#Trip_Report Jan 2016 Shri Vaishno Devi Katra
_/\_ Jai Mata DI _/\_
We were 9 in the trip 1 form PNBE(board at MKA) , 1 from BSB, 2 from BE, 5 from UMB (Panipat basically)
We choose a single train help us to take Jammu, we got tickets in Himgiri and after seeing WAP-7 loco link on IRI i think its best...
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train but when it arrives 22 hours late at my station i got hows this train...
we 9 friends out of 6 study in IIT Kharagpur and rest in DU, and we 5 from PNP are best friends rest 4 are mine college friend...
Tickets are confirmed at UMB train comes at 2:40 am, from there we took train and OT Jaliawalabagh Express near LDH, a beautiful Guru Dwara saw at LDH Outer, after that huge FOG at JRC and halts for more than 10 minutes due to security checking as PTKC attacks happens earlier there, from JRC to JAT the beauty of Nature was awesome, saw foothills of Himalayan as shown in Pics, after that reach JAT near about 11 am and Jammu Mail is standing there we buy tickets and took mail, this first time when we are going ahead from JAT by train, general coaches are 70-75 % occupancy only so we get sit, but कौन बैठने वाला था, सिलसिला शुरू हुआ tunnels pe tunnels aur bridges pe bridges, a truly Engineering Marvelous of CIVIL ENGINEERING, on that time feel proud that i m doing Engineering, when we reach SVDK मूह की बोलती बन्द हो गई सॉफ सफाई देख के, itni saaf safai kasam se mene apne room ki bhi nhi dekhi hogi, kya चमक raha tha station, now took escalators and come outside, and again go inside went to Registration Counter, did registration.
After registration took auto and went to Dharamshala we are 9 and 3 rooms, 1 took by 2 girls and rest in two rooms we 7 managed, after refreshing and lunch we went to our first check post that is बाढ़ गंगा ,
X-X-X rest we enjoy a lot in whole माता वैष्णो देवी चढ़ाई & दर्शन X-X-X
in returning did lots of rail-fanning, in the pic u can see, see Uttar Sampark Kranti Express standing at PF-1, took Jamnagar Express from SVDK to JAT and then JAT to UMB-BE-BSB-PNBE Archana Express, in returning we didn't sleep because we have lots of luggage and yes we are in mood of fun and enjoyment
Pic1 & Pic2 foothills of Himalayan
Pic3 USK standing and in behind landscape Maa Vaishno Devi Yatra Hills
Pic4 night view of SVDK from Yatra
Pic5 train board of SVDK-Jamnagar Express
pic6 USK standing and in behind landscape Maa Vaishno Devi Yatra Hills
Pic7 USK and SVDK PF 2
pic8 entry side of trains at SVDK from Jammu
pic9 station board of SVDK
pic10 station board of SVDK
rest pics are uploading soon