the local was moving and i was thinking for alternatives to travel to belgaum.the local was moving with moderate speed and den finally came to a halt at kalyan outer.after a 5 mins halt the train moved and reached kalyan.getting down was a problem as there was lot of crowd at the pf.the timing of 11035 sharavati express at kalyan was 10.08pm and it was 10.30pm now.it took me an hour to travel from mulund to kalyan.quickly i went to the p5 via FOB to see whether the 11035 had come and to see for the other options available.my heart was throbbing and as i saw the indicator it showed "11035".whoa the train had still not arrived and i was very happy.went to the indicator showing coach S5.even though i reached 20 mins late from departure time still i was able to catch the train since it was late.the people at...
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the station were not happy with the delay but i was rlly happy.soon announcement was made and the train came with a KYN WCAM-3.boarded the train,kept my luggage and was sitting at the empty sl berth.rpf guys were patrolling in the train.the train reached karjat and soon bankers were attached and we were ready to move.now it was time to hit the berth.in morning woke up wen we reached sangli.after a brief halt we moved and soon made it to miraj.halted there for 8 mins and moved.crossed the border and now we were n SCR.the speed was reduced as we had to cross the krishna river bridge.crossed the bridge and den the run was good.it was so cool that the fans had to be switched off.then came kudachi station and after a halt we moved.the speed was good in this part too.now came the TTE,they were from SCR.i showed them my E-ticket and also gave him the id proof but he didnt see it.at 8.05am we made it to Ghatprabha.here came the catering guys with nice hot idli/vada.i had breakfast and den was again busy njoying the climate.finally at 9am we reached belgaum and here u could just hear only one thing "kunda sweets".there were so many vendors selling this sweet.deboarded and here ends my trip.well it has happened many times dat i left home late but somehow i reach the station 10/15 mins before the trains arrival.this time even though i reached 20 mins after the train arrival time i was lucky enough to catch the train.was lucky this time but will be cautious from now on :)