A Railway journey via superfast express train from Danapur to KSR Bengaluru is something that every engineer or management students and their parents can figure out. Sanghamitra express is the best choice to go to Bangalore. There are three trains running in the route and Sanghmitra express (12296) being the oldest one is mostly preferred by the travelers due to its punctuality and availability of tickets. Running with a normal speed of 56 km/hour, it takes 52 hours of time to cover the entire journey. Train no. 12296 (Sanghmitra Express) leaves from Danapur station at 17:55 PM hours and reach the IT city Bangalore at 20:20PM hours on third day of the journey. The total distance traveled by this superfast train is 2698 kms and passes through seven states including Bihar from where it departs.
Sanghmitra Express:
The train Sanghmitra express was named after the daughter of Emperor Ashoka. It is the longest daily running train of South Western Railway zone. Earlier, the Sanghmitra express was scheduled only for two days from Patna junction to Bangalore City Junction. Later, under the rule of Railway Minister Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav and under his rail budget the train was scheduled for 7 days running time from Monday to Sunday at 17:55 from Patna Junction. After the construction and completion of Partliputra station, the source station of the train was shifted to Partliputra junction and then to Danapur station. It became easy for the passengers to reach the southern part of India within two and half days. Individuals and families in large number love to book their tickets and prefer this train to board for their journey as it maintains and performs better than average rank regarding cleanliness and tidiness. The reliable track record and easy seat availability in this express train work out for the passengers and it’s the sole reason why the people of Bihar chooses this train to commute from one place to another. The train has 4 AC 3-Tiers, 3 AC 2-Tiers, 11 Second class Sleepers, 3 Second classes, 2 Luggage cum Passenger Cars, and a Pantry Car. The train run with two numbers 12995 and 12996. The train number 12996 runs from Danapur to Bangalore and the other (12995) runs from Bangalore to Danapur station. Apart from Sanghmitra express, there are two trains running weekly to Bangalore. Baghmati express and other is Partliputra-Yeshwantpur express which runs weekly.
Services in Sanghmitra Express:
The Indian train journey is well-known for its entertainment, comfort and the breath-taking scenes like dense forests, high mountains, landscapes, tunnels and bridges. The train has services like pantry car, sanitation services, mobile/laptop chargers, and the most important e-catering.
How to Plan your journey from Danapur station to KSR Bengaluru Junction via Sanghmitra Express
Any journey needs proper and decent planning from booking of tickets to boarding of the train. It’s a two days journey sometimes becoming hectic for passengers who don’t have the experience of long traveling. Worry not! Your two days train journey will be enjoyable and comfortable. Either it’s a college group joining back for their semesters and discussing their upcoming results, or an employee traveling back to join his regular job or for his first job experience, every long journey comes with a doze of entertainment and fun. Here are some planning tips for every passenger traveling to Bangalore via Sanghmitra Express.
Check Ticket availability and Confirmation Probability in advance: Whether it’s a long or a short journey, the first thing every traveler needs to check is the ticket status and its confirmation probability. Try planning and booking of tickets before a month or three weeks. You can get a confirm ticket to book instantly. If there is an emergency or if the travel can’t be planned beforehand, then book your tickets in tatkal or premium Tatkal Quota. Avoid to book tickets in tatkal scheme, if the status has shifted to the waitlist or RAC. There are extremely low chances of confirmation.
Start your race to packing: Even though you have a confirmed ticket and enough time is left to pack your backs, start collecting your packing items in advance like dress combinations, accessories, home food items usually parents carry for their children like pickles, mixtures, seasonal fruits etc. Packing bags to traveling is a mammoth task which will drain your energy levels if done at last moment. So, start preparing a list of what your luggage items will be and the quantity of luggage. Make sure you know the new luggage rules of the Indian Railways.
Commute to the station before the train time: Book taxi and reach the station at least 45 minutes before the train time. A latest update reveals that the station premises will be sealed before 20 minutes of the scheduled departure of the train. This update will slowly be active on many stations. Plan accordingly.
Television on wheels: Web series and YouTube are the two main online entertainment sources which help us to pass our time during long journeys. So, download all your favorite web series, YouTube videos, movies, and songs. You can also create a playlist in your music app and enjoy your loved songs back to back.
Do Patnites need good food in train? Call 8102-888-111: Good food makes our journey feel contented and satisfactory. Passengers traveling alone or with family, everybody in train need scrumptious food and e-catering companies have connected the passengers with restaurants en route to order tasty cuisines in the train. Call 8102-888-111 and connect to RailRestro, an e-catering company and a partner of IRCTC which delivers food in train to the passengers. Every traveler can now order food online in train to enjoy them at their seat without any effort or hassles. Call directly or order online.
Your journey to Bengaluru: Day 1:
At Evening:
It’s the first day when you board Sanghmitra express from Danapur station and the train departs by 20:10 PM in the evening. The train runs with its normal speed and the time comes when passengers start introducing themselves and about their relatives staying in Bangalore. A family/student/group of students will be seen in almost every coaches and compartment. After some gossips and jokes, we can hear the vendors passing by with their noise of selling bottled mineral water (Either RailNeer or Bisleri). You can gaze outside the window for fresh air and scenes, only when you’re traveling in a sleeper or general compartment. If traveling by AC class you can’t enjoy the natural beauty during the night hours. It’s only the conversation and gossips among the travelers which are heard all over the coach. Then it’s the time to smell a variety of Bihari cuisines, as it’s the dinner time and people in every compartment starts unpacking their lunch/tiffin boxes having stuffed parathas, veggies, pickles, rice varieties, and non-vegetarian items too. Students with no tiffins can order food online at Danapur station and enjoy their fresh meal. You might meet some common people in the train like an older person having a debate on the political issues and might be never satisfied with any reforms or an aunty who will always be found disturbed by the group fun, chitchats and . However, the time comes to rest/sleep after crossing Buxar station. Passengers adjust their berth and beddings for a sound sleep and someone can be seen playing cards within the group. While you’re in a sleep mode the train crosses Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhaya junction, Mirzapur, Allahabad, and Satna.
In the Morning:
If you’re of the habit to wake up early, it’s good, as the busiest toilet timings are 8 am to 9 am. Fresh n up and you will find yourself in the majestic land of Madhya Pradesh entirely different from where you started. Stations like Satna, Maihar, Katni and Narsinghpur are the areas; the train would cross early in the morning. It’s the time to breakfast and items like bread omelette, bread culet, and upma vada are easily available in train. You’re lucky if your compartment lies near to pantry car. You can easily get items like cup noodles, burgers and cutlets whenever you need. The noise of the vendors are common like “Chips Pani bootle, namkeen, kurkure”, “samosa, chai, cutlet mirchi vada” etc. There are passengers who will taste each and every dishes passing by their compartment.
Itarasi – The Land of Petha:
Earlier, Sanghmitra express had a stoppage on Platform no. 1, but now it’s halted at platform number 6. Get down and explore the station where you will find:
Blood red jalebis sold by the hawkers
The tastiest Petha available in different flavors like pineapple, kesar and fruity petha
Chole and large puris at stalls
Chole kadhi chawal combo
The most confusing is the two Sanghmitra express trains at halt opposite to each other, one moving to Bangalore and another moving to Danapur. DO NOT CONFUSE! Train halts for 20 minutes and the entire train is cleaned by the housekeeping team of the Indian Railways. IRCTC pantry will serve you the lunch by 2:00 PM (tentative time) after which passengers take a short nap or some enjoy their movies in the laptop or some can be found engrossed in reading a book.
BYE BYE Madhya Pradesh! It’s Maharashtra coming next!
With a short and creative nap after lunch, you will cross MP and reach Maharashtra. Nagpur is one of the main stations where we can see orange sellers at the station premises at different prices of Rs.10 and Rs.20. Sanghmitra express reaches Nagpur by 17:55 pm in the evening. There are restaurants and food stalls at the stations selling tea, coffee, juices, and breakfast items. If you’re conscious enough and don’t want to consume food at the station, then order food at Nagpur Station via RailRestro and get it delivered at your seat. Use coupon codes for extra discount. Other stations en route Maharashtra is Sevagram, Chandrapur, Balharshah, sirpur kagaznagar and Ramagundam. Once you cross Maharashtra in the night, the next morning will take you the state of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Your journey to Bengaluru: Day 2:
Peep outside the window and you will find a vast land of coconut and cashews trees. Sanghmitra reaches Vijayawada at 6:05 AM in the morning and many vendors can be seen selling high quality of cashews and raisins in the train. Be careful before buying them. Check the packets and confirm their purity before buying. The main stations after Vijayawada are the Ongole, Nellore, and Gudur Junction. RailRestro is ready to serve you with hot and fresh cuisines all over these stations.
IT’s CHENNAI CENTRAL IN THE AFTERNOON:
The train halts at Chennai Central by 13:30 PM on day 2. It halts for 25-30 minutes. The loco reversal of this train happens at the Chennai Central. South Indian food lovers are welcomed as there are varieties of spicy biryani, Malabar Parotha with sambhar and rasam, chittrana (Lemon rice) and fruit juices widely available at the station. Drop at the station and explore on whichever platform you’re. You will get nice and tasty food to eat. Train leaves by 13:55 PM or by 14:00 PM.
Crossed Chennai Central? Six hours to go for Bangalore!
It’s the high time when travelers are seen exhausted and wait for Bangalore city junction to come. These six hours are crucial and sometimes uneasy as travelers anxiously wait for 20:20PM. As the train departs from Chennai, it reaches Arakkonam station at 14:5 PM and Katpadi junction (Vellore) at 15:40 PM. Enjoy the scenic beauty outside and the snacks sold by vendors. You can hear voices like “Chips Pani colddrink kurkure” everywhere in the compartment. Do not miss to taste samosa Chatni. Wait for Jolarpettai and Bangarapet junction (18:34 PM); you can see hawkers selling freshly prepared idli vada and chatni. You won’t get that anywhere. It’s a heavenly taste. Next to Bangarapet is the Krishna Raj Puram (19:29 PM). You have entered the borders of Bangalore, and then come the Bangalore east, Bangalore cant and the final destination “KSR Bengaluru” or “Bangalore City Junction”. The passengers can be seen with their luggage on their berth and ready to deboard the train. Passengers start dropping from KR Puram railway station. Finally, the two days journey comes to an end at 20:20 PM. The train is placed either at platform 1 or at 2. Book a taxi or a cab when you’re out of the station’s vicinity.
Well, that’s the two days long journey which comes to an end and we are again back to our IT culture and life of Bangalore. Book your tickets today for an entertaining two days train trip to Bangalore.