Travelled in 02863 from HWH-KUR on 4th Jan 2021 and return KUR-HWH on 21st Jan 2021.
Cleanliness: As PM@ SRC, cleanliness is expected to be excellent on this journey, on the return journey too toilets and vestibules were well maintained and cleaned at KUR itself.
Punctuality: Bet on the punctuality on the HWH-KUR section and return KUR-HWH section too. Till CTC it maintains before time at every station on its onward journey while maintaining the schedule till KUR. 1 hr in the CTC-KUR segment seems slow after the non-stop run from BLS to...
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Food: pantry serves food which is the standard IRCTC quality, nothing special to be expected in this train.
Ticket Availability: As this train follows the path of Duronto but Flexi fare is absent, tickets are available a little less, but still better than 02873.
Railfanning: Something this train should be taken for: has lots of high profile Xings in the HWH-BBS sector with BBS Janshatabdi, CSMT Gitanjali, ADI Express, BBS Rajdhani, YRP Duronto, Dhauli(with LHB) and Neelanchal Express.
Safety: Coach attendants have been done away with but since it has so less stops, it should not be an issue.
Overall, better than Falaknuma or YPR Express and cheaper the YPR Duronto. It gets a SRC WAP7.