The woman had a confirmed seat in the YNRK-HWH express train.
Recently, many complaints have come to light regarding overcrowding in trains. Recently, an X user complained that several passengers occupied her younger sister’s seat during her train journey on February 18. Notably, the woman had a confirmed seat in the YNRK-HWH Express train.
In a series of tweets, his sister who goes by the name @Avoid_potato on X shared her brother’s ordeal and also attached videos of several people sitting in the particular seat. When asked to vacate the seat, the passengers allegedly rejected her request and made her sit on the upper seat along with three other passengers.
”For the first time, my younger sister is traveling alone by train. Somehow we got our ticket confirmed at the last moment and the train reached 3 hours late. She wrote, “She went to her seat and it was not vacant, an uncle was sitting there with his entire family.”
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For the first time my younger sister is traveling alone by train.
Somehow we got our ticket confirmed at the last moment and the train reached 3 hours late.
She went to her seat and it was not vacant, an uncle was sitting there with his entire family. pic.twitter.com/ECEbllMKXp– Potato!🚩 (@Avoid_potato) 18 February 2024
“Now he is not feeling well and uncle made him sit on the upper berth along with 3 other passengers. And the worst thing is that I can’t do anything from here, now I am very worried. Is there anything I can do for him? Is there any such service available or similar?” he added. He also shared screenshots of the ticket and his conversation with his sister.
Many passengers asked him to contact Rail Aid to register his complaint. Railway Services, the official account to assist passengers, also reacted to X’s post and asked him to share the passenger’s mobile number. Railway Protection Force officials soon came to his rescue and vacated the seat within 20 minutes.
”I contacted Railmad (139) and RPF went there and gave him the seat within 20 minutes. Now he is safely with me,” the woman later shared an update and thanked the Indian Railways.
I contacted Railmad (139) and RPF went there and gave him the seat within 20 minutes.
Now he is with me, safe!!
Thank you #Indian Rail#railroad track@RailMinIndiahttps://t.co/wKkJ45bRzG– Potato!🚩 (@Avoid_potato) 18 February 2024
Meanwhile, many internet users expressed their anger and disappointment over the situation, which is unfortunately ”all too common” in India.
One user wrote, “Very unfortunate but not surprising – Indian Railways is continuously reducing the number of sleeper/general coaches and increasing 3rd AC in the hope of more revenue, hope half of India will tolerate this.” ‘
”A very common problem in Indian Railways and the worst part is that no one accepts it as a problem, so no one bothers to solve it,” said another.
A third wrote, “Most people are asking in the comments why you didn’t book 3AC or 2AC. She has a confirmed ticket in sleeper, has paid for it and is still struggling to get her seat. The railways, especially in the North, have been ruined!”
“Train travel in North India is a nightmare,” said a fourth.
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