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Jul 23 2019 (06:38)   12280/Taj Express
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Traveled from New Delhi to Agra. The best possible option after Shatabdi and Gatimaan. Best for railfanning. Maintained its punctuality very well, arrived at Agra just 2 minutes late. The P-7 from GZB did a good job in maintaining the speed all around. Traveled in the CC coaches hence could not tell about the 2S. The CC Coaches are bit dirty. No cleanliness nothing. Toilets stinking badly. Even after complaining to the TTE, no action was taken by the authorities. Apart than a good option.
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Jul 23 2019 (06:32)   12346/Saraighat Express (PT)
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Sourindra   15 blog posts
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The best possible train between Guwahati and Howrah. Nothing more to tell about the Punctuality, most of the time bang on time or run late by 10-20 minutes.
Food is a major concern in this train. Few years back this train does not use to carry any pantry car, lately PC was added. Food given by the PC is good, well not the best but good, u can depend. Those passengers who don't want to have the PC food can avail for e-catering available or an another option is that this train pulls in at NJP at 0730-0745 pm, hence if anyone wants can have food from local vendors from NJP.
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Coaches are well cleaned and maintained. SL coaches are also cleaned well, but the SL coaches are quite rusty and old. Thanks to OBHS if they haven't maintained the cleanliness then with the rusty old coaches it would be hard for the passengers. Apart from that all good.
For Railfanning, it is very good. Would encounter Rajdhani in between. Hence in total a very good train.

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Jul 23 2019 (06:14)   12013/New Delhi - Amritsar Shatabdi Express
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Sourindra   15 blog posts
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This trip is regarding my journey from New Delhi to Jalandhar.
So when it comes to punctuality, yes its ok you can manage. Was late by 11 mins when arrived at Jalandhar Junction. The coaches were cleaned and so were the toilets but the coach in which I was travelling was quite old. Food is ok, in short average. The evening snacks was good, but the dinner was not upto the mark. It is my suggestion to all to please go for Non Veg dinner rather than the veg dinner. The veg dinner is pathetic. Apart than all was ok. Hence if I want to sum up then would rate this train as 3/5. Two major things for the railfans. The first
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is xing with Kalka Shatabdi towards New Delhi at Ambala and with 12030 Swarna Jayanti Shatabdi near Sirhind Junction. Secondly would witness uninterrupted MPS run in broad daylight.

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Jul 23 2019 (06:05)   12030/Amritsar - New Delhi Swarna Jayanti Shatabdi Express
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Sourindra   15 blog posts
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Recently took this train from Jalandhar to New Delhi. Will rate this train on the following things.
Food: In one word awesome. Far much better than its sister train 12013/12014. I have traveled on both of these trains, but Food is much better in this train. Have uploaded the picture of the dinner served to me. I took the Non-Veg one and was served with Rice, Dal, Chicken Curry, Dahi and Parathas. And lately vanilla flavored ice cream. Food is tasty and sufficient enough. Hence in this case I will rate it as 4/5. Evening snacks is also good, but needs some improvement.
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Cleanliness is good. In the passenger area, the seats and the surroundings were clean and the OBHS was periodically cleaning the coach. But the toilets were stinking badly and that too there was no water.
Punctuality: The arrival time at NDLS is 1105 pm. But thanks to the passenger due to which the train has to undergo ACP two times, one at Sadar Bazar and another at Aadarsh Nagar. Hence finally the train arrived at 1125 pm, otherwise it was bang on time.
Security: The RPF staff did a very good job, they were periodically manning the coaches. Hence in this case I would rate them 5/5.
Staff: The behavior of the staff was too good, very courteous. Hence would rate them 4/5 in this case.
Railfanning: Well in this case you can capture the beauty of Punjab during the evening time, well that too till Ludhiana because after that it totally dark and not possible for capturing any photos etc. The main attraction is the xing with its sister train 12013 near Sirhind or Sadhoogarh station. During winter capturing the setting sun over the fields of Punjab with flying mist accumulating over them is pure bliss.
So overall experience was good. Would rate it 4/5. My take is that it is much better than its sister train 12013/14 in all aspects.

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Jul 20 2019 (02:04)   12260/Bikaner - Sealdah AC Duronto Express
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Sourindra   15 blog posts
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One of the worst Duronto I have ever taken. People travelling to West Bengal from Delhi should rather prefer 12302/12314 or 12306 against this train.
Punctuality: 1/5: Though it left New Delhi on time, but from very then it pulled up a every station late. Finally when the train arrived at Sealdah it was late by whopping 3 hours 11 minutes. After crossing Burdwan, this train was literally giving unscheduled stoppages at almost every station.
Food and Catering: 2/5: Dinner and soup was excellent. But the major shock came in the
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morning when the staff didn't provided us with the bed tea. In Rajdhani, if the passenger is sleeping the staff would wake him up and would give him the morning tea plate. But he actually skipped us, because we were sleeping. He did the same with the other passengers too. The breakfast was served when the train was crossing Gaya, and mind it, it was too pathetic. My plate didn't have butter and the tea kit. The staff was least concerned about the service.
Cleanliness: 3/5: The train was cleaned till Mughalsarai and after that the toilets were overflowing and stinking badly. Even after complaining to the staffs, the OBHS was least concerned about cleaning. At last at Dhanbad the train was cleaned.
Security: 5/5: In this matter I would say the RPF staff and the Attendants did a great job. At least in this matter this Duronto is good.
Staffs: 3/5: The OBHS and the Catering Staffs were the least concerned. This thing needs to be improved.
Overall: I will rate it 2/5. I have traveled in 12274 also, but this Duronto is too much pathetic. I was getting RAC in 12306 at that day, but instead went to this. And I regret my decision for this. If anyone wants to travel from Delhi to West Bengal, I would suggest him/her to take 12302 then 12314 then 12306 then 12274 and then 12260

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