22696/Jaipur - Yesvantpur Premium Special
This was my first journey on any Premium trains. It was a nice journey from Ajmer to Pune.
First to talk about the train, the good thing is that the no. of stops is less and I think similar to that of a Rajdhani. The food is served on the train along with a mineral water bottle each day. Compared to Rajdhani the maintenance on this train is bit less. Also unlike Rajdhani there are no announcements in the train such as arrival on a station/ welcoming new...
more... passengers who boarded the train etc.
But I must say the idea of premium trains is good...even though they are special trains but unlike other special trains the treatment given to these is great.
Route Diversion:
After Vasai Road, this train doesn't take the usual route till Karjat i.e. via Kalyan; rather after Vasai Road it goes to Panvel and then comes to Karjat.
Cheers...