Thursday, September 11, 2014

Leave Ajmer; reaching Howrah

 Leave Ajmer; reaching Howrah

Leave ajmer at 1.03 pm by Ajmer-SEaldah Express from Platform No 2.First comes Madra followed by Kishanganj. The area between Basham and Kanakpur is fairly green. Reach jaipur at 2.40. A jaipur- sikar- chiru train can be seen stationed perhaps not in use. Twenty km before bandikui rains are seen. Bandikui comes at 4.15, Biwai at 4.30, helak at 5.25 and bharatpur at 5.35. Ikran comes at 6pm. Here dmu agra goes on other side. There are two other stations, Idgah Agra and Agra Fort, the latter coming at 6.30.

Mughalsarai coming at 7.20

Tundla comes somewhere after 9pm, Chunar coming at 6.36am and  ahrau ra road at 6.49.  Here i see a white ambassador something of a rarity these days. Jeonathpur comes at 6.54, Mughalsarai at 7.20. Here the pco booth is on pf 1. and the platform on which our train is there is no rail neer. I notice a Guwahati- anand vihar train passing through followed by a Varanasi Rajgir and Varanasi Ranchi train. At 8.20 dheena comes followed by darauli at 8.35. In Darauli a jeep going with some people sitting on roof  can be spotted.
What is to be noted here is after Darauli huge tracts of fertile land can be seen.  Dildarnagar junction comes at 8.50, Gahmar 9.20. Here going past our train is a malda-new delhi one. Few minutes later comes Dumrai After dumrai station a board showing the land on sale can be seen. Perhaps the deal is worth a try.

Buxar comes at 10.20am, huge tracts of fertile land

Buxar comes at 10.20, Arrah at 11.30. The Abdul Bari Pul is grand and it needs to have swelling water. Bihta  comes at 12.05pm. Here a rail linked logistic and dry port is coming up. Neora comes at 12.40
Near Kansa station a boat being rowed on a small river that is deep. Patna comes at 1.30 pm. The train is inordinately delayed. Gulzar bagh comes at 2.10, banka ghat at 3, fatuha east at 3.05, barh 4, hathida 4.30. Mind you huge tracts of fertile land after gahmar, bihta, fatuha, barh and hathida can be spotted. Kiul comes at 7, jhajha 10.30 and jasidih 11.30. After reporting to the authorities about why i deboarded the train at Jasidih, a written explanation is given along with all facts and the train that was getting inordinately delayed, i started from Jasidih at 11.50pm.

Bardhaman comes at 5.40 am, Pundooah at 6.15, Adisaptagram 6.32, bandel 6.40, Chandnagar 7 and finally Howrah at 7.30. Mr S Ahmed is the train driver and i happen to meet mohammad in the train.
Mohsin khan the boy giving tea in jan ahar is great. Perhaps one should avoid jan aahar as on occasions some people visiting the outlet tend to misbehave.

In Howrah station the local trains that can be spotted are:

uluberia local, bandel local
amita local
seoraphuli local
belur mutt local
midnapore local, bardhaman local
The cloak room charges rs 15 for 24 hours, with the need to improve the services. I spot wheeler and co established in 1877 and Jan Ahar and food plaza. Rabindra Setu Howrah Bridge looks majestic. A Majestic Rabindra Setu Howrah Bridge needs constant monitoring.
I take a local to Bally to reach Dakshineswar.


In Dakshineswar the sightings are as follows

Hoarding of a school remarkably consistent result for 8th consecutive year, 97 per cent secured 60 per cent. Twelve new campus coming up in baranagar.  Another ad with child holding a stethoscope. Have you planned for his future. How many get inspired from such ads is debatable.

In Rani Rashmoni road
sona tori guest house
dakshineswar guest house
purnosri hotel
mandir palace guest house

There is Adyapeath where too there is a guest house. As for Dakshineswar the time spent in the platform of the station is no time wasted. Not only you get to spot the locals on either tracks. The number of hours i was there on most of the occasions i was caught in a rain spell. As for station dormitory / room facilities, the response of none available seem to be not true. Similarly the IRCTC run yatri niwas should have a display board at the reception counter where the rooms availability should be shown. A truthful exercise would halp the passengers.



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