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Scenic; Medium; Side View; Large TB; EOG/SLR; Outside of Train; Standing at Station;
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Side View; Large TB; EOG/SLR; Outside of Train; Standing at Station;
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12704/Falaknuma Express (PT)
फलकनुमा एक्सप्रेस

SC/Secunderabad Junction --> BHC/Bhadrak

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• WEF JCO 09.03.2024 AC III Tier Economy Booking will Start and AC III Tier Booking will be Cancelled.
Tue Feb 13, 2024 (05:23PM)
News History
• Till JCO 16.01.2024 AC I Tier Booking is Cancelled.
Fri Dec 15, 2023 (02:49PM)
▪️ Departure from Secundrabad on 01.11.23 is cancelled ▪️ Departure from Secundrabad on 29.10.23 is diverted via Vijayawada - Nagpur - Jharsuguda - Kharagpur
Tue Oct 31, 2023 (02:51PM)
▪️ Departure from Secundrabad on 29.10.23 is diverted via Vijayawada - Nagpur - Jharsuguda - Kharagpur
Mon Oct 30, 2023 (07:14AM)
Will Run With LHB Coaches From 15 - 12 - 2023 (1 - First AC cum 2nd AC Coach, 3 - 2nd AC Coaches, 8 - 3rd AC Coaches, 5 - Sleeper Coaches, 2- General Coaches, 1 - Pantry Car, 1 - SLR , 1 - EOG And 1 - HCPV...
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Total = 22 LHB Coaches) ▪️ Departure from Secunderabad from 16.08.23 - 29.08.23 will be short terminated at Brahmapur due to developmental works in Khurda Road Division.
Mon Aug 28, 2023 (12:04PM)
Will Run With LHB Coaches From 15 - 12 - 2023 (1 - First AC cum 2nd AC Coach, 3 - 2nd AC Coaches, 8 - 3rd AC Coaches, 5 - Sleeper Coaches, 2- General Coaches, 1 - Pantry Car, 1 - SLR , 1 - EOG And 1 - HCPV...
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Total = 22 LHB Coaches) Aug 17 (10:29) (previous value) ▪️ Departure from Secunderabad from 16.08.23 - 29.08.23 will be short terminated at Brahmapur
Tue Aug 22, 2023 (12:57AM)
To run with LHB coaches from 15.12.2023 ex SC & from 17.12.2023 ex HWH
Sat Aug 19, 2023 (08:14AM)
Will Run With LHB Coaches From 15 - 12 - 2023 (1 - First AC cum 2nd AC Coach, 3 - 2nd AC Coaches, 8 - 3rd AC Coaches, 5 - Sleeper Coaches, 2- General Coaches, 1 - Pantry Car, 1 - SLR , 1 - EOG And 1 - HCPV...
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Total = 22 LHB Coaches)
Fri Aug 18, 2023 (10:23PM)
▪️ Departure from Secunderabad from 16.08.23 - 29.08.23 will be short terminated at Brahmapur
Thu Aug 17, 2023 (10:29AM)
▪️ Departure from Secunderabad on 12.08.23 is cancelled
Wed Aug 09, 2023 (06:49PM)
▪️ Departure from Secunderabad on 03.06.23 & 04.06.23 is cancelled
Sat Jun 03, 2023 (06:53PM)
▪️ Departure from Secunderabad on 02.06.23 is short terminated at Bhubaneswar▪️ Departure from Secunderabad on 03.06.23 is cancelled
Sat Jun 03, 2023 (10:45AM)
▪️ Departure from Secunderabad on 02.06.23 is short terminated at Bhubaneswar
Sat Jun 03, 2023 (10:05AM)
JCO 02.03.2023, 03.03.2023 & 05.03.2023 is partially cancelled between CTC - HWH
Tue Feb 28, 2023 (03:37PM)
• 12704 Secunderabad-Howrah Falaknuma Express will remain cancelled o­n 26th & 28th February and 2nd, 3rd & 5th March, 2023 due to Developmental Works in Kharagpur Division over SER.
Mon Feb 20, 2023 (01:58AM)
▪️ Departure from Secunderabad on 17.06.22 is cancelled. ▪️Coach composition will be revised w.e.f. JCO 02.08.2022. New CC- GS-02, SL-12, 3AC-05, 2AC-01, 1AC cum 2AC-01, SLR/D-02, HCPV-01, PC-01 = 25 coaches
Fri Jun 17, 2022 (05:12PM)
➡️Coach composition will be revised w.e.f. JCO 02.08.2022. New CC- GS-02, SL-12, 3AC-05, 2AC-01, 1AC cum 2AC-01, SLR/D-02, HCPV-01, PC-01 = 25 coaches➡️Journey Commencing on 21.05.2022 will be Short Terminated at Bhubaneswar.
Sat May 21, 2022 (04:56PM)
➡️Coach composition will be revised w.e.f. JCO 02.08.2022. New CC- GS-02, SL-12, 3AC-05, 2AC-01, 1AC cum 2AC-01, SLR/D-02, HCPV-01, PC-01 = 25 coaches➡️Journey Commencing on 21.05.2022 will remain cancelled.
Sun May 15, 2022 (01:15AM)
Coach composition will be revised w.e.f. JCO 02.08.2022. New CC- GS-02, SL-12, 3AC-05, 2AC-01, 1AC cum 2AC-01, SLR/D-02, HCPV-01, PC-01 = 25 coaches
Wed Mar 30, 2022 (09:20PM)
Due to four days Non-Interlocking work at Hijli Station in Kharagpur Division from 01.02.2022 to 04.02.2022, train num 12704 will remain cancelled on journey commencing on 31.01.2022, 01.02.2022 & 03.02.2022.
Sun Jan 30, 2022 (01:37AM)
📢⚟ JCO 03.12.2021 and 04.12.2021 cancelled in view of cyclone Jawad
Sat Dec 04, 2021 (09:33AM)
📢⚟ JCO 03.12.2021 cancelled in view of cyclone Jawad • A/C to the CC given below , 1st SLR is General + For Diffrently Abled , and last SLR is for Ladies + for Diffrently Abled▪️
Thu Dec 02, 2021 (09:19AM)
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Inaugural Run
Fri Oct 15, 1993
Pantry/Catering
✓ Pantry Car
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Updated: Dec 14 2023 (13:16) by Siddharth98^~
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Rating: 3.7/5 (340 votes)
cleanliness - good (59)
punctuality - excellent (59)
food - good (52)
ticket avbl - average (61)
u/r coach - average (25)
railfanning - good (54)
safety - good (55)
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Jun 09 2019 (21:16)   12704/Falaknuma Express (PT)
Ramkumar^~
Ramkumar^~   18284 blog posts
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Today my friend travel in falaknuma express from SC - GNT.The general coaches are overcrowded.So many of the people are getting in their reservation boogies in this train.The TC is taking money from the passengers and gives them a slip and those passengers are put into in the sleeper coaches.
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Jun 09 2019 (21:17)
EMDGT46PAC^~
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EFT Slip?
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Jun 09 2019 (21:18)
Ramkumar^~
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EFT means
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Jun 09 2019 (21:19)
EMDGT46PAC^~
EMDGT46PAC^~   12014 blog posts
Re# 4338746-3              
Excess fare ticket,it is issued by TTE.
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Jun 09 2019 (21:19)
Ramkumar^~
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Yes
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Jun 09 2019 (22:05)
Brandon12663^~
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Re# 4338746-8              
Similar incidents is common in coromandal exp too
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Feb 17 2020 (12:41)
thotagopal02~
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Re# 4338746-13              
is EFT provided only if Berths are avbl?
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Feb 17 2020 (15:15)
Goawaychinaviru
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Re# 4338746-14              
No. It is provided to upgrade your GS ticket to SL. There could be dozens of WL passengers, plus these upgraded. They can travel, but will not get any berths. These days it is very common. At stations like LTT & NGP, TCs roam platforms and trains' SL coaches asking like vendors to upgrade tickets from GS to SL.
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Nov 10 2013 (11:59)   12704/Falaknuma Express (PT)
Soumya Banerjee
Soumya Banerjee   149 blog posts
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Beware of the eunauches boarding the train and demanding money and doing all sorts of nuiscance, especially when the train crosses odhisha.Found mostly on sleeper coaches.
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Jul 21 2015 (09:18)
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Re# 901674-2              
Its common scenario in almost all india not for singw particular state
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Jan 22 2014 (18:57)   12704/Falaknuma Express (PT)
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santoshlepak~   1269 blog posts
Entry# 971944            Tags  
this train i one of the most prestigious train from scr but it gets delay always at bza even though it gets a sc gooty wdb4b but it gets delay after croosing guntur i mean new guntur the coaches were good and maintaind well i think most of the coaches having plug points and jam packd this train escpclly hwh people are going to board this train from sc so book advance only u cannot get a confirmd tckt

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4.5/5
loco sound 5/5
pantry car 3.5/5

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Jan 23 2014 (12:32)
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yes..majority of kolkata and odisha people takes this train due to its enough aggresive and fast tt....it gets a bit late near around BZA,but still covers the late between BZA ad VSKP in night time....but then gets late near BBS and CTC ...and also sometime if more than 3omin late,then gets overtaken just near balasore by rajdhani exp......
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Oct 06 2014 (00:01)
Soumya Banerjee   149 blog posts
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At the last leg of its journey, between KGP and HWH it punches maximum speed and reaches HWH exactly at 17:45 (its correct arrival time at howrah).It makes up all delay between KGP and HWH.
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Oct 09 2014 (13:59)
Suri~
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If its late at ctc,then just before balasore it gets rampaged by bbs rajdhani. Then it gets bit more late at balasore also becoz it has to wait till rajdhani gets cleared of balasore as rajdhani also stops at bls. But after bls,falaknuma only has 2 stops and enough slack is given. 231 km from bls to howrah,,and time taken is 3hr 53min. Avg speed is just 59kmph.
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Nov 28 2014 (19:14)   12704/Falaknuma Express (PT)
Suri~
Suri~   7920 blog posts
Entry# 1290225            Tags   Past Edits
As per me,its the best train to travel from secunderabad to odisha/kolkata.
Personally many times travelled in this train. From secunderabad to vijayawada,its good speed,punctual and no unauthorized entry. After BZA,some local travellers bound to inbetween stations of BZA-VSKP board the train but here SCR TTE are very strict to this and they don't allow to board them in sleeper classes. So till morning i.e berhampur,its all neat,clean and happy journey. But after that,the journey till BBS sucks. Train is bit slow and unauthorized pax board it to go BBS/CTC. TTE also don't even ask anything. After BBS/CTC,again this train shows its full aggresion. If falaknuma exp gets late by 20-25 min at BHC,then hold your breath for a deadly aggresive overtake
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of falaknuma by the ECoR king BBS rajdhani before balasore,somewhere at khantapara or soro-a great video to shoot.

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Nov 10 2013 (11:57)   12704/Falaknuma Express (PT)
Soumya Banerjee
Soumya Banerjee   149 blog posts
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Must try the tomato soup served in the train.Its delicious.
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