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12859/Gitanjali Express (PT)
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▪️ Departure from CSMT from 26.06.24 - 01.07.24 is diverted via Raipur - Titlagarh - Jharsuguda
Sat Jun 15, 2024 (12:27AM)
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🔹Due to Pre-NI & NI work at Mumbai CSMT & YARD for Extension of Platform 10 & 11 & for provision of Electronic Interlocking, Train no. 12859/Gitanjali Express (PT) JCO 01/06/2024 and 02/06/2024 will be partially cancelled between Mumbai CSMT - Dadar, thereby short originating from Dadar Ctrl.
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▪️ Departure from CSMT on 29.10.23 is diverted via Rourkela - Nuagaon - Hatia - Muri - Kothsila - Purulia - Chandil - Tatanagar
Mon Oct 30, 2023 (01:29PM)
▪️ Departure from CSMT on 20.09.23 which was earlier announced as diverted will run in its normal path
Thu Sep 21, 2023 (09:40AM)
▪️ Departure from CSMT on 19.09.23 is cancelled
Mon Sep 18, 2023 (09:53PM)
▪️ Rescheduled to leave CSMT at 09.00 hrs instead of 06.00 hrs on 13.08.23
Wed Aug 09, 2023 (07:21PM)
▪️ Rescheduled to leave CSMT at 12.00 hrs instead of 06.00 hrs on 04.05.23
Thu May 04, 2023 (02:05PM)
▪️ Departure from CSMT on 29.04.23 is diverted via IB - Jharsuguda Road - Sambalpur City - Kalpilas - Bhadrak - Kharagpur
Sun Apr 30, 2023 (11:23AM)
Cancelled on 08/04/23 and 09/04/23.
Sat Apr 08, 2023 (05:25PM)
JCO 06/04/23 - Short terminated at TATA. JCO 07/04/23 and 08/04/23 are Cancelled.
Fri Apr 07, 2023 (02:37PM)
JCO 06/04/2023 short terminated at TATA.
Fri Apr 07, 2023 (02:30PM)
JCO 05.04.2023 is diverted via Tatanagar-Chandil-Purulia-Bokaro Steel City-Talgaria-Adra-Medinipur-Kharagpur JCO 07.04.2023 is cancelled
Thu Apr 06, 2023 (08:54PM)
JCO 04.04.2023 is diverted via Rourkela-Ranchi-Bokaro Steel City-Adra-Kharagpur JCO 05.04.2023 is diverted via Tatanagar-Chandil-Purulia-Bokaro Steel City-Talgaria-Adra-Medinipur-Kharagpur
Wed Apr 05, 2023 (12:08PM)
JCO 04.04.2023 is diverted via Rourkela-Ranchi-Bokaro Steel City-Adra-Kharagpur
Tue Apr 04, 2023 (06:24PM)
▪️One Rake has Sleeper towards the front end.▪️ Departure from CSMT on 21.02.23 is diverted via Jharsuguda - Sambalpur -Angul - Kapilas Road - Bhadrak - Kharagpur
Wed Feb 22, 2023 (10:06AM)
▪️One Rake has Sleeper towards the front end.
Sun Jan 01, 2023 (02:31PM)
Trains will leave from Dadar o­n 20.11.2022 (Cancelled Between CSMT & Dadar).
Fri Nov 11, 2022 (02:39PM)
▪️ Departure from CSMT on 15.11.22 & 16.11.22 will be diverted via Raipur - Lakholi - Titlagarh - Sambalpur - Jharsuguda
Fri Nov 11, 2022 (02:11AM)
▪️ Departure from CSMT from 21.09.22 - 28.09.22 is cancelled
Wed Sep 21, 2022 (09:08PM)
▪️ Departure from CSMT on 19.09.22 diverted via Chandil - Muri - Bokaro Steel City - Bhojudih - Adra - Kharagpur
Tue Sep 20, 2022 (07:35PM)
▪️ Restoration of Unreserved Booking in this Train will start W.E.F 29/06/2022
Fri Jun 10, 2022 (03:26PM)
12859 Mumbai- Howrah Gitanjali Express leaving Mumbai on May 21 will run on a diverted route via Chakradharpur-Sini-Chandil-Asansol.
Sun May 15, 2022 (08:23AM)
AC 3 Economy will be available from 04/06/2022. Bookings will commence shortly.
Mon Feb 07, 2022 (10:34AM)
AC 3 Economy will be available from 02/06/2022. Bookings will commence shortly.
Mon Feb 07, 2022 (09:05AM)
Will be regulated at Mhasavad from 11:55 hrs to 14:45 hrs for JCO 12.01.2022
Wed Jan 12, 2022 (10:04AM)
JCO 31.07.2021 will be short terminated at Santragachi
Sun Aug 01, 2021 (03:35AM)
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@JSG: Jharsuguda Jn &2 km/h #12859: Gitanjali Express coming on 3
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Aug 25 2019 (00:41)   12859/Gitanjali Express (PT) | HWH/Howrah Junction (23 PFs) | TKD/WAP-7/39042
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TATA ❤️ Superb Pics & Narration.
This is a RF Cum Social Blog.
Thank you Moderator sir for providing me TATA printed IRI T Shirt. (Picture 23). I received the T Shirt on 24th. On the very same day had a good meeting with Sreerup and W C Goyal Sir. This is the reason for Social.
My RF Blog of the week :- 18th to 24th August 2019.
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Picture 1 is of 20th August 2019. DMW made TKD WAP 7 39042 after hauling 12859 Gitanjali. Sayan Debnath was with me on that day.
Picture 2 to 22 are of 23rd August 2019. Had a nice day of RF with Anish Banerjee and later Anamitra.
Pictures 2 to 4 :- Ex SRC Ex TATA and SRC at present WAP 7 37165 with TATA markings brought in 58016 ADRA Shiromani Fast Passenger to Howrah.
Pictures 5 to 7 :- 12814 TATA Steel Express TB along with it's link of that day Ex SRC now TATA WAP 7 30609. In picture 5 SRC WAP 4 22898 is present. That's the link of 12828 PRR SF Express.
Pictures 8, 9 and 17 :- 58004 BHC Passenger with its link Ex SRC Ex TATA and presently SRC with TATA markings WAP 7 39069. (Tounge Twister is going on SRC TATA SRC TATA 😂😂).
Picture 10 :- Rare sight at HWH New Complex.
Two HWH P4s at PF 17 and 18. Locos in the pictures are 22530 and 22611.
Picture 11 :- The Royal Royapuram WAP 7 30712 which is now doing Gitanjali duties.
Picture 12 :- AJNI WAP 7 with 12860 Gitanjali which departed HWH on 23rd.
Pictures 13 and 18 :- Ex VSKP now GMO WAP 7 30536 light and going towards HWH ETS after completing it's Imperial Mail duty.
Picture 14 :- Original Cab SGUJ WDP 4 20082 with 12042 NJP HWH Shatabdi while HWH WDM 3D 11247 just beside it waiting to be attached to the same rake and guide the 12041 HWH NJP Shatabdi to its base. Location HWH outer.
Picture 15 :- SRC WAP 4 22894 with Sa Re Jahan Se Accha at Bally Halt.
Picture 16 :- MGS WAP 4 25003 with 13152 JAT KOAA Express. Anish was with me from HWH and Anamitra joined us at DAKE. Then we boarded a bus and Anish got off at his home stoppage and Anamitra and me continued RF till 6:15 PM.
Pictures 19 to 22 :- The Muh Dikhai of DMW made SRC WAP 7 39086 at KOAA ETS.
Small DMW *SANTRAGACHI* fonts made my day.
Picture 23 :- The IRI T Shirt which Moderator Sir gifted me. Thank you once again Moderator Sir and all those who have supported me in IRI and Rail Fanning career.
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Utkrisht nahi hei wo.Pehele usme jao.Ek kam karo Youtube me video dekho
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Nice pics😍
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How are you brother?
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Thank you very much.
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Jun 27 2019 (09:38)   18004/Rani Shiromoni Express (UnReserved) | DTE/Deulti (5 PFs) | SRC/WAP-7/37108
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Yesterday I was out for more than 13 hours doing RF. This was probably the longest RF session in a day by me without any long trips. Did RF in both SER and ER yesterday.
First picture of the day. Sun shining on Midmount HWH WAP 4 22403 which led 12352 RJPB HWH Express to Howrah.
Picture 2 :- No Shed's WAP 7 37108 with Shiromani Fast Passenger at Deulti. Jokes apart, the loco belongs to SRC. Both 37106 and 37108 are commissioned and doing long duties but don't have any stencilling...
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Picture 3 :- Large Station Board of Bhogpur.
Picture 4 :- WAP 4 22254 of SRC skipping Kolaghat with Bhadrak Fast Passenger.
Picture 5 :- The last loco of the WAP 4 dynasty *SRC WAP 4 25051* with HWH YPR Duronto whizzed past Ghoraghata at MPS.
Picture 6 :- Racing time. Race between KGP HWH EMU and JGM SRC MEMU. Location Bagnan.
Picture 7 :- The precious Humsafar Rakes (Rake 1 and 2 - 2018 made) of SER, which I always talked about, were finally captured by me in a single frame. Location Bauria. Rake 2 is currently being used as SRC NJP Special. Rake 1 came from ANVT as one way special. Both these rakes ran for a long time in various routes.
Picture 8 :- At Santragachi. SRC P7 overtaking KGP WDM 3A. The pictures gives us a message too. With 100% Electrification on the Cards it is true that the ELocos will rule the tracks and will take over most of the things from the DLocos.
Picture 9 :- Jumbled up link of Gitanjali. Supposed to get WAP 7 30336 of TKD. Got WAP 4 22991 of ET. Location Howrah.
Picture 10 :- The ECoR Janshatabdi departing from HWH with VSKP WAP 7 30501.
Picture 11 :- Triple Action. Parallel departure of HWH PNBE Janshatabdi and HWH TAK Local of 14:10 from HWH while MGS WAP 4 22064 led Doon Express is waiting to enter Howrah.
Picture 12 :- Unsuccessful Shot. 😐. Saraighat with SGUJ WDP 4D 40141 skipping Bally.
Picture 13 :- New Guwahati's New WDP 4D 40602 curving in at Bally with AGTL BNC Humsafar.
Picture 14 :- Poorva with HWH WAP 7 30371 at Bally.
Picture 15 :- First time capturing loco with white blinkers after dark. Newbie HWH WAP 7 37080 at Howrah.
Last Picture :- Howrah New Complex got a New Station Board. 😍😉
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Oct 27 2019 (01:06)   12871/Howrah - Titlagarh Ispat Express | HWH/Howrah Junction (23 PFs) | SRC/WAP-7/37010
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Blog for the week is here.
Birthday Special Week of 20th October 2019 to 26th October 2019.
3 back to back days of RailFanning.
Day 1 :- 24th October 2019. Journey to TATA from HWH and back to SRC. (Pictures 1 to 27).
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2 :- On my birthday (25th October 2019) near my house at Bondel Gate. (between PQS and BLN). (Pictures 28 and 29).
Day 3 :- 26th October 2019 at Dasnagar and Howrah. (Pictures 30 to 53). Pictures 51 to 53 is available in reply 1.
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Picture 1 :- SRC WAP 7 37010 in lead of 12871 Ispat Express at PF 23. This was my first LHB Ride of Ispat. Trip was like a gift to myself. 😅
Pictures 2 to 6 :- Various TBs of 12871/2 Ispat Express. By looking at the EOG we can call it as Ispat Humsafar Express. 🤣🤣
Pictures 7 and 8 :- Vegetable Breakfast of ₹30. Nicely presented by the Catering Staffs.
Picture 9 :- Approaching KGP.
Picture 10 :- At KGP ETS stands two stallions of SER. Both are with their original shed now.
37121 Original TATA and always of TATA.
37152 Original SRC and now SRC but once was homed at TATA so both the locos are sporting TATA ELS logo. 😃
Picture 11 :- Skipping Kalaikunda.
Picture 12 :- Large SB of Chakulia.
Picture 13 :- All Blue. Blue Passenger train crossing Blue Freight at TATA outer.
Picture 14 :- TATA WAG 9Hi 31561and BNDM WAG 9HC 32500 at TATA ETS with TATA WAP 7 30754 peeping between the gap of the two freight haulers. It was raining so heavily at that time. Later captured some close ups with 30754.
Picture 15 :- TATA front entrance.
Picture 16 :- 2nd FOB stairs. Inaugurated few days back.
Pictures 17 and 20 :- GZB WAP 7 30756 with 12443 HLZ ANVT Express.
Picture 18 :- TATA WAP 7 30740 with 18182 CPR TATA Express.
Picture 19 :- TATA large SB with 12443 HLZ ANVT Weekly on one side and 18182 CPR TATA on the other.
Picture 21 :- GMO WAP 7 37071 with 13301 Swarnrekha Express.
Pictures 22 and 23 :- The last working WAM 4 doing Mainline Duties, TATA WAM 4 21397 with 58142 HTE TATA Passenger.
Pictures 24 to 27 :- ET WAP 7 37056 the link of 22169 HBJ SRC Humsafar. My coach was just after the EOG (S4) so had a nice run behind the ET. B14 of Humsafar is recently attached.
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Pictures 28 and 29 :- A nice birthday capture near my house. HWH WDM 3D 11572 with BCNA Rake standing at Bondel Gate signal.
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Picture 30 :- A rough shot. SRC WAP 7 37108 and dead SRC WAP 4 22855 lead 58016 Shiromani Fast Passenger.
Picture 31 :- NKJ WAG 9Hi 32078 standing light at HWH PF 23 siding.
Picture 32 :- 12814 TATA Steel Express entering HWH with SRC WAP 7 37109.
Picture 33 :- EMU actions at DSNR outer
Picture 34 to 36 :- 18410 Shri Jagganath Express being taken out from DSNR PF 3 and link of 18410 was TATA WAP 7 37076.
Picture 37 :- SRC WAP 7 37162 with TATA markings still hauling 12847 HWH DGHA Super AC.
Picture 38 :- KGP WDM 3A 16316 shunting the rake of 20889 HWH TPTY Humsafar Express.
Pictures 39 and 40 :- 22804 Sambalpur Weekly with it's link SRC WAP 4 22639.
Picture 41 :- 18645 East Coast with VSKP WAP 7 30741.
Picture 42 :- 12074 BBS Janshatabdi with VSKP WAP 7 37082.
Picture 43 :- TATA WAP 7 37209 attached with 12860 Gitanjali Express being shunted.
Picture 44 :- MGS WAG 7 27509 with Freight skipping DSNR.
Picture 45 :- SRC WAP 7 30633 powering up 20889 HWH TPTY Humsafar.
Picture 46 :- TATA Steel Liveried TATA WAP 7 37026 with 12278 PURI HWH Shatabdi.
Picture 47 :- 12859/60 Gitanjali Express large TB.
Picture 48 :- The crossing of Gitanjalis at DSNR.
12859 CSMT HWH Gitanjali with Mega Offlink RPM WAP 7 30420 and 12860 HWH CSMT Gitanjali with Away Link TATA WAP 7 37209.
Picture 49 :- Red Royal Royapuram WAP 7 30420.
Picture 50 :- HWH WAP 7 37185 with a rake of ER's LHB InterCity gang.
Pictures 51 to 53 in reply 1.
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How come this train stopping at Dadar Central Railway Station at PF 12.Dadar Central has 7 PFs in total.It is not possible.Admins please look into it.
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Local TLMs And RF can Verify the error
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Platforms have been renumbered. Dadar Central has 8-14.
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Agree
Dadar central railway have only 7platform but Platform numbering sequence start from Western railway , earlier PF12 was PF6 and also one platform eliminated in CR DR
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