Journey Date: 21st October 2022.
Clicked a few pictures only as I've covered this train extensively in past.
1. This has good amount of Slack. Covered up 30 minutes delay in WCR, then accumulated same delay in just after entering NCR. This train had excellent 130 MPS speed in WCR. In NCR it rarely touched 130 after Agra especially after Mathura. Not that aggressive schedule in Agra Division. Reached 40 minutes late at Nizamuddin.
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more... Good amount of deboarding at Bhopal and Agra. Huge boarding at Nashik Road.
3. Although my Coach was 2018 made AC 2 Tier, the journey experience was very good. All the littering was due to passengers as OBHS was doing their job nicely.
4. The train had huge number of Waiting List Passengers. In many cases out of 3 Tickets only 1 ticket got confirmed and TTE allowed them to share the berth. TTE told the passengers to not expect full seats as train was full but explicitly told the Catering Staff to provide them all with food without failure, behaviour was totally honest and friendly. He told us that Railway Ministry was directly involved in seat allocation this weekend. Many requests for allocation and HO Quota came from Ministry. For the first time saw people sleeping near doors of AC 2 Tier of a Rajdhani Train.
5. Staff Behaviour is excellent, especially of Catering Staff. Totally caring of different needs. Ready to provide extra food as per needs. Gave him 250 rupees as Tip. Highly in contrast to egoistic attitude of Staff in WR Rajdhani Trains.
6. Food was relatively tasteless but piping hot, much better than my last experience in August Kranti Rajdhani.
7. Significant number of People of Mumbai are still Ignorantly Idiotic, many of them came back from Mumbai Central after discovering their Rajdhani starts from Mumbai CSMT ๐. By sheer chance Mumbai Central is 20- 30 minutes away from Mumbai CSMT.
please wait...Translate to EnglishJourney Date: 21st October 2022.
Took some pics only cuz I've already covered this train a lot before.
1. This train got a good amount of extra time. Covered up 30 minutes delay in WCR, then got the same delay as soon as it entered NCR. This train had a sick 130 MPS speed in WCR. In NCR, it barely hit 130 after Agra, especially after Mathura. Not a super rushed schedule in Agra Division. Got to Nizamuddin 40 minutes late.
2. Lots of people got off at Bhopal and Agra. A ton of people got on at Nashik Road.
3. Even though my Coach was a 2018 AC 2 Tier, the journey was pretty good. All the mess was cuz of the passengers, but the cleaning staff was doing a solid job.
4. This train had a crazy amount of people on the waiting list. In many cases, out of 3 tickets, only 1 got confirmed and the TTE let them share the berth. TTE told people not to expect full seats since the train was packed, but made sure the catering staff gave them food without fail. The TTE was honest and friendly. He told us the Railway Ministry was directly involved in seat allocation this weekend. Lots of requests for seats and HO Quota came from the Ministry. Saw people sleeping by the doors of AC 2 Tier in a Rajdhani Train for the first time.
5. Staff behavior is top-notch, especially the catering staff. They take care of all your needs without hesitation. They gave 'em a 250 rupee tip. Way better than the stuck-up staff on WR Rajdhani Trains.
6. Food was kinda bland but super hot. Definitely better than my last experience on the August Kranti Rajdhani.
7. There are still a bunch of dumbasses in Mumbai, many of 'em came back from Mumbai Central after realizing their Rajdhani starts from Mumbai CSMT ๐. Mumbai Central is just 20-30 mins away from Mumbai CSMT, by pure luck.
