Pic- WDM hauling mangaluru kabkaputtur passenger.
We (I and my mother) had got down at YPR on 13 sept from HTE-YPR SF (Travelogue present in forum of HTE-YPR SF) and moved to SBC by auto due to bus strike. Took a room in hotel for a day ad rest for the day. Had lunch from Neethu's kitchen. Average food. In the evening at 1930hrs checked out from hotel and proceeded to PF 5 of SBC. The train had already been shunted on PF. The train was thoroughly clean inside out. The general coaches had some empty seats ( maybe filled by time of dep). The coaches were fitted with bio toilets and were clean. After arranging luggage, went down to PF to...
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get water. Saw a water vending machine and inserted 2 five rupee coins and filled my 2 ltr bottle. The train started at 2040 hrs, 10 min late. TTE came and put his luggage on seat 7 (my was 8). He checked the tickets and moved on to check others'. I went to my side upper to sleep. Finally woke up at 0430 hrs. Train was passing beautiful shiradi ghats. Though it was night, but the sound of train passing bridges and tunnels seemed nice to hear and slight moonlight helped in imagining beauty of western ghats. Gradually train arrived subramanya road. Here the extra engines were detachted. I got down and had tea and bun. After 15 min halt train continued its journey and after kabkaputtur stopped for crossing with mangaluru - kabkaputtur passenger. Reached MAJN and proceeded for long halt at MAQ for detatching of kannur portion. The WDP 4 left its companion and WDM 3 took charge of 16523. At 0900 hrs after long whistle, train started and again passed MAJN. was stopped at MAJN for crossing with matsyagandha exp. After departure entered beautiful Konkan railway. At SURATHKAL, we waited for LTT - KCVL SF to cross. Then again before Udupi a DEMU crossed us . After the long halt of 35 mins for crossing, departed and slowly curved on to make entry to PF 1 of Udupi and hence left us at our destination 40 min late at 1120 hrs.