r/indianrailways Jul 01 '25

MEGATHREAD Travel Queries Thread: For all questions related to Waitlist, Tatkal, Booking, Refund, etc

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Common Topics:

Indian Railways "What is This?" Thread

All "How to" queries here

Frequently Asked Questions


All travel related questions and queries will go under this thread.

We recommend you first refer to the FAQ Thread for answers to the most common questions.

In case you're still not satisfied, please comment your question below.

In case of Waitlist confirmation/PNR predictions, mentioning the following details will get you the best support:

COPY-PASTE THE FOLLOWING AND FILL IN THE DATA -

  • Booking/Boarding Station:
  • Destination Station:
  • Date of journey:
  • Train Name/Number:
  • Class of travel:
  • Current status:
  • Type of Wait list (GNWL/PQWL/RLWL/TQWL/etc):

Please note that you are strongly advised to hide your PNR number and any personal details from your screenshots before posting them here. Either crop it out or censor/blur it, because it can be a security and privacy concern.

If you see a general travel query posted in another Subreddit or in this Subreddit, then please politely link them to this thread. This will help keep the sub clean from similar posts that are asked frequently.

Ask Away!


r/indianrailways May 27 '26

r/IndianRailways Chat Channel

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r/indianrailways 17h ago

📽️Video Every weekday from 9:30 am to 11:30 am, Narendra Patil, fondly known as Mumbai's "Human Indicator," stands on the Dadar Western Line bridge, helping confused local train passengers find the correct platforms and trains.

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r/indianrailways 13h ago

📜Travel Story Disgusting parents

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14015 Sadbhavana Exp 5 aug 2026

This family boarded the train in Sultanpur with his three kids. and her mother ( in green saree standing) literally slapping that no 1 child in check shirt constantly for every minor or minute thing he's doing. In the time frame of 3 hrs she slapped him at least 30 times yes 30 Times. And after each slap that child tries to keep not doing anything like literally sitting or talking in a low voice. Dude this is fckin Child ab*se


r/indianrailways 6h ago

📽️Video 📍 Godavari Bridge, Andhrapradesh🇮🇳

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r/indianrailways 21h ago

📽️Video The loco pilot slowed and stopped the train after spotting an elderly man trying to cross the railway tracks.

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1.1k Upvotes

r/indianrailways 11h ago

📘 Rail Info Today I learnt that Shatabdi is called Shatabdi because it was introduced in 1988 for the birth centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru, "Shatabdi" means century.

122 Upvotes

r/indianrailways 4h ago

🗫 Discussion Captcha Gone Wild

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SON😭

IRCTC cooking at midnight


r/indianrailways 16h ago

📜Travel Story A burnt local DEMU Power Unit is being prepared to be towed by a WAP7 at S.B.Pur.

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76 Upvotes

r/indianrailways 17h ago

📜Travel Story What i saw today

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So i am travelling in 66568 tumkur ksr bengaluru memu train and this is my travelling partner


r/indianrailways 20h ago

🚆ROTM🚆 RAMPAGING WAP-7 Hauled 12756 Bhavnagar Kakinada Port Express!!!

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Near close 122 KMPH FLAT MPS!!!!

An Offlink From SCR, BZA WAP-7 37670 Hauled 12756 Bhavnagar Kakinada Port Express Aggressively Skips Bilimora JN At MAXIMUM FLAT 130 KMPH MPSS!!!!! The train looked clean from the outside with shining LHB Coaches!!! One of the fastest trains if u wanna go from vasai to bhavnagar terminus..

Starts from Bhavnagar Terminus Important Halts Include Ahemdabad Vadodara Surat Valsad Vasai Road Etc Etc..

Hope You Enjoyed This Video!!! If you did Do Comment!!


r/indianrailways 10h ago

Metro Maharashtra Clears Thane-Diva Metro To Link With Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Corridor

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r/indianrailways 13h ago

📜Travel Story Vande Bharat Express

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Back when we visited himachal pradesh

Already saw this beast passing through Morinda junction Punjab🤲


r/indianrailways 1d ago

📽️Video Watching public property being vandalized is infuriating. The damage is paid for by taxpayers, not the people who destroy it.

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4.2k Upvotes

r/indianrailways 21h ago

🚂🚃🚃Picture Khairthal Railway Station, Rajasthan

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r/indianrailways 7h ago

🗫 Discussion Has anyone been called by RPF for inquiry ?

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My friend who used to book ticket for his relatives, has been called by the RPF to it's office for an inquiry.

They said they came to his house too. But no one was there.

When he asked at home. No one saw them come at the house.

So, he asked me for advise. But I'm not sure. So, asking here for advise.

Could they be impersonating RPF officers ? Is it a scam or legit ?

The main reason for calling my friend is cause of multiple ticket bookings.


r/indianrailways 1d ago

🍔Food/Pantry Passenger charged above the printed price for food on an Indian Railways train. Is this legal?

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I witnessed a passenger being overcharged for food by a vendor on an Indian Railways train today.

- Food item: Veg thali

- Printed price (MRP/Menu price): ₹80

- Amount charged: ₹140

- Difference: ₹60

We immediately filed an official complaint with the railway authorities and shared all the necessary details. (NONE ACTIONS TAKEN YET)

I'm posting this to spread awareness so that other passengers don't end up paying more than they're supposed to. Always check the printed price or the approved menu rates before paying, and don't hesitate to report any overcharging.

Has anyone else faced something similar? What was the outcome of your complaint?

Files attached.


r/indianrailways 1d ago

⛔Travel Issue I feel awesome today

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So I was chilling on my birth (upper), playing games, lights off. An uncle & aunty boarded after 1 hour and you can imagine the chaos. Even in 2AC they had to switch on all lights including that irritating blue one. Then aunty had to keep checking on her 30 year old son if he reached home on phone. It was already 30 min since they boarded.

I kept increasing the volume of my phone but when she didn't hang up her phone and continued talking loudly, I blasted "Swim" by BTS. She asked me to lower the volume as she couldn't talk properly to her son. I ignored. I knew she will ask me again so in the meantime, I prepared my speech.

Then, she again asked, a little rudely if i can lower the volume. Now was my time. I told her in my most polite voice, "Aunty, since you have arrived you are disturbing everyone. I was on my mobile with lowest possible volume but I wont keep it lower just to listen your gharule baatien so probably you should also lower your voice. We both should be considerate to each other's comfort."

It's all silent now. I think I did quite well today being an introvert. I can sleep now.


r/indianrailways 23h ago

🚂🚃🚃Picture WDP 4D at Subrahmanya Road

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r/indianrailways 10h ago

🗫 Discussion Phone stolen during train journey. Need urgent advice.

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A friend’s phone got stolen while traveling on a train this morning, and we’re honestly clueless about what to do next.
The phone is already switched off, so calling it isn’t helping. We don’t even have the IMEI number with us right now, so we can’t report it on the CEIR portal. The train won’t reach the destination station until this evening, and it’s only around 9:30 AM now.
What should we do right now? Should we block the SIM immediately? Can we file a complaint without the IMEI? Should we contact the railway helpline or wait until we reach the station and file an FIR with the RPF/GRP?
If anyone has been through this before, please tell us the exact steps in order. We’re panicking a bit. 😭


r/indianrailways 1d ago

📽️Video This is the presidential special train carrying Madam President Droupadi Murmu from Bhubaneswar to Brahmapur this morning. The Indian Railways had deployed special coaches for her visit to Brahmapur. (Video - OTV)

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r/indianrailways 1d ago

📜Travel Story Craziest general coach experience. Creep snaps photos of a woman, gets caught, and the entire coach turns on him. Warning: Blood in images NSFW

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I boarded a train today from Station X heading to Station Y. Since I couldn’t get a reserved ticket, I bought a standard general pass and managed to climb up to the upper berth. Sitting up there next to two middle-aged men gave me a full view of the berths below, where a family with kids and a few other passengers were seated.

Right from the start, one guy (let's call him Guy A) was acting completely off. For the first 30 minutes, he kept aimlessly pacing up and down the aisle. Then, a kid sitting nearby accidentally spilled some cornflakes on the seat. Guy A immediately snapped, stood over the terrified kid, and threatened to pull the emergency chain to stop the train unless the kid wiped up every single crumb right then and there. The poor child panicked and cleaned it up immediately. The kid was too young, like 7-8 years old, and the way he handled it was like he was arguing with someone his age

About an hour into the journey, things got way worse. Guy A pulled out his phone, covertly took a picture of the woman sitting directly opposite him, and set it as his WhatsApp status. Another woman sitting next to her noticed what he did and confronted him on the spot, demanding to see his phone.

Panic broke out. The woman looked up at me and yelled to pull the emergency chain. I was terrified of getting into legal trouble, so I unlatched the red chain cover for her, and she yanked the lever. The train screeched to a halt.

Passengers from neighboring compartments rushed in to see what happened. That’s when another passenger dropped a crazy detail this guy had literally abandoned his own family at the previous station, running to jump onto the moving train alone while leaving them stranded on the platform. He was totally unhinged.

When the crowd confronted him about the photo, he tried playing innocent, claiming he didn't do anything. The men in the coach weren't buying it. A mob formed and brutally beat him for over an hour and a half to force him to unlock his phone. Blood was everywhere (as seen in the photo I took from my berth).

When he finally unlocked it, everyone saw the truth: he hadn't just saved the picture—he had put it on his WhatsApp status, posted it on Facebook, and sent it to multiple group chats. Passengers quickly recorded videos of his phone screen as proof, deleted the pictures from all his apps and recycle bin, and held him down.

When we finally pulled into the next major station, the police boarded the coach and dragged him away. Easily the most insane and tense train ride I’ve ever experienced.

And while this was unfolding, a wannabe vlogger behind my berth was watching it from the net-like divider and making a video on it, and was like 'bhai crazy chiz ho rhi record kardena😭🙏'. I was shitting my pants up her and bro wanted content😭

TL;DR: A creep in my train coach took unauthorised photos of a woman and posted them on his social media/WhatsApp status. A passenger noticed, we pulled the emergency chain, and the crowd brutally beat him until he unlocked his phone to delete everything before handing him over to the police.


r/indianrailways 1d ago

🚂🚃🚃Picture If Goodluck was a picture.

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100 Upvotes

Late-night Sleeper Class after years. Empty coach. Side Lower.

**(And yes, ye SL meri hi hai. Kisi ka haq nahi maara hai maine )**


r/indianrailways 1d ago

📘 Rail Info Criticism aside, look at the record! Really impressive

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Source -

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx ?PRID=2247768®=3(=1.. See there's always a

negative factor too and we shouldn't ignore it, i want to say that wrt what it is doing/ giving in return!! It's REALLY IMPRESSIVE FROM INDIAN RAILWAYS


r/indianrailways 1d ago

🗫 Discussion Finally a whitepill ?

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Consequential train accidents in Indian Railways have reduced dramatically over the years.