AJJ side, left BBQ at 21:52. Now, arrived MAS at 22:00.

= TN Departed from MAS at 22:05 - 5m late,
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Basin Bridge 22:11 - 9m late - 21 kph
- Tondiarpet 22:18 - 14m late - 24 kph/27 kph
- Ennore 22:28 - 15m late - 42 kph/65 kph
- Attipattu 22:33 - 15m late
- Minjur 22:35 - 14m late - 52 kph/117 kph
- Ponneri 22:40 - 11m late - 60 kph/104 kph
- Kavaraipettai 22:44 - 10m late - 64 kph/102 kph

- Gummidipundi 22:51 - 12m late - 62 kph/

- Elavur 22:54 - 10m late - 65 kph/110 kph
- Arambakkam 23:00 - 8m late - 68 kph/103 kph
- Sullurpeta 23:20 - 12m late - 66 kph
- P'reddipalem 23:24 - 9m late - 69 kph/123 kph
- Nayadupeta 23:40 - 10m late
- Odur 23:51 - 5m late - 73 kph/105 kph

- Gudur 00:05 - 12m late - 68 kph

- Manubolu 00:19 - 18m late - 66 kph/
- Venkatachalam 00:28 - 17m late - 67 kph/
- Talamanchi 00:55 - 17m late - 68 kph/
- Bitragunta 01:06 - 13m late - 70 kph/
- Kavali 01:17 - 10m late - 71 kph/
- Tettu 01:24 - 6m late - 73 kph/123 kph
- Ulavapadu 01:32 - 2m late - 74 kph/104 kph
- Tanguturu 01:44 - 2m early - 75 kph/

= Arrived BZA at 03:56 - 1m late, did MAS BZA in 5h 51m

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2) BZA - KMT - WL ;

= Departed BZA at 04:06 - 1m late,

= KMT BZA in 1h 18m.

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3) WL - BPQ - NGP ;

= Departed WL at 07:10 - 18m late, had 11m halt.
- Raghavapuram 08:17 - 1m late, 82 kph
- S Kaghaznagar 09:33 - 2m late, 73 kph

= Departed BPQ at 10:45 - 5m late, had 8m halt. Did WL BPQ in 3h 27m

= Arrived NGP at 13:55 - 5m late

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4) NGP - ET ;

= Departed NGP at 14:04 - 9m late
- Godhani 14:15 - 13m late - 39 kph/
- Bharatwada 14:20 - 13m late - 50 kph/
- Kalambha 14:57 - 4m early - 80 kph/94 kph
- Pola Patthar 17:46 - 7m early - 70 kph
- Jujharpur 18:09 - 20m early

= Meanwhile, 22455/SNSI KLK Superfast arrived Jujharpur at 18:05, coming from BSL side. Maybe it will be allowed after TN and INDB.

= And 11464/Somnath Express arrived ET at 18:20, let's see OT happened here or not.

= Arrived ET at 18:25 - 5m early, did NGP ET in 4h 21m.

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5) ET - BPL ;

= Departed ET at 18:35 - On time, 10m halt.

= So, 11464/Somnath OT done at PF itself and 22455 OT done at JUH, its still halted there.

- Powarkheda 18:44 - On time
- Narmadapuram 18:51 - 3m early - 68 kph/

= 22455 got OT by VB at JUH, had 50m halt at outer, poor controlling.

- Budni 18:56 - 5m early - 72 kph/
- Habibganj 19:48 - 16m early - 70 kph

= Arrived BPL at 20:17 - 7m late, did ET BPL in 1h 42m.

= Took 30mins from Habibganj to Bhopal.

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6) BPL - VGLJ ;

= Departed BPL at 20:27 - 7m late, had 10m halt.
- Nishatpura 20:35 - 14m late - 13 kph/
- Sukhiewaniyan 20:40 - 11m late - 51 kph/113 kph
- Bhadbadaghat 20:44 - 8m late - 66 kph/114 kph
- Dewanganj 20:48 - 5m late - 79 kph/130 kph
- Salamatpur 20:52 - 1m late - 88 kph/130 kph

= Arrived VGLJ at 00:36 - 10m late, did BPL VGLJ in 4h 9m.

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7) VGLJ - GWL - AGC ;

= Departed from VGLJ at 00:41 - 10m late
- Datia 01:03 - 16m late - 68 kph/

= Arrived GWL at 01:51 - 19m late, great run 1h 10m.

= Departed GWL at 01:55 - 21m late, 4m halt.
- Birlanagar 02:00 - 24m late - 34 kph/
- Rayaru 02:05 - 21m late - 79 kph/124 kph
- Banmor 02:08 - 19m late - 90 kph/126 kph
- Morena 02:17 - 13m late - 105 kph/128 kph
- Hetampur 02:24 - 10m late - 109 kph/120 kph
- Dhaulpur 02:35 - 10m late - 98 kph/76 kph, river
- Mania 02:42 - 8m late - 100 kph/107 kph

= Arrived AGC at 03:16 - 11m late

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8) AGC - NZM - NDLS ;

= Departed AGC 03:20 - 13m late
- Mathura 04:15 - 18m late
- Palwal 05:13 - 2m early - 73 kph/
- Tuglakabad 05:51 - 1m early

= Departed NZM at 06:17 - 13m late

= Finally, arrived NDLS at 06:45 - 15m late

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Overtakes List ;

1) 13351/ALLP DHN Express @ Chennai Central - 2200/2231.
2) 42035/MAS GPD EMU @ Tiruvottiyur-Ennore - 2217, 2239.
3) 42033/MAS GDP EMU @ Minjur - 2233/2237.
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42425/MAS SPE EMU @ Gummidipundi - 2250/2253.
5) 18190/ERS TATA Express @ Alluru Rd - 0059/0109.
6) 22674/MQ BGKT Superfast @ Balharshah-Nagpur - 1030, 1413.
7) 22352/SMVT PPTA Superfast @ Nagpur-Itarsi - 1347, 1838.
8) 22455/SNSI KLK Superfast @ Jujharpur - 1805/1855.
9) 11464/Somnath Express @ Itarsi - 1820/1843.
10) 22129/Tulsi Express @ Salamatpur - 2046/2054.
11) 11841/Geeta Jayanti Express @ Jhansi - 0030/0048.
12) 12447/UP Sampark Kranti @ Jhansi-Gwalior - 0030, 0229.
13) 12405/Gondwana Express @ Mathura-Nizamuddin - 0400, 0636.
14) 11057/CSMT ASR Express @ Palwal - 0502/0518.
15) 14623/Patalkot Express @ Tuglakabad - 0540/0615.

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