Nandigram Express

Many of the time I visited Nagpur for various reasons. Last month I went to Nagpur by Nandigram Express.

The ticket price was not too high.

I board Nandigram Express from CST railway station. I was booked the sleeper coach ticket. The online ticket was not available. I was in the waiting list but after two days of waiting I got ticket.

The total journey time was 23 hours. Nandigram Express arrived at the railway station 30min late. I brought food for my self at the railway station because the pantry car was not available on the Nandigram Express.

The berth was so much dirty and the blankets smell to much the staff was available for the help of the Nandigram Express. The pillows and blankets were not available on the train that was the bad part of my journey.

The train daily available for service. The train also having the onboard facility.

In comfort point of view, Nandigram Express is not good for the travel. The cleaning staff also not supportive.

Finally, I reached the Nagpur railway station but 1 hour delayed. The TC was available for any kind of help.

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I travell through this Nandigram express from mumbai to nagpur.at first the trian was late for about 50 minutes.this trian was full with lots of passengers without reservation .the coaches was dirty foll of crap here and there.the seats were tore .I got the reservation but still couples of people sat on my seat.the toilets were full dirty and unhygiene.there was no water in the coach.the wash basin was over flowing.many passengers were drinking rum whisky bear with the assistance of tc.it was a horrible experience for me.it was real discomfortable travelling in this trian.it is not realible trian either.on board facility isn't good.I prefer don't to travel in this trian anymore.

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Hi There, This is to bring to your notice that on Saturday I was traveling back to Mumbai train no 11402. Train got delayed for 50 mins, there were no place to move in Sleeper Class nor there were no water in the compartment. It is always happens unreserved people travelled in sleeper class making it difficult for the reserved passengers. I have to literally wait until Aurangabad comes. The travelling was so sad and so horrible experience

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I am no fan of Indian Railways, as any sane person with any sense of personal health and toilet hygiene will never travel via Indian Railways! But Nandigram Express is an altogether new low - with people sitting around having their vodka, rum and whiskey in an AC coach, with the support of TCs and management staff bringing them napkins and glasses.

I had the misfortune of taking it from Nanded to Mumbai, and this is truly my last Indian train journey. I am going back to my preferred choice - road trips. So I boarded the train from  Nanded with my wife, daughter, mother, father and brother.

The problems started right away within an hour of boarding with the TC selling our upper berth obviously illegally, to unreserved people till the night, telling us to'relax on the lower berths' and by night time these guys will move out, and we can take'our' seats back. Wow. What a consideration.

Then the wash basic jammed with dirt, and toilets overflowing - not getting fixed despite constant complaints by many from the coach. If this is what you get after paying for AC coach, God bless the second class and sleeper class travelers.

Then came Aurangabad, and four guys - let's call them goons in fact - boarded the train, and to our bad luck had their four seats in our box. My wife was sleeping on the upper berth, and daughter on the middle berth. Yet within 10 mins out came the bottles and glasses. They started with some drinks - I ignored and thought they would stop after a couple of drinks and just doze off. No they had plans - party plans. Two more guys joined in. Imagine how it would have felt to me with my wife and daughter in the same zone as these goons. The loud conversations started with abusive language - every slang u can imagine. Don't even get me started. The worst part - the TC passed by, drunk himself, and very conveniently ignored what was happening there. I regret not noting down his name.

So of all the goons, the main villain was this guy named Yusuf Pathan. Bragging about being a political big wig connected with Shiv Sena and BJP, he went on and on about how great he is, and his boot lickers surrounded him, and kept praising him. Meanwhile the drinks continued to flow, and some chicken boxes came out, spreading the filthy smell in the entire compartment. Remember it is AC, and the smell spreads faster.

I gave him some stares which made him lower his voice, but then they were drunk - how could I even expect them to be sane and stick to a decent behavior. There were dirty stares being directed towards my 9-year-old daughter and my wife. It was like being in hell. I could see my wife very scared. That's when I decided to take action. I called the railway police helpline and the police line 100 - but to no avail. They kept transferring the call. I gave up.

The train stopped at Manmadh station, and now these buggers wanted to have some more food - after all you need something to accompany you for the party, right. It was an open bar, with the management staff co operating so well. So they have been drinking, abusing, bragging for almost 3-4 hours now, with no sign to stop and sleep.

At Manmadh station, two cops entered our coach, and I saw them coming while I was getting my wife and daughter our of their seats to take them and sit down or sleep whatever is possible in my family's(mother/father/brother) seats.

I told the cops about everything, and they were kind enough to get the railway police superintendent to our rescue. He confronted the drunk goons, and they blatantly refused every charge of drinking. I realized it is only 3-4 hours to Mumbai, and dragging it further might complicate life, as I am with a family, and these buggers have nothing to lose.

So the cop warned them, and told them that they would keep checking to catch them red handed. Well, if not anything at least the party ended for them with this police intrusion. They returned to their seats, finished some more munching, and went to sleep. If not for me standing up against them, only God knows what they would have done the rest of the night, to keep their spirits high and filthy excitement alive.

I am proud of my self that I have the courage to voice my views and confront the wrongdoers, which I only hope others also showed. These goons - their behavior and open fearless display of such actions proved that they have been doing it in the past too - but no one would have challenged them.

But the positive side of this incident - I have bid my final goodbye to Indian Railways. They are not making a cent more from this Indian citizen.

And for all of you - if you are planning to take this train with your families, better stay at home. Even now thinking about the safety of my mother and daughter in those hours gives me a shiver. Trust me - it can happen to anyone. .

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Nandigarm express connects mumbai ith nagpur via aurangabad, jalana, parbhani, nanded, mumdkhed, chandrapur.

The up train is ataurangabad at around 10 p.m in nght and very suitable for night journey and you can reach mumbai /chtrapati shivji terminus in morning at 5-30 a.m.

Unfortunately dn nandigarm does ot kep symmetric timings and starts from mumbai cst at 4-35 p.m instead of night and reaching aurangabad at 12-00 hrs midnight rendering it unsuitable. The dn. Nandigram touches auarangabad, jalana, and parbhani the 3 important cities in marathwada in midnight and thus defeats it's purpose.

The train is full and one can ot book ticket on the day of journey from aurangabad as chart is prepred in the morning. There is a huge rush from international tourist center and regionalm center for /mumbai which is met rather poorly.

Morover it is vey nice that train connects to chandrapur via nanded but it will be better if rom chandrapur it goes to gondia via the chandrapur-gondia direct track serving adivasis. At present there is no train for mumbai from this naxalite prone area. Moreover distance to nagpur is longer by this route.

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