I just wanted to share a positive experience with Indian Railways because I honestly didn’t expect things to work out this well.

I am currently travelling on an overnight train (Kaveri express) , the silicone tip of my wireless earbud got stuck inside my left ear. I initially thought I could manage it myself, but I accidentally pushed it further in while trying to remove it. I started experiencing a blocked sensation and mild burning, and naturally, I got worried.

I contacted railway helpline 139 and raised an emergency request. They called me back and asked whether I needed an ambulance. Eventually, railway staff and RPF got involved, and arrangements were made for a doctor to meet my train at Jolarpettai.

The doctor examined my ear and removed the silicone tip effortlessly, without causing any pain. He also checked for bleeding afterwards.

What genuinely surprised me was the responsiveness. I was on a moving train in the middle of the night, worried about and whether I’d have to abandon my journey.

Instead of being left to figure everything out myself, people took my concern seriously and helped coordinate medical assistance.

I’m not saying every experience will be the same, and I’m sure the system has its challenges. But tonight, when I genuinely needed help, the railway staff and medical team came through for me.

We often hear complaints about public services, and many of them may be justified. But I think positive experiences deserve to be shared, too.

And grateful for experience as it was fun but thankfully didn’t turn serious.

In the last few years after Corona the way Indian Railways has shaped and is being revamped as we speak, for the first time in 20 years I feel very proud and positive that we are going in the right direction.

With the introduction of Vande Bharat and Amrit Bharat series of trains, trains like gatimaan and other special high speed trains, it's looking more promising day by day and has already improved the quality a lot.

Stations are cleaner than ever, trains are cleaner than ever, people have started to be honest, and improving awareness and civics sense has now started to show its effects.

The way they separated main lines and freight corridors is a game changer, with more corridors we can expect even more high speed and more punctuality in trains.

The teams are bringing more newer and premium trains , with bullet trains and rrts being added as well , and all designed and somewhat made in India it's really great.

The new ai features and kavach system along with signalling upgrades being in works will be a game changer.

Credit where credit is due we should definitely appreciate the government and Indian railways along with engineering teams for their efforts.

What it now needs is effort by citizens , more feedback and more suggestions , better civics sense.

There are always flaw in every system, but it positive to see it's improving and will improve over time. By 20-30 years perhaps we will be on par with China and Japan and other developed countries.

Travelling in Rajdhani after a long time, and maybe it’s specific to this particular train, but I genuinely feel like I paid almost double what I would normally pay for this route and got very little in return. It’s only about 2 hours faster than Garib Rath, which costs less than half the price of Rajdhani.

What surprised me the most is that there isn’t even a charging socket near the side-lower berth. I mean, even Sleeper coaches have that nowadays, let alone 3AC and 3E. 😭

At this point, I’m wondering what exactly I’m paying the premium for.

I booked my train ticket from Sandila, but I need to board the train at Lucknow NR. However, since the ticket was booked under Current Booking, IRCTC is not allowing me to change my boarding station. What can I do in this situation?

I am travelling on a sleeper train. Generally I avoid it due to the crowd but this time it was necessary. I have my lower birth which is reserved but now 2 people came and already slept. I am so sleepy but these people took more than 50% of the seat.

What should I do ?

Duronto services have a special place in Indian Railways' history because of their fast, long-distance, limited-stop concept.

How should Indian Railways balance requests for additional stops with journey times and the original purpose of these trains?

I'd like to hear from passengers and railway enthusiasts:

Should existing Duronto services be preserved wherever operationally feasible?

How should proposed additional stops be evaluated?

What information should Railways publish before changing a service?

I'm supporting the #SaveDuronto campaign because I want these services and their distinctive identity to have a future.

What's your perspective?

I will be boarding Geetanjali express 12859 CSMT -> HWH at 6 AM. I will be travelling from Pune. Is there any cheap place to stay near/at CSMT for the night?

I will be reaching at Mumbai probably by 1-2 AM.

First time as a solo traveller, I'm about 6 foot tall or just under and wanted to know how this seat is in this specific train. I've been tryinng to find out but I see something about a different layout for the side berths in this coach so I just decided to ask here to see if anyone can help out.

Vande Bharat 22477 journey 13 oct . A group of 10–12 guys boarded along many from NDLS it's boarding and starting ot ... dikhne mein well-dressed aur educated lag rahe the, but behaviour-wise… well guess urself ..

Pehle toh seats saath mein chahiye thi, jiske liye sabko thoda preshan kiya (which is still okay, standard train stuff). But the real drama started next.

Uthna baithna fir mil gyi adjust krlo .. nahi ab kuch inme se apas m seat change Krna chahte h .. and after a few settling minutes 10-20 they couldn't resist more ..

Pura group utha aur door k pass jo area hota h vande Bharat mein .. inside the coach side .. us area ke paas zameen par dera laga ke baith gaye kuch inme se . Kyun? Because taash (cards) khelnaa tha ! 🃏 Completely blocking the pathway to the washrooms. Intentional preshan karna nahi tha, but basic awareness ka level zero tha... They would give way to go I guess but Krna kyuuuu haiiiii ..

Atleast vande Bharat has evening snacks ... So they were back to seats because of it ..

Fir halla gulla because inko kya mtlb k koi sona b chahta h train m ..

Everytime they talking loudly getting up and putting pressure while getting up on the next seat ..

Guess whose seat was in front where one of them was frequently getting up and down putting pressure on the seat ..

Yours truly my sleep and peace was on the seat ..

Idk what to even say now or do ..

Don't mind my typo ..

While I was getting off the train they wanted to go out and have cig break.. so got the chance to click the picture ..

indian railways is growing very rapidly today it was at 180 km/hr soon bullet trains will launched Mumbai to Ahmedabad route already in progress

source - https://www.instagram.com/reels/DeXVkR8zNa3/

Spotted these RDSO coaches attached to my train (22698 UBL-MAS).
Edit :- 22697 not 22698 mb
Edit 2:- holy fumble the train no. is 20680

12952/51 aka mumbai rajdhani the absolute beast

2 nd oldest rajdhani and fastest rajdhani avg 89kmph

12952>22222>12301>12954

Aadat se majboor

What is this Guyss 🧐

People often hide garbage in corners or near the edges of train roofs instead of disposing of it properly. Hiding waste doesn't make the train clean. We need better civic sense, accessible dustbins, and responsible passengers. Cleanliness is everyone's responsibility, not just railway staff's.

Hi, I've planned to travel to Kashmir but i couldn't get tickets as it got full even after trying to book exactly at 8:00 am. So I am traveling from Dadar to SBIB. Now the thing is, it reaches SBIB at 9:03 am and my next train from SBIB which starts at 10:25 am to SVDK. I'm worried whether I would reach on time or not. How late can a train be?. I also saw running status almost everyday, it's 20-30 mins late. Even if it's late for an hour, I would still be having 20 mins. Does anybody have an idea about this?

Sorry, I'm not on S25Ultra

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Hey guys, I'm travelling from Kottayam to Calicut. My friend has a confirmed Sleeper ticket, but my Tatkal ticket is TQWL 50.

If my ticket doesn't get confirmed, can I share my friend's berth by paying a penalty? If yes, how much would I have to pay, and how does the process work?

Any suggestions from people who have experienced this would be appreciated!

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I found a method that seems to let you book an unreserved ticket through the RailOne app even when you're already inside the train.

Here's what I did:

When your train reaches a station, open mystationqr.com and get the QR code for that station.

Take a photo of the QR code. You can use another device or ask a co-passenger or someone nearby to help you scan or photograph it.

Open the RailOne app and select the option to book an unreserved ticket.

Select “At Station” and choose the station your train has just reached as your starting station(scan the qr code that you have taken before), with your destination as the endpoint.

When the app asks for location permission, enable it and proceed with the booking as usual.

That's it!

Has anyone tried it before?Is there any other methods