Is this train reliable during monsoon? Does it get stuck or delay in departure due to heavy rains?? Next week I am planning to go to Pune for work then return same day evening any time after 5 PM, that too on a weekday. I might prefer this one or Indrayani express as both will reach Pune before 10 am and I can start my work then. If I reserve a seat in AC CC coach and board from CST itself, do I have to worry about ticketless passengers occupying reserved coaches, taking my seat or asking me to vacate my seat for them? Same question when returning same day in the evening after 5 PM from Pune. I am a peace loving person and do not want to get into any argument or confrontation with people not worth it nor do I want my rights to be violated. I have...
more... read a lot in news about ticketless passengers occupying reserved coaches being rampant in trains which are not Shatabdi or Rajdhani, even TTEs and RPFs show helplessness and disappear.