Huge Rush #Compact #Congested Crowd. GAYA- PATNA- GAYA TRAINS. No Seat for #Women and #Senior #Citizens. Some what they are ready to manage to seat on the floor.
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Travelled Gaya to Patna on Monday afternoon 11:45 AM train 63250/Gaya - Patna MEMU departed at 12 noon (#LATE by 15 minutes) from Platform no. 8. (Missed the previous 9:30 am train 63248/Gaya - Patna MEMU by 5 minutes which departed from Right time 9:30 am). Another similar MEMU 63289/Gaya - Dehri On Sone Memu was...
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also ready for Departure from it's Right time 11:55 from platform no. 4. So travellers get confused.
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Returned Patna to Gaya on next day Tuesday afternoon 12 noon train 63249/Patna - Gaya MEMU departure from it's Right Time from Last Platform no. 10. 18625 Purnia- Patna -Hatia Super Express was late by 2 hours 50 minutes )
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NOTE : The first 2 pics of Rush taken while travelling Gaya-Patna. Rest pictures
Pic 3: Live Arrival Departure digital Board at Patna Junction.
Pic 4 : 12393 Rajendra Nagar Patna New Delhi Sampoorna Kranti Superfast parked on track available between platform 1 and platform 2.
Pic 5: #Escalator on Platform 10 is in not working State.
Pic 6: Patna Gaya rush crowd
Pic 7 to 11: Gaya Yard. So many group of LHB spare coaches parked.
Pic 8: PATNA- Howrah Examination Special train is parked.
Pic 10: Loco 27559 from Erode SR shed is parked
Pic 12: Gaya Junction crowd waiting Gaya-Patna MEMU train for Departure at 3:15 PM.
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Pic 13 & 14: Screenshot attached for the Running Status of the 2 train travelled. NTES has exactly same update as Live for Gaya Patna stations.

12988 Ajmer-Sealdah Superfast Express arrived Gaya Junction on Platform no. 3 at 4:12 pm and departed after 5 minutes at 4:17 pm (#Late by 8 hours 38 minutes ). And NTES also gave exact correct update.
It was hauled by HWH WAP 7 #30323
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At 12 noon when checked on NTES, it was showing arrival at 2:30 pm.
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& me reached Gaya station at 2:45 pm. NTES showing arrival at 3 pm.
Finally announcement done and it arrived at 4:12 pm.
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It reached Dhanbad at 7 pm ((#Late by 8 hours 10 minutes ) within 2 hours 43 minutes with Overtake by 12302 New Delhi - Howrah Rajdhani Express (Late by 13 hours ).

#Huge Crowd gathers at Gaya for 12397 Gaya- New Delhi Mahabodhi Superfast for unreserved as well as Sleeper class Reserved Coaches.
● Need to run 22409 Gaya- Anand Vihar (Delhi ) AC #Garib Rath Express #Daily from Weekly service.
● Need to run 04044/43 Anand Vihar - Gaya Tatkal Fare Special train on #Regular Permanent basis.
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Or #Extend Manduadih - New Delhi upto Gaya.
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Yesterday Sunday 28 January 2018, 12397 was rescheduled to depart at 5 pm from it's right time 2:20 pm, from Platform no. 3.
General UnReserved coaches were in front side & AC coaches were at last.
Loco Link : Hauled by WAP 4 #22299 CNB.
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12302 New Delhi - Howrah #Rajdhani Express arrived Gaya Junction on Platform no. 2 at 4:52 pm (#Late by 13 hours ) & departed at 4:55 pm.
Loco Link : Hauled by WAP 7 #30524 HWH.
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PF 5: 13306 Gaya- Dhanbad InterCity parked as dehri - Gaya Passenger CANCELLED till January 2018 due to Fog.
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DOP : Yesterday Sunday 28 January 2018. And all these pics are attached in chronological order.

● 12988 Ajmer-Sealdah arrived Gaya Junction on Platform no 2 at 3:28 PM (#Late by 7 hours 54 minutes), departed after 5 minutes at 3:33.
Hauled by WAP 4, most probably MGS.
I went to drop my father for Gaya to durgapur Panagarh. Luckily he got seat by known TTE who was taking charge from MGS upto DHN.
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PF2 : 12802 Purushottam Express arrived at 3:53 PM (#Late by 2 hours 43 hours) on PF2, departed after 5 minutes at 3:58. It was hauled by HWH wap4 #22240.
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● PF 3: Gaya's Red Queen 12398 New Delhi - Gaya Mahabodhi Superfast reached at 3:15 PM (Late by 12 hours) standing on platform no. 3.
At 3:55, The Diesel engine #36331 from ECR MGS shed, pushing MB to the shed towards Kharkhurha Chakand.
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● PF1 : At 3:55 pm, Goods train arrived from Manpur side and going towards Son Nagar Junction. WAG 9H #31431 of Kalyan Shed.
Some Pillars #Construction is going on on platform no 1.
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● Note : the 1st two pictures taken from middle Foot Over Bridge. While standing from pf 2/3. And rest 4 were taken from pf1 with view of PF 1,2,3, 4,5,8,9.
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● Date of pics : yesterday Friday, 15 December 2017.

22409 / Gaya - Anand Vihar Garib Rath AC Weekly Express
Hauled by HWH WAP-7 #30503.
Departed from Platform no 4 sharp from it's Right time at 7:30 PM.
And running with #ExtraCoach GE1 which is in Duronto Liveried coach, placed at last after G1.
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Colourful Banner - "Paryatan Parv (means Tourism Festival) from 5th to 25th October 2017 at Gaya Junction.
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Sunday evening & night Arrived and Departure Timing #Digital Display Board for the following 20 trains :-
1) 13307 Dhanbad - Firozpur Ganga Satluj Express.
2) 12366 Ranchi - Patna JanShatandi Express.
3) 22911 Indore - Howrah Shipra SF Express
4) 13347 Patna - Barkakana / Singrauli Link Palamu Express.
5) 12817 Hatia - Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express
6) 22409 Gaya - Anand Vihar Garib Rath AC Weekly Express.
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7) 18610 Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak - Ranchi Weekly Express.
8) 13010 Dehradun - Howrah Doon Express
9) 63258 Gaya - Patna Passenger
10) 13151 Kolkata- Jammu Tawi Express.
11) 14224 Varanasi - Rajgir Buddh Poornima Express.
12) 12876 New Delhi- Puri Neelanchal Express
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13) 13243 Patna - Bhabua intercity Express
14) 12308 Jodhpur / Bikaner- Howrah SF Link Express
15) 12324 Anand Vihar- Howrah SF Express
16) 12313 Sealdah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express
17) 22811 Bhubaneswar- New Delhi Rajdhani Express
18) 12312 Kalka Chandigarh- Howrah Mail
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19) 07006 Raxaul - Hyderabad Weekly Special will be arriving at 19:10 (#Late by 5 hours from it's Right time 14:10).
20) 03052 Jammu - Howrah Pooja Special will be arriving on PF 2 at 02:22 (#Late by 3 hours 45 minutes from it's Right time 22:37 -22-42)