Food is available on paid basis via Tickets...
However you can opt for food after boarding by paying the same amount..
Also they will give water bottle on day1 and next water bottle on day 2 before lunch as per rule but u can ask for ur 2nd bottle if u want... They will remember this..
Every coach has atleast 1 Pantry Staff...
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for serving food..
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After departure water bottle and evening snacks will be served..
And they will ask for veg or non veg..
Then near by Gwalior around 7 pm they will start serving Dinner.. they used my side lower berth for distribution of dinner by plating it in tray.. (pics attached)
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No ice cream or nothing after dinner..
Paid basis items like tea , curd etc available and normal selling like other train..
Next day morning tea, breakfast and lunch..
I asked for tea which cost me 15 rs for wagh bakri chai.. its good in taste..
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I dont know about taste of food but by looking it i seriously thought that its good that i didn't invested 370 rs in food..
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Charging socket available on side lower
And on cabin side..
2 on cabin side
1 on side lower side..
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charging sockets on side upper available..
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This is the only thing which lacks in train...
Cleanliness is pathetic..
OBHS guys didn't work like they do in premium trains...
Only a single time wiper to collect garbage that too next day in afternoon..
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Flush was not working in 2 toilets...
Toilets were not cleaned at any station even we crossed so many big stations like Jhs, HBJ, NGP ...
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I travel in JHS-NZM section 3-4 years back
Train was neat and clean... On that time
But this time experience was not good..
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Writing every tip in a one tip blog
It was one of the best train for Delhi
1. #Food: PC available which sells every items listed in its menu, even Pizzas, Burgers etc it was really a good service indeed with good taste, only veg Option available because of Maa Vaishno Devi
2. #Cleanliness: Best Maintainence from katra CDO, it was...
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really nicely maintained, everything is upto mark, from coach condition to washroom
3. #Punctuality: You may say this train as Katra Rajdhani too or Jammu's 2nd Rajdhani, due to its priority well avg speed is not high due to katra-jammu section but yes it runs dot ontime although started ontime from Katra and 20 min approx early arrival at UMB as on that time arrival was 7:55 am i guess now its changed in 2019 TAAG.
4. #Railfanning: In this you will also not found Scenic beauty from both up and down trip due to night, but just after depa from SVDK you may see the hills of Vaishno Devi Trek, it was really really a nice look indeed, treks with lights and if you were aware of Adhkuwari even you kay see that as that only place with huge lights and big dome type structure mounted with big lights..
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Overall it was really a good train to prefer for Delhi/Umb for nice and comfortable journey
99% are from KATRA, who came from Vaishno Devi Trekking, Jammu sees hardly few pax (on my trip)
We deboard at UMB as it doesn't halts at PNP (we need that stoppage)
Hence early arrival at UMB help us for catching easily Bhatinda Express from UMB to Panipat
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After Ambala occupancy remains 70-80%
Still cleanliness is upto mark as at LDH water filling was done and at UMB OBHS doing cleaning as well..
If arrives on Pf6 of UMB and Depart from Pf1 from SVDK
Doors were open exactly 30 mins before departure of train, after asking few RPF personal that why they were not opening doors, he said in night we need to maintain more security as its nearby to Kashmir, if we allowed pax to sit in before the time then no ones know who came from track end side and put something in coach.. (on that time India-Pak relationship was in very dangerous mood due to Pulwama attacks and then Abhinandan Air strikes and captured... )
We need more security now in kashmir and nearby..
Well security was really tight, when we arrived at KATRA by hemkunt in morning no auto walas were allowed even to stop on main road
Else go to prepaid booth centre or move to the main road side of highway
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Mai overall bata deta hu TIP
Alag alg batane me itna khas nhi h
1. #Food: no food available and no onboard catering, you have to buy it from station if available as after UMB for AC Pax its very difficult to get a water bottle even because coach is near Loco and you have to walk a long way from front to middle of station for vendors, even at JRC i walk for few meters to buy water bottles and then coffee, sleeper and ac coaches attached but shutters were...
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down after UMB..
2. #Seating: Normally many seats were empty in our coach, maximum were Army Personal very few family as well..
3. #Charging: 1 Socket each on side lower, 2 Sockets on Other side, well it is LHB hence you will found Charging sockets even in GS
4. #Toielt: Not very much clean but avg, well cleanliness in whole coach is upto mark, water available but washroom smells badly too
5. #RailFanning: not much after UMB because overnight journey and early arrival at JAT all dark outside, but if you are traveling from JAT to SVDK in any other train then thats good.. (we took Hemkunt from JAT-SVDK)
6. #Punctuality: Early arrival at UMB as well as Early arrival at Jammu.. nind kharab hoti h 😂
Isko katra extension krne pe bhar k chalegi..
Booking tip already dusre tip me dia h..
Rest is that this train is best for Jammu bound people for early arrival not for katra ones, but if you didn't find any ticket in any train as i am hence you may do break journey too
Its arrival may be an issue but after arriving JAT few minutes later Hemkunt arrived here and we enjoyed the scenic views of enroute to Katra 😍
Morning arrival at Katra also make your Katra-Vaishno Devi trip as good schedule time
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