Visited Jog Falls on Aug 5 by travelling in this train from end to end. Below are my observations
1. Train was already shunted on PF6.
2. Vishwamanava was already standing on PF3. Vishwamana rake was longer and had D5 while my train was short at 16 coaches and no D5. The GS coaches start after D4.
3. My first disappointment was seat...
more... numbering of CC coach doesn`t match with that in IRCTC. I booked 2 separate tickets so that both me and my wife were allotted window seats. However those were Middle and Aisle seats. Looks like aisle seats are the ones with windows.
4. Occupancy at 70% from MYS to SMET. After that it is 10%.
5. At MYS PF#6, one one coffee vendor was there.
6. At Krishnarajanagara and Hole Narsipur, train stopped for 30-45 seconds only compared to 1-2 mins.
7. No Railneer. Only Bailey water bottle available priced at 15 rupees and has good quality bottle compared to slim railneer.
8. Churmuri, some buns, maddur vada available at small stations.
9. At Hassan, we could get 2 idli, 1 vada with chutney at 50 rupees. No dose available.
10. At Arsikere, my train arrived after chalukya and departed before it. Not much occupancy obsered in sleeper coaches.
11. Kadur and Birur are deserted junctions with no trains, no people, no facilities, not even stray dogs or cows.
12. Many people lie down on 3 seats in CC coaches as everyone was sleepy.
13. TTE deboarded at SMET. So anyone can travel in CC coach in that leg.
14. SMET-TLGP is the best part of journey. It is a single line with no electrification. One can spot peacocks flying on either side, heavy dense trees on both sides. Kind of like images from Nilambur Road from Kerala.
15. I found GS seats to be best. If the rush is less, one can easily lie back entirely. In D1-D4, people were asleep with only half part of body supported by seat.
16. One cannot transverse from CC, D coaches to GS coaches as they have no vestibules.
17. Liked the environment of Sagara and Talguppa. Not much commercialization, felt nice and quiet with just 1 food stall with biscuits.
18. Will add them later as soon as I remember anything important.
please wait...Translate to EnglishYo, I went to Jog Falls on Aug 5, chillin' on this train from start to finish. Here's what I noticed:
1. Train was already parked at Platform 6 (PF6).
2. Vishwamanava was already standin' at Platform 3 (PF3). Vishwamana train was longer, had a D5 carriage, while my ride was short with only 16 coaches and no D5. The GS coaches start after D4.
3. First letdown was that the seat numbers in the CC coach didn't match the ones on IRCTC. I booked 2 separate tickets so that me and my wife could get window seats. Turns out, we got stuck with middle and aisle seats. Seems like the aisle seats are the ones with windows.
4. Occupancy was around 70% from MYS to SMET, but after that, it dropped to 10%.
5. At MYS PF#6, there was only one coffee vendor.
6. At Krishnarajanagara and Hole Narsipur, the train only stopped for 30-45 seconds compared to 1-2 minutes.
7. No Railneer, only Bailey water bottles available for 15 rupees. The quality of the bottle was better than the slim railneer.
8. Small stations had churmuri, buns, and maddur vada available.
9. At Hassan, we could get 2 idli, 1 vada with chutney for 50 rupees. No dosa though.
10. At Arsikere, my train arrived after chalukya and left before it. The sleeper coaches weren't very crowded.
11. Kadur and Birur were deserted junctions with no trains, no people, no facilities, not even stray dogs or cows.
12. Lots of people were spread out on 3 seats in the CC coaches, snoozin' away.
13. The TTE got off at SMET, so anyone could travel in the CC coach after that.
14. The journey from SMET to TLGP was the best part. It's a single line with no electricity. You can spot peacocks flyin' on both sides, dense trees everywhere. Kinda like those pics from Nilambur Road in Kerala.
15. I found the seats in GS to be the best. If it's not too crowded, you can easily lie down completely. In D1-D4, people were knocked out, with only half their body supported by the seat.
16. You can't move from the CC or D coaches to the GS coaches 'cause there ain't no vestibules.
17. I liked the vibe in Sagara and Talguppa. Not too commercialized, felt peaceful with just one food stall sellin' biscuits.
18. I'll add more stuff later if I remember anything important.
