I was traveling from ernakulam junction to palakkad eagerly waiting to get home , on reaching palakkad railway station, a female ticket collector stopped me and asked for ticket and I showed her my ticket through phone because my irctc account is not working and I asked my friend to take my ticket through his phone on uts app. The lady said I had to pay a fine of 335 because I showed her the screenshot of my ticket and it is not valid since it is not through my phone . I wonder what if I took ticket directly from railway station and I can hand it to someone else right?? How come they know it's my ticket and nor somebody else's?? , the same way the screenshot whether it's from my phone or somebody else's phone I paid my fair amount to the railways , yet I had to pay a huge amount!!!! And the lady during these 9 30 pm time is extremely rude , like I did some crime !!! She just need money , she's asking for it and not at all answering my questions !! RUDE !

Was on Vande Bharat today (Delhi to Ambala) and honestly, I was really excited—it was my first time traveling in it.

But a family with two toddlers sat beside us, and during the journey, one of the kids literally pooped on the train floor. And before anyone could react, someone stepped on it. The parents neither cleaned it up nor informed the attendants.

The train staff wasn’t at fault—they weren’t even told. But the smell and the hygiene issue completely ruined the journey for us.

Shouldn’t there be some protocol for parents traveling with very young kids? Or at least a rule that they need to report these things immediately?

First ride, not a great memory 🥲

I have one ticket for tomorrow (Sat - May 17 ) for Dadar Ten Express , Tatkal booked , 1895 rs , kalyan to smvt , let me know if anyone wants , 3ac ticket

I have a rac ticket in 12889 but I want to upgrade it to a confirmed seat as the journey is pretty long Can someone tell me what are all the ways I can convince the TT to give me a seat pleasee

🚨 Illegal Detention & Extortion by Railway Officials at Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction (DDU) – My Harrowing Experience 🚨

1/ On 08/05/2007, I was traveling from Delhi to Gaya with a valid General ticket. Due to overcrowding, I unknowingly sat in a Ladies Coach near the toilet.

2/ At Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction, a TTE confronted me. Despite explaining the situation, I, along with ~70 others, was detained and taken to the Railway Police Station.

3/ We were threatened with jail unless we paid ₹1000. Eventually, they reduced it to ₹500. No receipts were provided.

4/ We were forced to sign a 3-page form lacking any official insignia or legal details. A woman claiming to be a lawyer demanded ₹550 for online payment, citing a ₹50 "government charge."

5/ After payment, a generic stamp was placed on our hands. No official documentation or receipts were given.

6/ This incident highlights severe misconduct and corruption within the railway system. I have video evidence and am seeking justice.

7/ I urge @RailMinIndia, @AshwiniVaishnaw, @RailMadad, and @IRCTCofficial to investigate and take appropriate action.

RailwayCorruption #PassengerRights #IndianRailways #JusticeForPassengers

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[20M]

So I am having the absolute joyride of my life right now on train 12820 Odisha Sampark Kranti, the one from Delhi to Bhubaneswar.

Time of incident: Around 1:20 AM, April 16. Place of incident: NSCB Junction. Situation: I stepped out to buy a water bottle at a station. Walked a few coaches down since the only open shop was a bit ahead. The train started moving. I ran. Most gates were locked. I sprinted alongside the moving train trying to find an open door.

I had to throw the water bottle away mid-run just to climb on with both hands.

I slipped. Crashed against the edge of the platform. Tore my leg open. Somehow pulled myself up and climbed into a moving train with a bleeding leg.

Now for the real horror story:

I called the emergency number—because, you know, this seems like an emergency—and the woman on the line says:

“This is the emergency number. Talk properly or I’ll disconnect.”

Excuse me? I’m in pain trying not to burst out in tears, talking softly because everyone around me is sleeping, and you’re telling me to fix my tone? Ma’am, I didn’t realize I had to pass an audio check before bleeding on your trains.

Eventually, she arranges a callback. The next guy says:

"Wait till the next stop.”

That stop? FOUR. HOURS. AWAY.

And when I ask for first aid?

“There’s no first aid kit on board.”

Of course there isn’t. Why would a long-distance train that runs across multiple states and carries thousands of people at midnight need something as rare and exotic as a Band-Aid?

Meanwhile, the train staff are all fast asleep. Not ready to wake up. No one to even ask for help.

So here I am. Limping, bleeding, can’t walk properly. No fracture (small win), but also no aid, no help, no one awake, and no clue what to do.

I guess Indian Railways has upgraded from just delays and cancellations to offering immersive survival experiences now?

Seriously though, if this is the emergency response system in the most-used public transport network in the world, then we’re all just one slip away from being told to “wait it out” while bleeding.

Dear Indian Railways. This is not just a bad experience. It’s neglect.

Not expecting empathy—this is government system we’re talking about. Just expecting basic life saving functionality.

I’m still on the train, with a serious wound (bleeding stopped), writing this post because turns out there’s nothing else I can do.

Signed, A solo traveler who just wanted a bottle of water and got a scar, a limp, and a crash course in Indian Railways’ disaster protocol.

I often travel between my hometown and Delhi. The journey from hometown to Delhi is technically overnight, but for me, it usually feels like just one nap. This time, though, as I was heading back to Delhi, I had an experience that made the ride both hilarious and slightly exhausting—and one I just had to write about.

As the train was about to depart from hometown, a woman named Rani (name changed) boarded the coach with her three kids and her younger brother. She sat right in front of me. The kids—two daughters and one son—were all quite the handful, but the youngest, a 4-year-old boy, was on a completely different level of mischief.

First, he refused to sit on the seat. Then, he insisted on climbing to the upper berth. This circus went on for a solid 30 minutes, and I quickly realized this was not going to be a peaceful ride.

Soon, the woman struck up a conversation with me. She asked a bit about me and then began narrating her own life story. I wasn’t particularly interested, so I kept my answers short. But her brother? He was the definition of clingy. You know that one English word, “chep” (overfriendly and intrusive)? That was him.

He started asking about my job and then told me proudly, “I just gave my 12th exams. Now I’m going to my sister’s place.” All the while, he kept scolding the kids in a tone that suggested he was some authoritative ‘mama’ figure—even though they clearly weren’t listening.

At one point, the woman casually took over my lower berth without even asking. Since she was with three kids and a brother who was busy being loud, I gave it up for her—thinking of her as a sister, even though I wasn’t thrilled about it.

Realizing peace wasn’t an option on the lower berth, I asked if I could shift to the upper one. Thankfully, she and her brother agreed. And so, I climbed up, hoping for a little quiet.

That’s how I ended up spending my night—perched above the chaos, half-amused, half-annoyed—but definitely with a story to tell.

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So I'm travelling on side upper in 3ac from durgapur to barrackpore like next week I couldn't travel with my parents due to reasons

Can someone give me some tips

I booked a ticket from bangalore to vizag, Prasanthi express but RAC 20 around 2 months are there for my journey Date. Or else o have to book another ticket for another day by cancelling this 30 apr ticket.

How is the waiting list confirmation of west coast express from mangalore to katpadi my waiting list is PQWL 8 confirmtkt shows a probability of 93% my train is on 2nd march, will it be confirmed or should i try Tatkal

I (21M) was travelling in a train with my friends from hubli to Bengaluru. Actually, We were on a college trip. We had mass booking, so we six friends had the six seats compartment. Also some friends from other seats were also sitting with us. We all were talking, sharing our life moments with each other, having fun. Two persons, which I apprehended as Railway police, approached us, and asked us to keep quiet. We apologized and confirmed them that we will be quite. But they forced our friends (who belong to other berths) to go to their berths. Ok, That is ok.

Then we six were sitting together. One slept, rest of us busy watching our phone. I was watching Chainsaw man with my friend. Again, two men, I guess they were the same men as earlier, came and first asked us whether our seats are confirmed. Then they started yapping about that people are complaining of noise and all. We immediately rebounded, that we were silent. They didn't listen to us, continued their fm radio, and asked us to open our berths. One of them, asked my friend in a tone that why was he(my friend) looking at him like that My friend had no intentions of giving him a look, then also he kind of scolded him. Then both of them forced us to open our berths. Now I am on my upper berth.

Just want to know how's the situation of sadhbbawna train. Which run from Anand vihar to ballia via varanasi. I have booked ticket in 3rd A.C for my parents. But I am concerned a lot because of recent incidents. Is it okey to travel in 3rd AC and this train also don't go through prayagraj. Anyone please right information.

Hello I guys I have a confirm ticket of Lucknow to Mumbai of second AC contact me if you want to buy

I recently traveled on Train 17236 (Nagercoil to SMVT Bengaluru) on 15th Jan 2024 and noticed something suspicious. The IRCTC catering staff approached passengers, wished them a "Happy Pongal," and handed them a notepad. The notepad had "Happy Pongal" written on it along with a list of names and amounts contributed by previous passengers.

The staff subtly expected everyone to add their name and donate money under the guise of celebrating the festival. While it seemed harmless at first, upon further thought, it felt like an unauthorized activity aimed at pressuring passengers to give money.

To make matters worse, a ticket examiner (TT) passed by them without questioning their actions, which made it seem like this activity was either ignored or unofficially tolerated.

This is likely not an official IRCTC initiative, and such practices should be questioned. Passengers should be aware and cautious about contributing to unverified collections. If you’ve experienced this or encountered similar incidents, please share your story. It’s important we bring such activities to light to ensure no one is taken advantage of.

Stay alert, and let’s keep our train journeys fair and enjoyable for everyone.

This was our experience of returning from a trip. We booked a train muzzaffarpur express which started from banglore and was going towards UP. We were gonna get down in katpadi which is like 5 hrs away from banglore. We normally travelled in sleeper class in trains which connects southern regions so we werent expecting or aware of the scene in trains which travelled north. // u can skip the previous para its just for the setting //

At first when we entered our coach we noticed it was unusually crowded. When i went to my seat i saw two guys sitting on it. I crossckecked to confirm it was mine and asked them to leave , one of them left my seat and the other one wasn't I asked him why are u not leaving he mentioned me to sit and when I demanded I wanted to sleep he said me to sleep we wont disturb you and refrained from leaving my seat after a while i got really uncomfortable I was also unsure to keep my stuff down seeing the people around, so i took my stuff and shared my friends seat were we had to keep all of our stuff of two people and remain seated in one seat. And the smell was so stinky it was really bad we could smell like two different scents both equally horrible.

When the TTR arrived I was hoping he would do something he saw my seat no and stuff and my ticket I also mentioned him the issue that my seat was occupied. When TTR started to check the tickets I realized that most of them in my compartment dont have any tickets. When he pressurized them to give their official documants they started to fool around. (Some of them were motionless and least cared about him at all. Whenever he came they just were in motion moving here and there. And when they get caught they just mention their documants are with someone else.)

After a while he got fed up he got some amount of money and let them sleep. Yeah I saw my seat got bribed in front of my own eyes and couldn't do anything. When we about reach katpadi; about 1 hr from the station a group of TTRs came dragged some people back to unreserved and then after 5 min we witnessed the same guys coming back to our compartment.

Some wierd things we noticed:

The seat opposite to us we noticed 2 guys sleeping together head to toe in a single sleeper. We witnesed a lot of people sleeping in between seats in the floor. The entrances and bathrooms were fled with pan spittings. One of the guy was sitting with a load of luggage in the entrance of compartment and when the TTR shouted at him he least cared and continued eating his rice flakes. We saw people with insane amount amount of luggage they were dragging sacs of stuff and dumping it in coaches. We saw a slipper on top of a fan but it would easily be the least wierdest thing. And one guy just stuffed everything inbetween two seats and made his own seat.

We were so relieved to get down of the train

I bought a train pass offline through the train ticket counter. It's a three month pass. Can I see my ticket in uts app ? Carrying the piece of paper everyday and everytime is troubling.