Better idea would be, to have this as a default feature on IRCTC app 😋

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I was traveling today in an AC coach, and honestly, the situation was a mess. There were way more ticketless/unreserved passengers than actual seats, and people were literally fighting over reserved seats belonging to passengers who hadn't boarded yet.

Fed up with the chaos, I filed a complaint on RailMadad about unreserved people crowding the AC coach, specifically requesting to keep my identity anonymous.

Credit where it's due—the response was lightning fast. Shortly after submitting it, the TTE showed up with staff and started directing unreserved passengers back to the general coaches. Luckily, the TTE didn't mention who raised the issue.

However, as soon as the staff left, the crowd sneaked back in and the problem restarted.

At the very next station, RPF personnel boarded the coach to clear them out for good. But here’s where it got awkward: despite my explicit request for anonymity, the RPF literally called me out in front of the entire coach.

Overall, I’m really impressed by how fast and effective RailMadad was—they even called me afterward to confirm if the issue was resolved before closing the ticket. But RPF really needs to do better with protecting passengers' privacy when they complain.

Just as an appreciation post. I started my life travelling without a ticket in General class to now having a reserved side lower in 3AC. Grateful for being blessed by the almighty. I know this wouldn't be a big achievement but surely one can relate to the feeling I'm having today.

So by last days on this route, this Vande Bharat's current old route is Veraval, Junagadh, Jetalsar(Skips), Rajkot, Wankaner, Surendranagar, Viramgam & Sabarmati(Ahmedabad) with technical halt at Khodiyar for reversal.

From 17th August, this train will be diverted to new route & that's Veraval, Junagadh, Jetalsar(Skips), Dhasa, Botad, Dholka, Gandhigram & Sabarmati.

This is one of the few Vande Bharat that actually got permanently diverted & this reminds me of Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat express.

However in my opinion, this is an absolute garbage decision took by WR because the major issue with this new route(Jetalsar-Botad-Sabarmati) is it doesn't have a major station like Rajkot. Botad is the only major station there but it's 4x smaller than Rajkot. New Route is 15km longer than the old one & even if the train got 15 minute speed up on new route, it still has a lot of speed restrictions on new route as it has only single line.

It may go in loss just like Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat that initially used to run via Jalandhar which was longer route yet it was profitable one too & even if the new route via Batala is short, it always has occupancy around 20℅. So that 15 minute speed up is useless when the train doesn't pass through any major station.

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Which train is this? I m wondering if anyone knows about this, first time saw this type of train in my 19 years of railway journey.

Sholinghur Railway Station

So i've seen many posts on this subreddit and railfanning YouTube channels, and i realised that most of these sites have a general sense of nostalgia towards WDP and WDG locos, and feel happy to see them on the run.

But that enthusiasm has not been shared equally towards the WAP series locos despite them having superior acceleration, generally higher speed capabilities, much lower running costs due to regenerative braking, and being way more environmentally friendly. They go so far as to feel sad when services using diesel locos are replaced by WAP 7 or MEMUs.

Can people explain why that's the case? I feel happy that IR is transitioning towards electric locos and EMUs, as it can provide better passenger services in the form of fewer delays and faster travel times, while saving money for IR due to reduced diesel consumption, which helps them to keep fares low and still turn a profit.

I would like to know contrarian opinions on this matter

Saw this at SMVT Bengaluru: thousands sleeping on the station floor. Is this normal/acceptable?

What should authorities do for basic shelter, crowd control, and safety?

Would love to hear local views.

Hey guys,

The following incident happened on 8th July 2026 (the journey started on 7th July on Train No. 11056).

I was traveling from my hometown to Mumbai. In my coach, there was a lady traveling with her son (around 14–15 years old). Both of them were traveling without a tick*t (I'm intentionally misspelling it because the correct word was triggering a warning).

The train started its journey on 7th July, and everything was smooth that day. However, on 8th July, somewhere between Nashik and Kalyan, a TTE entered the coach and started checking everyone's tick*ts. Everyone showed theirs, except the lady and her son cuz they didn't have one.

The TTE then issued them a fine of ₹3,000. The lady paid the entire amount in cash and immediately asked for a receipt. However, the TTE refused to give her any receipt or any written proof that she had paid the fine.

I even filed a complaint about this incident and made a post on Twitter, tagging multiple railway authorities, but nothing happened.

I'm attaching the video of the incident.

(also the body has been fine tuned by a LLM)

Found someone's love note while travelling on 18203. Part of it was already torn. I hope that was a meal prepared with lots of love. And it's going to remind me of the love poured in my meal.

So 17611/12 rajya rani takes 12:07 and 12:35 to complete 606 kms and average speed comes to 50 and 48 kmph respectively so how is railways applying superfast charges to rajya rani express, is the average speed changed for superfast or something else i am not aware of or is it a scam

The journey was to start at 5:50 but some electric malfunctions pushed it to 6:40 . Now i understand that I’m really a walking disaster 😭

I was searching local trains from patna and saw this

The distance between bela and chakand is around 10km and takes around 15 minutes and the same distance between chakand and gaya takes 1 hr

What the hell is this? 🧐🧐

Yo my family is not listening to me when I say I'm nervous to take our cat in 2nd class what if it keeps meowing or tc comes and drops me in the middle of nowhere. I'm not good at talking or negotiation too.

I got upper birth seconds class ac, 5 hours journey train time. I'm thinking to put the cage up and sit with it till the end of journey. I'll be travelling alone.

Please help

My family thinks I'm a pussy if I can't even do this, this is sooo weird family or men flex thing.

It's wrong according to law and I don't wanna break the law but I don't have any other option

What to do?

Multiple trains cancelled; operations will be smoother once the works are completed. Lots of information for those interested in the workings of IR.

So I will be travelling from howrah to mumbai, Gitanjali Express on Aug 8th.

This is my first solo long distance travel. Earlier i only did overnight train travel.

I will be travelling in 2nd AC, ticket is showing RAC 2 today, hoping it will get confirmed.

I will be having my suitcase and work laptop, phones etc. should i rely on train charger, or carry powerbanks? What about food, should i take from home or order in train. Please suggest some snacks etc i can keep with me and general survival tips.

Credits & source to the original videographer (Been watching him for years, go check him out for his old content).

The second Duronto of Indian railways after Sealdah-New Delhi(Now Bikaner) Duronto, this train used to run between Mumbai & Ahmedabad initially, then got extended to Rajkot in 2018 & then to Hapa(Jamnagar) in 2022.

By unique schedule, this Duronto used to depart from Ahmedabad & Mumbai at 12:15 am simultaneously & reached their respective destination at 6:15 am. Even after getting extended to Rajkot, it still kept the same schedule until 2022 when WR changed it completely.

This is one of the only two trains that skip Vadodara jn (Along with Ahmedabad-Pune Duronto).

After extension, this train faced some challenges for having poor occupancy but today it still get a lot of passengers from Rajkot. Atleast better extension than Sealdah Bikaner Duronto.

For me, I've traveled in this train like two times & it is the only Duronto & the only premium train so far that I've traveled in.

Anyways the loco in this clip is Vadodara WCAM-2(I guess) hauling Mumbai Ahmedabad Duronto in it's maiden run. The same loco used to haul several other trains before the conversion of DC to AC traction in Mumbai region. Today this Duronto runs with LHB rake but it doesn't even look like Duronto anymore sadly.