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RKSH/Rishikesh (3 PFs)
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Rishikesh Railway Station (RKSH) is a bustling station located in the heart of Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. It serves as a gateway to the holy city and offers basic amenities like waiting rooms, refreshment stalls, and book stalls. Travelers can easily access the Ganges River, yoga ashrams, and numerous temples from the station, making it a popular choice for both spiritual seekers and adventure enthusiasts.

Tourism

Triveni Ghat: Holy confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers.
Ram Jhula: Iconic suspension bridge connecting the two banks of the Ganges River.
Laxman Jhula: Another iconic suspension bridge connecting the two banks of the Ganges River.
Parmarth Niketan Ashram: Famous ashram offering yoga, meditation, and spiritual retreats.
Swarg Ashram: Ashram dedicated to Lord Shiva and known for its peaceful atmosphere.

Food

Little Buddha Cafe: Popular cafe serving delicious vegetarian and Tibetan food.
Chotiwala: Iconic vegetarian restaurant famous for its thalis and North Indian dishes.
Govind Dham: Traditional vegetarian restaurant offering authentic Indian cuisine.
The Terrace Cafe: Cafe with stunning views serving vegetarian breakfast and snacks.
Cafe Karma: Organic cafe serving fresh salads, sandwiches, and vegetarian meals.

Station Address

Adarsh Nagar, Ganga Nagar, Rishikesh, 249201 , Dist - Dehradun
State: Uttarakhand
Elevation: 372 m above sea level
Type: Terminus   Category: n/a
Zone: NR/Northern   Division: Moradabad
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Jul 28 (12:52)   13019/Bagh Express (PT) | HWH/Howrah Junction (23 PFs)
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"The intended trip that took an unexpected turn"

Although some of you may find the title strange, it is true. We planned a vacation, but an unexpected series of events took place and it turned out to be a total mess. We ended up landing at those places which we were not intended to.

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back into time, circa August 2011. My birthday had just passed on 7th August, and we were ready to head onto a vacation to Devbhoomi Uttarakhand. Our plan was to visit Nainital and other adjoining places. At that time, I was residing in Kolkata. So my father booked tickets for 3 of us, myself and my parents. Our tickets were in 13019 Howrah Kathgodam Bagh Express in sleeper class, end to end on 13th August 2011, the day of Raksha Bandhan. (Kathgodam is the nearest railhead for Nainital.)

It is obvious that my brain cannot recall every detail (I was merely a kid aged 6 by that time), but I have summarized what I have in mind below. My mother assisted me in gathering the trip's specifics as well. We arrived at the Howrah station ahead of schedule and boarded the train. The train left at approximately 9:45 p.m. according to schedule. The locomotive was most likely a WAP4 or WAM4 for the Howrah or Asansol shed, which would take us to Barauni Junction, from where we were led to our destination by an EMD or ALCo.

We had prepared enough food from home to sustain us till the following afternoon. However, the trip would be finished on the third day of boarding so we would have been out of stock of food till we reached Kathgodam. We obtained the remainder of our food from my maternal grandmother's (Nani) home, who lived in Siwan, which was in between the route. I recall that my uncle (Mama) gave us a camera he had borrowed from us. However, my mother validated that the camera was already with us and he did not hand it over to us.

When I was a little child, I had a habit of making friends with a lot of other passengers. I did the same on this trip as well, and now it was time to disembark. On August 15, when we disembarked at Kathgodam, the area was shrouded in a dense fog. After arriving at the hotel, we took a day to relax.

We reserved a car for the following day so we could see tourist attractions like Suicide Point and the Nainital Zoo, among others. It was not going to be a good day; it began to rain heavily. Because of the incessant rain, we had to purchase umbrellas there. We made our way back to the lodging after the day's sightseeing.

The night took a bad turn for us. All around, there were landslides. On August 17, the following morning, my father alerted that we would need to leave the city anyhow. The driver agreed to drop us off at Kathgodam station when we contacted him. Despite how unbelievable this may sound, I have witnessed a landslide occur in front of me. We had a narrow escape and were caught in the landslide-related traffic. We were able to move after almost two hours, and we arrived at Kathgodam station. I cannot describe how worse the situation was; all I can recall is my father saying, "Jidhar ki bhi train mile bas baith jana hai," which translates to, "We will board any train that is available."

In the evening of 17th, we got a train upto Amritsar. I think it was some special train because I could not find any hints of any regular train running between Kathgodam and Amritsar. We managed two general tickets and boarded the general compartments. When I woke up the next morning, we were already in Amritsar.

We didn't remain in Amritsar for very long. We just got off the train, got fresh at the station, and left our stuff at Amritsar Junction's cloakroom. At Amritsar, we saw the Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh, and the Attari-Wagah Border. The same evening, we returned to Amritsar station. We left for Haridwar, most likely taking the 14632 Amritsar Dehradun Express, and reached the following morning.

We reserved a hotel here. I saw an electricity system and card-based gate lock for the first time at Hotel Ginger, where we were staying. The following day, we traveled to Rishikesh after visiting the temples of Har Ki Paudi, Chandi Devi, and Mansa Devi at Haridwar, the previous day. We made it because these two locations are only a few kilometers apart. We visited the Terah Manzila Mandir, Ram Jhula, and Laxman Jhula in Rishikesh. The same day, we left for our hotel in Haridwar, where we picked up our bags, and headed to the Haridwar railway station. On August 20, 2011, late at night, we boarded the Upasana Express to return to Howrah, arriving on August 22, 2011.

Thus, a week full of "hoch-poch" came to an end in this way, leaving us with a suitcase full of unexpected memories.

The recent blogs that Mr. Arnab and Mr. Kumud posted on the forum served as my inspiration for this travelogue. If we all post our travelogues here, I believe there will be more fascinating ones added to the forum, which would be fun to read.

I hope you all like it. Signing off...

Piyush Srivastava
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Aug 01 (17:29)   12958/Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express | MMCT/Mumbai Central (5 PFs)
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In my opinion railways should make future train sets with this coach composition 6 general class coaches including luggage loading capacity , 6 sleeper coaches , 8 ac class coaches ( which can include third ac or second ac or first ac or can be a mixture of these coaches ) and ( either 1 ac coach or 2 ac coaches can be removed to add pantry car coach and extra luggage coach ) so 6+6+8 total 20 and 2 electric locos ( 1 at front side of whole trainset and 1 at back side of the whole trainset ) so 20 +2 total 22 coaches , so that instead of giving lhb rakes to some trains which runs on a longer path railways should directly convert those mail or express or superfast express trains into these trains sets and cost of making lhb coaches will also be reduced or...
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saved due to directly conversion of mail or express train into train sets and rake reversal time of many trains will be reduced cost of doing rake reversal of a train will also be reduced ( due to 2 engine 1 at back side of the trainset and 1 and front side of the train set ) and speed of all trains can be increased (due to 2 engine 1 at back side of the trainset and 1 and front side of the train set ) . Please give your opinion on this but please don't give any argument related to politics so that i can save my post from getting archived.

Or either railways can apply this coach composition in in some upcoming amrit bharat express trains so that we can get see that whether this coach composition for train sets will become a successful idea or will become waste idea.
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Jul 10 (19:34)   Kumbh Express Train Operations Affected by Yard Remodeling Work in Uttar Pradesh

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read full article... रेलवे स्टेशन पर 7 जुलाई से होगा नॉन इंटरलॉकिंग कार्य, रेलवे ने किया मेगा ब्लॉक, ये ट्रेनें होंगी प्रभावित

Yard remodeling work has commenced at Roza on the Moradabad-Lucknow rail section in Uttar Pradesh, starting on July 7th and continuing till August 5th. This work will affect the Howrah-Dehradun Kumbh Express train, which will be impacted by a 30-day block due to non-interlocking operations. The train will be terminated at...
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Lucknow on July 31st and on August 1st, 3rd, and 4th. From August 1st to 5th, the train will run between Lucknow and Dehradun only. Between July 31st and August 5th, the Kumbh Express will operate only between Dehradun and Lucknow.

UP ke Moradabad Lucknow rail section ke Roza mein 7 July se yard remodeling ka kaam start ho gaya hai, jo 5 August tak chalega. Is duration mein, non-interlocking kaam ki wajah se Moradabad se jaane wali Howrah se Dehradun, Kumbh Express train 30 din ke block mein affect hogi. Howrah...
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se Dehradun, Kumbh Express 31 July aur 1, 3, 4 August ko Lucknow mein hi short terminate kar di jayegi. Jabki 1 se 5 August tak yeh train Lucknow se hi vapasi ka safar karegi. 31 July se 5 August tak Kumbh Express Dehradun se Lucknow ke beech hi chalegi.
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Jul 02 (20:22)   20957/Indore - New Delhi SF Express (Via Ratlam) (PT) | BKN/Bikaner Junction (6 PFs)
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Railways should permanently run a new tri weekly train between Indore jn and Hisar jn via Ratlam Chittaurgarh Ajmer Jaipur Alwar Bhiwani by using rake of 09325/26 Bhiwani Indore tri weekly express special and for further information refer to these blogs - 6029977, 6029994 or refer to below given links -

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And Railways should change the timings of 19333/34 Indore Bikaner weekly express according to these blogs - 6029914 , 6029946 or refer to below given links -

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And Railways should also change timings of 19337/38 Indore Delhi Sarai Rohilla weekly express according to these blogs - 6030024 , 6030046 or refer to below given links -

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Railways should increase the frequency of this train 20957/58 Indore New Delhi express from tri weekly to daily by giving 1 more lhb rake and should also extend this train upto Haridwar via Hazrat Nizamuddin , Meerut City jn, Tapri jn , Roorkee and should run this train as 20957/58 Haridwar Indore Superfast express and also as 20969/70 Indore Bhatinda express for further information refer to these blogs or refer to the links given below -

Indore Bhatinda express via Ujjain New Delhi Bhiwani Hisar-

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Indore Haridwar express Via Ratlam Hazrat Nizamuddin Meerut City -

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Jun 26 (23:28)   15019/Dehradun - Tanakpur Weekly Express | TPU/Tanakpur (3 PFs)
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Railways should increase the frequency of this train 15019/20 Tanakpur Dehradun express from weekly to five days a week and should also change time table of this train as soon as possible and should also change the terminal point of this train ( instead of Dehradun this train will terminate at Haridwar ) and for further information to these blogs -

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