Editing Travel plans/Winter 2017 India (section)

= Train =
* Our train from Hospet to Goa was delayed by ~6 hours. There are a few websites and apps that show live status (although the exact timing differed slightly by sites/apps). We also asked at the station.
* Our train from Bengaluru to Hospet was delayed by ~20 minutes at the departure point and ~1 hour at the arrival. We also had a partially confirm ticket when the chart was prepared 4 hours before departure (one confirmed berth and one still on waitlist (RLWL)). The chief reservation manager at Bengaluru said that we could share a berth; the conductor found another empty berth, so we ended up having two berths assigned on the train. 
* There are many websites to check reservation status using PNR.
* Day trains have many snack/food vendors come by. There's a way to order food online for delivery at major stations. When we went through a major station on the way to Goa around 2PM, we stopped for ~40 minutes. People got out to get food and many food vendors came by to sell lunch like biriyani. 
* Vasco Da Gamma to North Goa is ~1 hr by taxi. Our hotel arranged a taxi for us (1500Rps).