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So 3-4 months ago, I saw a rare opportunity to record ALCO coupling so I pulled my phone to record. However, just when I got a good shot, I was literally threatened to stop recording (First image). I told him I'll blur his face but he refused.

Then 3 days later from the first incident, I was just taking a picture(Second image) then again I was yelled by this same dude from a very far distance over a photo but he didn't escalated further as I ignored him & quietly moved away.

Now few months later which brings us to present time. Just 3 days ago I was recording yet another video & a staff approached from behind & told me to put my phone down. I calmly tried to reason with them that alot of people does but the response was "No means no or he'll escalate to RPF". So I just nodded & moved on.

Like WHY? Thousands of videos circulate about train coupling & other train related recordings on public places for years but it's a national security concern if I do? I have valid ID, a valid platform ticket, a safe distance to record, a mobile phone which is legally permitted & at the usual public platform all for non-commercial purpose yet all gets flattened as "Illegal" & nobody listens.

Not only it's harsh but it's humiliating too. Like getting scolded like a child in a crowded place which people may interpret I was in wrong for something harmless & something which brings me joy.

Sometimes people like these kill my motivation to railfan. At first I didn't wanted to share the first two incidents but what happened recently made me share it. Maybe I'm just unlucky that I'm surrounded by ignorant people.

Edit: I just noticed a typo in my title but it's not relevant.

Someone left her brã on the ceiling fan of this local 🫨... Indian heat is unbearable.

So we are in train rn and I saw this in the lowest berth,like they are not hooks either like what's their use

I just wanted to share a positive experience I had with Rail Madad because I feel like good experiences deserve to be talked about too.

My train was supposed to depart at 1 PM, but it ended up leaving around 7 PM. I had planned the journey as a day journey, so I hadn't really thought about the possibility of travelling overnight. I'd booked 3AC, and when I got into my coach, I realised that I was surrounded by men. As a woman travelling solo, I couldn't see another woman around me in that section, and honestly, I started feeling really scared and uncomfortable.

My first thought was to approach the TC, but I had no idea when they would come around. So I opened the Rail Madad portal, explained my concern, and submitted a complaint.

I'm genuinely not even kidding when I say that I received a call within two minutes. They acknowledged my concern and told me that they would send a TC and asked me to wait for a little while.

Around 10 minutes later, the TC arrived. He asked me what the issue was, listened to me, and helped me move to a more comfortable location where there were other women around me.

The entire thing was sorted within 15–20 minutes of me raising the complaint.

I was honestly so relieved and grateful. What had started as a genuinely scary situation became much more manageable because someone responded quickly and actually helped. I was able to sleep peacefully that night without constantly feeling anxious about my surroundings.

I know we often hear complaints about Indian Railways, and there are plenty of things that need improvement, but I also think it's important to acknowledge when a system works the way it's supposed to.

That quick response made a real difference to my experience as a solo female traveller.

Just sharing this in case someone else ever finds themselves in a similar situation. Don't hesitate to raise a concern through Rail Madad. In my case, they responded incredibly quickly, and I'm genuinely thankful for that.

10/10 view ft indian railways 🥰

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So my friend and I were going from Delhi to Agra. We reached the platform at Hazrat Nizamuddin just as our Intercity Express started rolling out. 😭 We watched the last coach go by and just stood there like 🧍🧍 with zero plan.

Then a random uncle nearby, chai in hand, looked at us and said:

"Intercity chhoot gayi? Arre tension mat lo. 😌 Mewar Express 5 minute mein nikal rahi hai. General coach mein chadh jao, woh Mathura pehle pahunch jaayegi. Wahan utar ke ek minute ruko, Intercity peeche se aayegi. Phir usi mein wapas baith jana. Agra pahunch jaoge."

We looked at each other like "bro, is this a scam?" 😭 But we had no other plan, so we ran for it.

We squeezed into the general coach (not fun 😅), got down at Mathura, and stood on the platform. About a minute later the Intercity rolled in right behind it, exactly like he said. We climbed back on. His prediction was accurate to the MINUTE. 🤯

No app. No NTES. Just 30 years of platform experience. How do these veterans know train speeds, overtakes, junction splits, and who gets the loop line, just from vibes? 🧠

To the seasoned railfans here: how do I build this kind of network intuition? 🚉 What are your golden rules for reading running patterns and overtakes? And what's the best "random uncle saves the day" moment you've seen on the rails? 👇

sorry for recording like this guys had to hide my digi cam from the rpf

So one lady was sleeping on the side lower claiming it was her seat. The other passenger came ( side upper ) , this lady told him to climb an upper berth as its a non ac coach.he would end up suffocating there unnecssarily , to which i asked that guy to claim his lower seat only as its daytime. To which that lady created a scene and some old uncle also took her side by saying "rules par yeh desh thodi chalta hai".

They all gangedup against me and that lady started shouting like hell.

That lady started playing the women card and eventually i stopped arguing it as she started shouting.

I felt bad because the guy for whom i fought didnt spoke a single word.

Ended up ruining my trip for others.

I have made complaint regarding some frustrating experience and this is the reply i got. So i am wondering whether this is just a template for them or they actually did something?.

backstory --> I boarded train at around 10 pm with my mom and there were multiple cnf & RAC people sharing same berth , chatting like tea time loudly that continued beyond 11 pm. As i was facing lower battery percentage and poor network situation, i couldn't rise ticket in railmadad nor call 139. So i walked through coaches until spotted TTE and informed about the situation. TTE didn't arrive to my coach even till 12pm and everyone was still chatting by this time.

When TTE finally arrived, instead of addressing about the mentioned problem, he was discussing with those people regarding berth allocation and just passed through. Left with no choice i tried railmadad again to rise 'complaints against staff' category.

Those people still talking until TTE managed to provide few berth for them!. And it was already 1 to 1:30 am!. I couldn't sleep all this time!. That railmadad ticket was closed with the remark "TTE attended and resolved the problem"

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Is the ticket used for storing luggage need to from THAT exact station or any station in the city will do? For example, it is more convenient for me to store my luggage at New Delhi Railway Station even though my outgoing and incoming trains are from/to Hazrat Nizamuddin. Is this allowed? Thanks in advance for any info on this!

Spotted this train ( Visakhapatnam - Bengaluru special ) and damnn, the whole train is so clean on the outside and inside as well . Hardly any stain while this train is running since an year as weekly special .

I've never understood why getting a confirmed seat on Indian Railways is still so difficult on many routes.

Every time I book tickets, especially for holidays, the waiting list is already huge. Sometimes it feels like demand is completely predictable. If hundreds of people are consistently waitlisted on certain trains, doesn't that mean more trains or more coaches are needed?

I know people will say "tracks are full" or "it's not that simple," but from a passenger's perspective it's frustrating. We have one of the largest railway networks in the world, yet people still end up travelling in overcrowded coaches or standing for hours.

What I don't understand is:

• If a route regularly has waiting lists of 200-500+, why not add more trains?
• If adding trains isn't possible, why not increase coach capacity?
• Is the network really running at full capacity, or is there some other reason?

I'm genuinely curious because this seems like a problem that should have an obvious business case. If thousands of people want reserved tickets and are willing to pay for them, why not increase supply?

Would love to hear from anyone who works in railways or understands rail operations. What's the biggest constraint here?

So i was travelling in Karnataka express 3AC from delhi to Bangalore and at the day time around 10 am i went to the indian style washroom i was carrying my phone because i was watching some standup comedy . But i have no pockets in my pajamas so i started to find a place to keep my phone so i can wash my hands and face ...and as you all know how dirty all the area in the washroom are ...so the cleanest spot of the washroom i figured out was the window sill (the flat area on front of washroom window)...so i thought to keep my phone on that ( my biggest mistake) but there is the thing in my mind that , is there any gap between the window and the wall ...and i checked it by touching it and i feel none so i kept my phone on that ...but as soon as i kept my phone on that it fell in the gap of the window and wall (unfortunately there was a gap in half of the window and where i touched was the other half where was no gap) the train was in speed and my phone was slipping downwards and hit the floor ...i was connected with my bluetooth so still can listen jokes of standup 😭...i can see my phone from the gap but it was so deep and narrow gap that my hand can not go through it ....so i called my brother he called some train staff ...the train staff was so helpfull they said give us some money and we will take your phone out ...they literally sat on the dirty floor to take my phone out...but unfortunately it was gone more down and deep inside and they said now your phone is gone and it will never be recovered....so i finally complained on the irctc and told them the whole situation...and finally after 3 hours one person came with single screwdriver ...and hardly took 5 minutes to give my phone in my hands ...a big shoutout to irctc .

Guys, I have around 12k stuck in my wallet. I presume there is no way we can get that transferred back to our bank accounts.

I don't have plans of travelling recently either. So, if I am looking for recent/frequent travelers looking to book tickets. I can book tickets for you and you pay me 😭

Bromy ticket remained on the waiting list, so it got automatically cancelled after some time now I just received the refund message but the refund amount is ₹60 less than the ticket price why

Hey folks, this is going to be a bit long writeup, kindly bear with me;)

I Booked 12676 (CBE–MAS) 60 days before for the post-Navratri return to work. This train usually starts from CBE at 3:15 PM and arrive at SA to leave by 5:40 PM.

My hometown is 80 km from Salem, with Attur (50 km away) as the nearest station. Because of the last-minute fuzz at home, I left an hour late than planned. My only hope: DEMU 76815, leaving Attur at 3:40 PM and reaching Salem by 5:00 PM.

It left Attur at 4:23 PM. Forty minutes late, packed like a post-holiday sardine can, and I couldn't even keep my bag anywhere and find a spot to stand. I know if I miss Kovai Sf, my only option would be 5+ hours travel in unreserved coaches in subsequent trains.

So I did what any rail fan would do: prayed, and kept Where's My Train and RailRadar open side by side, watching both trains like a hawk.

Miraculously, the delay held steady, and each station was cleared within 2 minutes. Both trains were due at Salem around 5:35 PM. Then the DEMU got held at the outer cabin to let Kovai SF pass first from the other cord Heart rate: 150.

At 5:38 PM my train rolled into Platform 1. I could see across the tracks, Kovai SF was ready on Platform 5, with announcements blaring. I leapt out before it fully stopped, sprinted through the subway like it was a do-or-die movie scene, and ignored my brother's call (sorry, bro).

As I reached Platform 5, the horn blew. The train started moving. D4's door happened to be right beside me. I jumped in, caught my breath, and walked to my seat like nothing had happened;)