I travelled by this train on November 28 from NZM to KCG in 1A.
The train arrived in the platform at 645 even though the departure time was itself 645 am. We pulled out at 712 am.
In spite of being a non-stop train upto Jhansi, the train did make many unscheduled stops at large (AGC, MTJ, GWL) and small stations (Sholaka).
The...
more... train did NOT gain time over its nearly 24 hour journey to KCG and was was 1 hour late arriving in KCG.
The train was not too full and there was at least one passenger who purchased a reservation inside the train in our 1A Cabin. There were not too many unauthorized passengers in it and we did not experience any Chain Pulling.
This was my first train journey in more than 10 years - I live outside India - I was looking forward to it, being a rail fan!
I must admit that this journey was nothing spectacular or memorable - frankly it was a little boring.
Cheers!
Uttam