Some Pictures of Pune Junction.
All Platforms till Platform#5
During afternoon time Pune Junction is relatively free before 3 PM.
There's humongous scope for starting some premium trains from Pune before 3 PM. Not even a Freight Train passed during my 2 hours of Railfanning at Pune.
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pictures include Sheraton Grand Hotel as well as upcoming Pune Metro Railway Flyover just behind Pune Junction. Also includes Electric Trip Shed of Pune Station.
With less rush got around more freely clicking pictures. Some Railway Workers asked me if I worked for a News Paper 😂😂
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While clicking pictures of Deccan Express at Platform #4, "AAP Delhi Government" Pune Ajni AC Special got shunted to Platform# 5 😂.
Except a few coaches almost all coaches had Vinyl Advertisements of "Sucessful 6 Years of Delhi Sarkar".
Patronage was nominal only, according to the vendor it stays nominal mostly. Coaches looked clean enough.
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Came to the parcel office for enquiry about transportation of a Scooty and to drop a friend traveling in Vistadome Coach of Deccan Express.
Did a little Railfanning.
Pictures taken from Platforms 1, 3 and 4 😂
At that time it was the only train standing in the entire station (before 2:30 P.M.)
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Vistadome Coach in this one is FAR BETTER and FAR Comfortable than the Vistadome Coach of Deccan Queen. The height of door is also adequate for long people and the gallery in the end has adequate fitting to place stuff while clicking pictures (absent from Deccan Queen Vistadome Coach "Prakriti"). Toilet is also relatively spacious.
Seats are more wide and seat numbering is less confusing. I'd prefer this one over Deccan Queen Vistadome Coach "Prakriti".
The Coaches don't open till 2:35 PM. I saw people waiting for them to open since 1:30 PM (the time I reached there). Train was full, according to the vendor there it always goes full, many last minute travelers too.
People getting confused as there's no Coach board for D1 and the coach of Vistadome is EV1 but PRS mentions it as E1 only. Saw the tickets myself and guided a few passengers.
It blocks the Platform for a long time. Perhaps after completion of works at Hadapsar, it can be extended there.
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Aapli Rajdhani at Platform#18 of Mumbai CSMT.
As of 3:17 P.M. Coaches were closed from inside and Passengers were waiting for them to open in order to board the train.
I genuinely want to travel in this train as soon as possible. This visit was indeed fruitful as I won't be as free as I was today while observing this train when I travel in this train due to luggage.
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2 Families whose Reservation was in WR Mumbai Rajdhani from Mumbai Central but ended up standing at Mumbai CSMT for CR Mumbai Rajdhani. I realised that some people really don't know about difference of Zones or even Terminals. Sent them packing to Mumbai Central immediately.
Went to a food vendor at the end of the platform, purchased a Cold Coffee. A TTE came there and asked me for my ticket, Showed him my Deccan Queen Vistadome Ticket and told him I'm simply roaming around. Told him about the Rajdhani confusion by Families, both vendor and TTE told me that it's common phenomenon- really surprised me. They also told me that patronage of Rajdhani from Mumbai CSMT is just average, it mostly gets filled at Kalyan. Haven't traveled myself so can't vouch for same.
Checked out interiors thoroughly, I love the Seat Colour in AC 2 Tier. Maintainence is excellent. Charging point available for every seat. Although there are no curtains in any coach which doesn't help during Fierce Sunlight.
Hauled by 2 Dusty Kalyan WAP 7's. Many companies using this train for sending courier. Lots of parcel loading activities at EOG's
Occupancy which I saw myself was somewhat below average. AC 2 were only sparsely filled, so we're AC 3 around 3 coaches were almost empty others only sparsely populated. In AC First 3 Cabins were empty rest all were filled with passengers.
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Took a Trip in Deccan Queen Vistadome Coach "Prakriti" Today.
*Part 1: Coach Interiors and Pune Junction*
After including everything, fare of seat comes at 950 rupees.
Considering there are cheaper options available for Mumbai at almost half price, there is considerable rush for this coach especially during weekends. That too for Normal Travelers not just Tourists.
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Leg Space in Coach and Seats are comfortable.
Toilets are really modern and we'll maintained. Both Toilets are Western Style only.
My only issue is- the height of AC Door is too low. My Height is 6ft and it's really low.
Only Bread Omelette (50 rupees) and Bread Cutlet (40 rupees) available in eatables. Coffee, Tea and Water Bottle available. Payment by Cash only, try to keep change otherwise getting change becomes a headache.
01095 Ahmedabad Pune Ahimsa Special was arriving in Pune as we moved out of Pune.
Last Picture of Loco is from CSMT. Couldn't get time to click the Loco Pic in Pune.
Creating the entire chain here, will be posting pictures in this Blog chain only.
This part covers interior of Coach and Pune Junction.
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