Editing Vande Bharat (section)

== Amenities ==

The train had a Wi-Fi system, but it didn't seem to provide Internet connectivity. Instead it had some sort of infotainment setup. I connected to it on my phone out of curiosity.

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It had an eclectic collection of movies and shows available from god knows when. I didn't actually end up playing any of them just because the view outside the window provided sufficient nostalgia fever to keep me going for the whole ride. I had phone service through Google Fi which gave me high-speed Internet for most of the ride over LTE but there were 15 to 20 minute blindspots. I imagine people with local providers probably had full connectivity and the infotainment was more of a trial-run system than a real full thing.

Some time into the journey (perhaps an hour) we got a bunch of snacks. These were mostly packaged either that day or the day before. Everyone seemed to get the exact same ones:

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* A cream-filled hotdog bun
* A vanilla muffin
* A pakora with an accompanying packet of ketchup
* A chai mix - the hot water for which was provided later
* This "Chiwda" spicy fried mix which was honestly quite delicious. It's like the stuff we call "mixture" in Chennai but different

There was no charger at the seat that I saw, but each seat was provided with one water bottle to start with.