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Oct 03 (01:04)   94801/Ahmedabad - Bhuj Namo Bharat Rapid Rail
sanjaypsachdev
sanjaypsachdev   62 blog posts
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The name of this train shows an absolute misuse of power...naming a train on the pseudonym of an active prime minister...this shows that the prime minister is using all the means and tools under his control to build a cult of personality of his own ! I have never seen anythng like this before !!
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KaustubhCR
KaustubhCR   2 blog posts
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Well, Nobody had an issue of naming the SHATABDI express to mark Birth Anniversary of Nehru Ji. Atleast the name Namo is part of Indian culture way before Modi ji was even born and will stay forever as way to express gratitude.
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Mar 12 2017 (02:48)   JRI/Jharia
May_I_have_your_atte~
May_I_have_your_atte~   2869 blog posts
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Can anyone please give me any information about which trains used to run in DHN-JHARIA-PATHARDIH route and the present route of those trains......
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Aug 30 (23:27)
atindra.ghosh
atindra.ghosh   5 blog posts
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Yeah! I road your blog regarding your train journey in DP route in subarnarekha exp. Very downhearted🥲 for the tragic loss of JRI line. The sad thing is that it was dismantled before I was born. If it was closed few years later maybe I could travel via this route as I often go to my relatives/grandpa's place but via bhaga stn or DHN-PKA-PEH route. Even the Diamond Crossing Cabin is no longer that I used to saw since childhood near purana bazar. For the first time, My mom told me about this route and she told me they used to took trains via this route and change it on Adra stn.
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Aug 07 (08:58)   DHN/Dhanbad Junction (9 PFs)
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KKRIsCurseForTeamIndia
KKRIsCurseForTeamIndia   3921 blog posts
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Meiyang Chang is originally from Kolkata. He was born here. I knew a bunch of Indian Chinese in Kolkata when I was little. My dad had made many building plans in The Tangra & Tiretta Bazar region of Kolkata. 2-3 times we had lunch or dinner(which one can't remember) in the Chinapara region of Kolkata.
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Jul 30 (09:30)   12810/Howrah - Mumbai CSMT Mail (Via Nagpur) (PT)
 
thedemigod
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So a new day starts with another derailment. Another day of lost lives for no apparent reason. Seems like the government doesn't care a bit about people's lives. Incompetence at its peak. A new accident every second day, it is crucial to mention that most of the zones are delaying trains in the name of maintenance. Gods know what maintenance they're doing.

Be it a train moving at 130kmph or 70kmph or even a stationary train, nothing is safe nowadays. People booking a train are not even sure if they'll safely reach
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their destination. Where is the RM? He forgot to do his usual on-camera drama after the Gonda accident. I doubt he'll bother even saying anything about the incident, let alone take any responsibility.

Mission Raftar on papers with massive slowdowns and undue extensions. ZBTT, with a plethora of political halts, even Rajdhanis, aren't spared. Shabbily maintained coaches and unpalatable food on premium trains. Long hours of delays and a string of accidents. The 'Amrit Kaal' of Indian Railways.

Our government doesn't care about human lives, that's evident. But they care about the capital gains, evident by their love of freight trains and the recent tax terrorism. These accidents damage multiple rakes, what about all the money going down the drain. No one seems to answer. RM won't take responsibility, the government as a whole will deny it's responsibility to it's citizens.

This will keep happening because we, as the citizens, have no conscience left. On a forum related to railways, people keep defending their masters with whatever means they find. Instead of asking the right questions, they keep calling it as conspiracy. Some great people even start asking what happened in the last 67 years. Until people will speak the language of politicians and be their puppets, this will continue.

And everyone will be happy with the third worldly services and no security of life, because 'Bharat me sab chalta hai'. The golden period of Indian Railways.

Image taken from X/ANI.

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As a person with Socialist views and a deep engagement with Marxist thought and Communist theory, I am fundamentally opposed to Capitalism and Privatization.

I have expressed this sentiment before and reiterate it now: it is morally wrong for a poor child to have to travel in General class while a wealthy child travels in 2AC, simply because one happens to be born into a family with a lower socio-economic status. This situation is akin to the racial segregation experienced in the United States under the Jim Crow laws, where African Americans
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were denied the same opportunities and comforts as White Americans solely due to their race.

Nonetheless, I recognize that capitalism is a prevailing reality that cannot be ignored. However, I expect the government to at least meet basic needs for the poor and working class. Increasing the availability of General class accommodations is a reasonable request. It is baffling that this simple expectation is not being met.

As for the development of infrastructure like the Bullet Train, I believe it is essential for India's progress and modernization. However, before investing in such projects, we must prioritize making our existing transportation system safer for all passengers. The focus should be on the well-being of people (we're talking about FAMILIES) not solely on financial considerations.

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Jul 28 (18:27)   14632/Amritsar - Dehradun Express | JUC/Jalandhar City Junction (5 PFs)
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I have thought about sharing my travel experiences with you all here on this site, but I never had any out of the world experiences. All of them were on a broad-gauge train going from one place to another. So, I thought of sharing my first clear memory of a train journey that made me a railfan. Let's travel back in time, to June of 2005.

I was 6 years old at that time and that memory is etched in my mind and I can never forget how impressed I was by
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Indian Railways and its trains.

I have a faint memory of myself as a kid/toddler standing in a train but no matter how much I try, I can't remember it more than that. I tried asking my parents about it but they don't remember it either.

So, a little background about me and my family. We live in Punjab, Jalandhar district. My father always had a job outside the state, mostly in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. So, we used to spend our summer vacation where he was working and I used to get supper excited just to travel in trains, an excitement that is still the same when I am 25 years old.

We used to live in a village that is not too far from where I live now. The nearest major railhead to our place was and still is Jalandhar City/Jalandhar Cantt. We used to board the train from Jalandhar City mostly because it was easier to reach there in a train. We took the last DEMU train coming from Pathankot to reach Jalandhar City JN. It was around 8 in the night and after boarding it, the train departed and after a couple of minutes, I felt a sudden jerk and the train stopped. My father went to check and found out that a man was about to be hit by the train but nothing serious happened. The train departed and after almost an hour, we had arrived Jalandhar City railway station. It was crowded and I was stunned to see so many people waiting for their trains. I still remember, Jammu Mail (JAT-DLI) used to go to City station and have a reversal there before continuing its journey towards Delhi.

The clock was ticking, and I was getting impatient while waiting for our train. It was the 4632 ASR - DDN Lahori Express, quite a unique name for me at that time and interesting one too. Yes, at that time train numbers were 4 digits only as you know. Anyways, the train arrived, and we boarded the sleeper coach of the train. As, it was almost midnight, my parents put me on the middle berth of the train, but it wasn't moving, turns out, the train used to halt at JUC for about 20 minutes or so and I was impatient because I wanted the train to move. So, I did what any curious kid would do, I bombarded my father with hundreds of questions about trains and railways and I was falling in love with trains with every answer I was getting.

I felt a sudden jolt and the train started to move. It was picking up speed and was giving the vibes of an amusement park ride with all the sideways motion and track sounds. I was mesmerized. The ASR - UMB - DLI route was electrified long back, and our train was hauled by a WAP-1 of GZB as it was the regular link of the train at that time.

Soon enough I slept and woke up in the morning. We were to get off at Roorkee, Uttarakhand. So, I was woken up by my parents, mostly after Saharanpur JN.

I still remember, I used to get scared whenever a railway bridge came as it produces a lot of noise, and you see nothing but water when you look down. Well, I am not scared by them now but it's always interesting going down the memory lane. We deboarded the train at our destination, Roorkee (RK) and the name Lahori was etched in my mind forever as it was the only train whose name and number I remembered for the first time. I was talking about the train journey with my family and my father's colleagues for days.

And that's how a railfan was born. I have a lot of other interesting stories to share with you guys. So, stay tuned.

Thanks to Mr. Arnab and Mr. Kumud for inspiration 😊

Until next time

Gagan

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