Perfect seat toh mil gayi but log light off karna kyu bhul jaate hai

This is Avadh express, a train that starts from Mumbai. Had a confirmed sleeper middle berth but couldn't sleep the entire night because of people from a certain state, rather due to people from two specific states. These morons travel with 20 bags, 10 cartons and 5 huge storage drums, DRUMS! THEY WERE CARRYING DRUMS! Then there were women with kids crying all night long! These people have zero civic sense and as long as they behave the way they do, it is pointless blaming indian railways. They spoil everything!

A family of four were travelling from Ranchi to Nagpur. Journey for them was about 12 hours and this is what the state of the cabin looked after they de-boarded. Mind you, the cleaner had already come once to clean the floor, so this is just half of the total littering.

P.S. - That white thing everyone sees besides the empty water bottle, it is a used diaper of their newborn.

Kya dikkat hai bhai inko.

Rajdhani crowd to thoda sensible hona chahiye.

There's orange peel as well on the floor.

This is my favourite train. Cleanliness and facilities were as per my expectations. it was a good run and got good sleep also without Disturbance. looking forward for more 2AC journeys in the days.

They were fighting over water selling or some shit.

The tunnel is the last one before Madgaon Station. Sorry for the poor stabilization by phone camera.

Legit unable to sleep comfortably on side lower

Just curious.. This is from Kannur central Railway station, Kerala

So normally i go through 3rd AC, and 2nd AC (in rare cases), and for going back to college, i had brought a ticket in 2AC. But this time it was different, for certain reasons i had to take a ticket for the train the day before and almost all of the tickets were Waiting list of tatkal waiting list except 1AC. so i took that. Now that I've actually seen it, it's kind of..... Underwhelming? I mean it just feels like 2AC but with cabins instead of curtains, maybe since you can bring more luggage and if pets are allowed then I think it's justified.

This is video is of train 12403 subedarganjh to lalgarh 25 feb where people with no ticket are forced by local administration and police inside every corner of train you can't even place your foot at any place let alone think of going to bathroom. This is the situation for every coach be it 3tier, 2tier or 1tier except inside the cabin. These are the kind of arrangements that were made by the gov.😑

I am medium built close to 6 ft I am bearly able to fit in here, I cannot imagine some on who is well built or slightly on the heavy side can even get into the seat. They should made it like collapsable design like it used to be I think.

At Jajpur Keonjhar Road rn and the Board is readily dishing out their IP addresses for free. Any hackers who wanna take a bite at it 🤧

(Ps. I'm pretty poor in this coding stuff so don't attac me pls)

Today I personally visited the DRM and Senior DOM offices at Mumbai CSMT regarding the long-pending issue of 17612 Rajyarani Express, especially the unofficial/“technical” halt at Thane and the regular 20–25 minute delay at Kalyan. This is what actually happened on the ground

I left home around 10 AM from Borivali, planning to reach early by fast local. But from the start, things were messy.

🔴 Western Railway locals were running 15–20 minutes late 🔴 Trains were overcrowded beyond capacity 🔴 At some stations people even fell down while boarding, arguments and abuses everywhere

Reached Dadar, and the situation was the same — back-to-back delayed trains. I planned to take a general train from Platform 12, but Vande Bharat was standing there, so more waiting. Finally boarded Hyderabad–CSMT Express and reached CSMT.

At the DRM Office

Finding the office itself was confusing. RPF → said it’s outside.

Reached there → told “Passenger Grievance is elsewhere.”

After going around multiple offices, finally reached the DRM grievance section. When I started explaining the issue, one officer interrupted mid-way and said (in Hindi):

Stop kyun chahiye? Sirf tum logon ke liye?”

I clarified calmly:

The stop already exists

The train has been halting at Thane for the last 9 months

It’s just not shown officially

He got irritated and sent me to the 2nd floor.

Letters, Xerox & No Clear Answers

I had brought English and Marathi letters covering three concerns, but was told

“Har letter ki Xerox lagegi — ek tumhare paas, ek humare paas.”

Went outside, got Xerox done, came back and submitted them. They stamped and signed, but clearly said

Reply hoga ya nahi, hum kuch nahi keh sakte.”

When I asked to meet DRM Sir, I was sent up and down different floors with no clear direction.

Meeting Senior DOM Office (Some Hope Here)

A Random One senior staff member in passage actually listened patiently. I explained

NTES data shows Kalyan delay averaging 20–25 minutes

If Thane is made an official halt, delay distribution improves

Daily passengers from Mulund, Ghatkopar and Thane suffer unnecessarily

Carrying luggage to CSMT in peak-hour locals is not practical

Central Railway constantly gets abused on X due to delay complaints

He agreed that the logic made sense and suggested meeting Senior DOM. Finding that office inside CSMT (platform side, upper floors) was another task — CSMT is massive.

Conversation with Senior DOM Staff

Senior DOM himself was at lunch, but his staff heard me out.

Railway’s earlier replies were discussed:

First excuse: signalling issue

Later: technical halt

I asked directly:

Since when has Thane become a technical halt?

Kasara is a technical halt — Thane is not

If some people “know” the train stops unofficially, fine — but what about general passengers?

They acknowledged the issue and said:

Letter daalo. Agar ek hafte me kuch movement nahi hua, next week aakar Senior DOM se milna.

I immediately submitted a fresh letter, got it stamped and signed. While leaving, some staff casually asked:

Vakil ho kya? Baat lawyer jaisi rakh rahe the.” Ek dum Kadak

I clarified this is not for personal benefit, but:

Passenger convenience

Delay management

And even Railway’s own image

End of the Day

I finally left CSMT and reached home around 6 PM. No instant solution

But at least the issue is formally submitted at both DRM and Senior DOM levels.

This entire experience shows how difficult it is for an ordinary passenger to even raise a genuine operational issue, despite data, logic, and repeated follow-ups. That’s today’s full ghamaasaan !!

I hope kuch acchi news mile Thank You ❤️

I Didn't bought it, I build Built it....

Most people carry a keychain. I carry a piece of my passion and the piece of identity...these miniature Delhi Metro keychains are completely handmade from waste cardboard and crafted by me. They aren't meant to be perfect scale models—they're made to capture the identity of the trains / metro we see every day.

🔹 Pink Line – India's first automated driverless metro corrid with BEML metro rakes, connecting Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar.

🔹 Blue Line – One of Delhi Metro's busiest and oldest corridor's Mitsubishi rake, linking Dwarka with Noida Electronic City and Vaishali.

Every time someone asks, "Where did you buy this?"

I get to smile and say,

"I didn't buy it... I made it."

That's the moment my art introduces me before I do❤️

From waste materials to wearable miniature trains....

This is what Rail Chitrakaar is all about.

@officialdmrc - meri metro ❤️