Ypr S Kranti Express (22686) Train (Chandigarh Junction To Bangalore Yesvantpur Junction)

I choose this train as it depart and arrive on same day taking 16:50 hrs with not much rush. Travel in whichever class you want whether sleeper, ac1 or ac2. The scenic views were very good with greenery all around and rivers. Lower lush green mountains are very picturesque.

Boarded at 11 o'clock in the morning from Pune station & reached at Bangalore (Yesvantpur stn.) next day early in the morning. The train journey was some how long but as we have met nice co-passenger so didn't feel any bore & passed a happy over night journey. The train arrived on right time at its destination.

I boarded Ypr S Kranti Express (22686) from Chandigarh to Pune. There from I boarded sleeper bus to Pune (Atma ram travels) for just 700 AC sleeper bus to Madgaon from Swargate, Pune. After reaching Swargate I boarded the local bus paying just Rs 20 to reach Kavlossim.

On 17th May, 14, at about 7 o\'clock in the morning, I received a call from my friend that he would not be able to accompany me to Bangalore as someone expired in his family and now I need to do all the necessary arrangements to board the train which was previously been my friend\'s responsibility primarily to arrange for a cab. I was a bit worried since only one hour was left for the train to depart. Although I had packed all my necessary belongings beforehand, I quickly put whatever was left and boarded the metro train from Shastri Park Metro Station. I somehow reached to New Delhi Metro Station within time and boarded the train. The train was fully packed with people, even some of them were sleeping on the floor of the train since that was a sleeper coach. I managed to make way to my berth where I found a tall and bulky person snoring in deep sleep. I did not disturb him and sat quietly on the seat next to mine. The train departed at about 08:20 in the morning and I felt a sigh of relief when cool winds blew from the window. The train compartment was quite clean with toilets well-maintained keeping Indian standards in mind, fans and tubelights was working properly and good facility of food since a lot of authorized food item vendors kept on coming during our entire journey. I enjoyed idli, daal, pakora, and great tasty lunch (2 piece paratha, a bowl of rice, 2 sabzi and 1 daal) and South Indian dinner. All in all, pantry food was great with very helping staff. Finally I went to sleep at about 10 at night and woke up at 6, the next morning when everyone was packing their bags for the coming station. The train arrived Bangalore station at about 06:30 in the morning, 10 minutes late of the scheduled time and I bid it adieu! Thus my experience on YPR S Kranti Express was really great and I would recommend everyone to give it a try if you are planning for a trip to Bangalore.