earlier used to run hours late
but now its a damn punctual train
jus came by it and reached hwh at 0320...20mins before scheduled time
very clean and well ironed linen
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dirty...may be because it was coming from gaya but ok for an overnight journey. no catering whatsoever after sahibganj. not even a cup of tea. recent augmentation with 2a is welcome move. more seats required for remote quota as jus 2 seats is never enough in 2a & 3a for bgp and sbg

I missed sc ghy express due to late running ypr kcg express. rushed to kcg station master. he signed on my blank paper continuation ticket and said I can either go for refund or travel in any train destined to howrah and beyond. I boarded east coast. my tkt was of 3a. tte asked me to wait till warangal till he checked the charts and I got an easy berth much before warangal
again a beauty of a train
excellent maintenance regular room freshners and clean toilets. no waiting list passengers in class...
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3a but sleeper class was horrible. some 100+ people in each coach till Kharagpur. nice on board catering. not too costly. ..chicken meals at 100 & chicken Briyani at 150...bt hot n delicious. reached howrah at 1605. ten minutes before scheduled. On board staff very courteous. jus dat way too many stoppages even though hardly any passengers at those stoppages

damn good train
departs on time
heard by on board staff that even arrives on time although on my day due to some unknown reasons got delayed by 5 hrs
nice on board catering
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of things to eat
samosa tea coffee snacks at reasonable price
food can b ordered @ rs.103 for chicken meal....quality ok
daal 3 chapati @ 50 rs...again quality was ok
plenty of upgradation on my day due to extra 2a coach
even I got upgraded from 3a to 2a

Several routine trouble-makers have been banned from the site, yesterday and today. We shall see to it that they do NOT return to vitiate the atmosphere of this site. They will NOT be coming back.
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Many others have been placed under Restricted blogging or have lost the Objection privilege.
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The kind of members who will eventually be banned:
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The kind of members welcome in IRI:
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