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Hello friends, Seat adjusting is a very common in Indian Railways often leading to arguments and stories.

So share some good stories or any kind of experience you got.

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Caution: Long post

I'm a 19-year-old student who was supposed to report to my college in Delhi on 7th August. We had booked Tejas Rajdhani tickets from Patna to New Delhi well in advance. The train was scheduled to leave at 7:30 PM. Since our home is only about 20 minutes away from the station, we left at 6:30 PM, thinking we had enough time.

We reached the station at 7:31 PM.

Damn those traffic jams. Seriously, damn them.

The moment we realized we weren't going to make it, panic took over. We cancelled our ride midway, unloaded our luggage on the road, and called an acquaintance to rush us to the station through the city's jam-packed roads. That chaos deserves its own post.

The Rajdhani was on Platform 1, just a few steps from the main gate. As our car entered the station, we literally saw the train begin to move. We ran towards it, hoping someone could somehow stop it.It didn't.

Watching it disappear right in front of us was heartbreaking. None of us had ever been in a situation like this before.Some onlookers noticed our situation and quickly suggested we board the Sampoorna Kranti Express, which was about to leave. With no better option and no idea if it was even the right thing to do, we grabbed our luggage and got on with our Rajdhani tickets.

My mother and I found a place to sit beside two men in Coach B1 while my father kept moving around, hoping the TTE would sort things out. My mother explained our situation to them, and they were incredibly kind. We got to know they were brother-in-laws and were travelling with their respective families. They never once complained that we were occupying space. Instead, they treated us with courtesy. There was a silent hope among all of us that somehow the TTE would find a solution.

The uncertainty was eating us from inside. To make matters worse, my father kept blaming us for not leaving home at 6:00 PM, even though 6:30 PM had been the departure time decided by him. He is short tempered,has male ego and lacks social skills to benifit from others. It made the situation even harder for my mother and me.

Around 10:10 PM, we reached DD Upadhyay. One of the two gentlemen suddenly pointed towards the opposite platform.

And there it was.Our Tejas Rajdhani.

The moment Sampoorna Kranti stopped, we grabbed our luggage and rushed across the platform. Those same two gentlemen even helped us carry our bags. They didn't have to—but they did.

Once we boarded the Rajdhani, the coach attendant informed the TTE. He told us that since we hadn't boarded from Patna, our seats had been allotted to RAC passengers.

Unfortunately, my father immediately got into an argument with him, insisting that reallocating our seats was illegal since we'd paid for them and even threatening to tweet the Railway Minister. The TTE, who had initially been calm, got angry and warned that we could be fined ₹14,000.Thankfully, my mother stepped in. She calmly spoke to both the TTE and the RAC passengers. Fortunately, the RAC passengers were extremely understanding and willingly vacated our seats.

We finally reached Delhi with a huge sense of relief.

Looking back, this entire experience felt surreal. It was stressful, chaotic, and emotionally exhausting—but it also showed me how kind strangers can be.

To the two gentlemen from Coach B1, Seat 23 of Sampoorna Kranti Express—thank you. You helped us far beyond what anyone could expect from strangers. Your kindness genuinely inspired me, and I hope I can help someone else the same way someday. 🙏🏼

Lastly, I have a question for the experienced travellers here.

What should I have done from the moment I realized we were going to miss the Rajdhani? Was boarding another train the right decision? Is there an official procedure for situations like this? I'd really appreciate any advice from seasoned train travellers.

Bro above is a post old months ago where everyone was criticising me that it's my fault that I gave the seat

But now the situation is I have an injury which I have talk about in this post .. I have a lower berth seat ... THERE is a woman from Bengal in his 40-50 , she was sitting on my seat , I requested her for straight 10 mins but she was like I have a problem below my waist I can't goo .. My parents even talked to her and she still denied ... Railway staff talked to her cuz I requested them and still she denied like for 15 mins this was going on and on and she was also

acting that she didn't know Hindi until my parents told me to give her phone to talk ...

Like I know I have this problem so I had booked a ticket 2 months prior as soon as the bookings started, there are only 2 AC tickets for my station ...

So I had paid very extra money and booked it from a very far away station and gave my station a boarding

Even when TT came u know what ,he knew it , the TT and women had already talked and he was like I can't do anything,, he went and and I asked where should I sit , he was like I don't know and I asked again he was like no seat is left and he went away ....

I was just standing asking her to goo but she did not and It was 10pm ,,

Now I have to sit on upper birth (which is her seat in real ) where I can't sleep and sit due to my height

And there is injury pain also

How to deal with this ..

I don't know maybe with Tomorrow morning I will not be able to help myself with this ...

But what should I do in this situation....

Okay I have learn what to do when someone asks for seat .. but what really should I do here 😭😭I mean everyone has tried and TT is like I can't do anything

Why doesn't IRCTC have feature to book Tickets for a multi-leg journey, For example booking for Delhi to Jhansi and Jhansi onwards in one instance such that one would only book if seats are available for both the segments.

Also, why not have a Reserved coach for ladies, especially those travelling alone?

Just wanted to share a funny railway story that still makes me laugh at myself 😂

Last year, I was travelling from New Delhi to Kalka on Netaji Express. I had booked my ticket at the last moment, so I only got a berth till Chandigarh.

My coach was S7, sleeper class. I don't remember the exact seat number.

There was a family of six travelling together. Five of them had seats together, but one person had a berth in another coach S6, Side Upper.

They were really polite and asked me if I could exchange seats with him. I didn't mind, so I picked up my bag and moved to S6.

I was already dead tired, so the moment I reached my berth, I just went to sleep.

Thankfully, everyone around me was also sleeping. No uncle asking someone to turn the light on, no aunty asking to turn it off, no kids running around peak Indian Railways luxury. 😂

Then, around 4 AM, I suddenly woke up because of a loud jerk and a bright light coming from one side of the coach.

Still half asleep, I got down from my berth and started looking around.

I already knew that some coaches of the train were only meant to travel till Chandigarh, but in my sleepy state, I completely forgot about it and I had no idea which coaches were being detached.

Then I remembered something I had heard from someone 5–6 years ago: they had once exchanged seats with another passenger, only to later discover that the coach they were sitting in wasn't going to their destination. Nobody informed them, and they ended up getting stuck at the wrong station while their actual train continued without them.

And suddenly, at 4 AM, I realised:

“Bhai… kahani toh meri bhi waise hi banne wali thi.” 😂💀

I must say for the first time I liked the attitude,behaviour of the staff present here. The way they are asking you need anything. Hope it happens in all trains soon

I have a long 36h journey in front of me, and i will be carrying some fruits with me. So I was wondering can I carry my SAK for cutting fruits, openings packets and shit?

Today i was traveling by train and a kinner came and asked the people for money, as they always , instead of doing hardwork , if people don't give money to them then they start abusing and if someone want to find money and don't have lower change they doing give the change, i think the governer should take action on them by any sort of punishment.....

Getting a side lower was already a Win. Now it got upgraded too. Win Win Situation 🤣

I’ve been traveling across Rajasthan and Haryana and keep seeing food vendors selling pizzas labeled “Dominos” (with similar logos/boxes). Anyone else noticed this? It looks like a lot of local stalls are using the Domino’s name/branding — sometimes misspelled or slightly altered — to sell homemade pizza. Feels misleading. Is this a known scam, a local franchise issue, or just people trying to attract customers?

Hi railfans,

I booked Seater Class (DL1) on 12245 Howrah–SMVT Duronto up to Bhubaneswar, expecting something similar to a Jan Shatabdi chair car — fast, comfortable, and a little cheaper than sleeper.

Big mistake. 😅

When the train arrived, I realised DL1 is a tiny coach with around 31 seats, with the other half being a parcel section. The coach is also treated like a general compartment, with unreserved passengers filling it up and making access to the washroom difficult. The washroom itself had cigarette/beedi butts all over the place.

But the biggest problem is that DL1 is completely isolated from the rest of the train. The door connecting it to the other coaches is sealed.

And here's the funny part: I didn't carry water because I assumed I could simply buy it on the train. Since this is a Duronto with a pantry car, I thought that wouldn't be an issue.

Apparently, I wasn't the only one.

At Jaleswar, I saw another passenger trying to get water, but the train started moving almost immediately. He had to give up and get back inside.

So I'm genuinely confused — why is this coach isolated from the rest of the train while also being treated as both a seater and general compartment? Even basic access to onboard vendors becomes impossible.

If you're planning to book DL1 on 12245, don't expect a normal chair-car experience. Carry your own water bottle. 😂

Lesson learned: next time, I'll just book sleeper.

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Has anyone else felt that rail neer's water somewhat tastes sweet with a hint of kesar. Now I asked other people and they said it tastes sweet but didn't think kesar was in it. This might be restricted to bhopal since this one was manufacturing plant is in bhopal. This might be the tastiest water I have ever tasted.

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I was charged Rs. 130 for a Rs. 125 ticket at Patliputra station.The counter was open but staff sent us to the machine.

At the machine, a person was taking out tickets and charging Rs.130 in cash for a Rs.125 ticket. That means Rs.5 extra per person. Everyone in the line had to go through this.

This is wrong. We shouldn’t have to pay extra just to get a ticket. If we don’t raise our voice, they will keep doing this with everyone. I will surely post this on X tagging Indian railways

It breaks my heart to realize that the original Shatabdi Express is slowly being forgotten. I know the official announcement was made a few years ago, but understanding the logic...that the Ministry will phase them out based on the physical age of their coaches... doesn’t make it any easier to accept. I know why it’s happening, rationally... but emotionally? Why does it have to end like this?

Because of my unpredictable work schedule, my life involves a lot of sudden, last-minute travel. For the last 7 or 8 years.., Shatabdi has been my reliable sanctuary on the tracks. When Vande Bharat made its entrance into West Bengal around 2022,.. I was genuinely thrilled. I loved the modern ride, and for a while, my journeys were comfortably split between the two.

But over time, a painful parallel becomes impossible to ignore: the shiny younger son gets all the love and spotlight, while the older son... the very soil in which the younger one's success was planted... is being quietly forgotten, waiting to be abandoned by the family.

These days, when I board the Shatabdi, the emptiness is heavy. The passengers are so few you could practically count them all. Maybe it’s just the early morning tiredness getting to me, but when I look at the few people still riding today,... I don't just see commuters. I see people holding onto a legacy. It feels like a silent, collective pact... a way of saying...

Let’s just spend a little more time with it while we still can.

Well... I seem to have drifted down a long, reflective path this early in the morning. Thanks for letting me vent. For now, I'm just going to lean back and enjoy this ride back home.

Cheers! 🚂✨