So after a 3 day stay in Kankavli, I was departed back to Mumbai. was feeling sad.....
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#Kankavli_to_Ratnagiri
Had great days in Kankavli and at Station we were waiting for Mandovi Express to arrive. Its 11:52am now and no announcement made till now of 10104 Mandovi. Meanwhile The UP line signal turns Green and a Loco is visible with some coaches at...
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Madgaon end. Finally people started walking on Platforms thinking that its Mandovi Express. But sadly it was 04013/Vasco Da Gama - New Delhi AC SF Winter Special. Was shocked to see it. The day was Monday but this train doesn't passes Kankavli on Monday. It was hauled with WDG 3a #13255 of GTL which was seen by me at Dadar in 11003 Mumbai-Kankavli trip. It passed at Moderate speed and finally Announcement made of 10104. We moved towards our coach position. Finally the 'Hunk' WDP-4B #40015 with The 'King' Mandovi Express arrived Kankavli at 12:32. Lot of rush for this train. Quickly Entered and Quickly the train departed at 12:33. Was Blasting at high speed and finally we had putted on the loop line for the crossing of 12051 - Mumbai Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Exp. It crossed us and we departed. Arrived Vaibhavwadi at 12:51 and departed at 12:53. Was flying between Rajapur and Nivsar with taking stops as in TT we finally arrived Ratnagiri.
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Average Speed - 56 Km/hr
To be Continue.............

So lets begin with my trip report in Mumbai LTT - Pernem Ganpati Special/01039 from TNA to KKW /pnr/post/818319 - PNR
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Special Thanks to Joshua Mendonca /members/profile/159053
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Trip is divided in...
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4 parts :-
#Bhandup - #Panvel
#Panvel - #Chiplun
#Chiplun - #Ratnagiri
#Ratnagiri - #Kankavli
All the 4 together called as #MONSOON_BLAST
Lets start.................
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#GANPATI_BAPPA_MORYA
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#Bhandup - #Panvel
We left our home and arrived Bhandup. As i was walking on Platform #1, Train 17032 - Hyderabad - Mumbai Express passed Bhandup from PF #4. Then while waiting for the local, Chennai - Mumbai Express passed Bhandup with SRK shtyle looking loco WDM-3a :P . After MAS Exp crossed, the Ambernath Local arrived which was fully packed. We got down at Thane at 13:05. As we were walking from FOB, the announcement made " Kripaya laksha dya, 01039 dn Mumbai - Pernem Ganpati special aata thodya velat PF kramank 7 var apekshit aahe. When i reached my coach, Varanasi - Mumbai Mahanagri Express arrived on PF #6. Till it depart Thane, a lone WCAM-3 #21970 passed from PF#7. As i was taking pics of WCAM-3, i sawed our Great Konkan Railway Fan and die hard fan of Konkan Kanya Exp, Joshua Mendonca. This was my first meet with an member of IRI. We had a great talk. As we were talking, train #17031 passed Thane PF#5 with WDM 3a Kalyan in full throtle. So my train arrived. This was the time when i have to sat Good Bye to Joshua. Train arrived with WDG-3a Kalyan shed. Coaches of the train had their own Life Insaurance :P . LIC ad was posted on the coaches of the train. As i Entered the train, i was shocked to see that train was fully empty. I kept my bag and got down again. The signal turned double yellow. Now it was the time of "CHAL MERI DHANNU". Train dep TNA and had a great blast inside the Parsik Tunnel. We changed the tracks near Diva Level crossing and passed Diva stn slowly and steadily. My Dhannu curved after Diva and blasted from Dativli. After it passed Dativli, it made to wait near Nilaje. Reason was the level crossing was not clossed. So the level crossing was clossed. Train dep slowly and stopped at Nilaje. Train almost halt for 5 min at Nilaje. We crossed Ratnagiri Dadar Pass and Kerala Sampark Kranti after Nilaje. Dhannu slowed down near Panvel. It entered PF #5 as Pune Bhusaval Exp via Panvel was standing on PF#7. BCNA Rake was standing on main line at Panvel with AJJ shed WAG5a.
Arrived Panvel 20 min late
103 km/hr was highest speed recorded