Indian Railways don't give a damn 'bout making up for delays. Once your trip starts off screwed, it's game over, man. They ain't gonna look after your train anymore. So, I hopped on the Kerala Express from New Delhi yesterday. Missed out on getting a Tatkal ticket 'coz of that shady booking scam. Ended up with a general ticket, thinking I could catch the AP Express. Turned out there ain't no general coaches on that train, just DL1 for handicapped and ladies. As Kerala pulled into the station, I noticed there wasn't the usual crowd near the general coach. Took my chance, hopped in, and found my seat. AP left at 8:05 PM, Kerala at 8:15 PM. We were crawling to NZM already 30 minutes late, and Kerala became slower 'til Faridabad, making it 40 minutes late. I thought we'd speed up and cover the delay, but nah, we got looped in Lalitpur and had to let TN, Pushpak, Karnataka, and another train pass us. Stuck for ages before and after each overtake. The delay just kept piling up. We got stuck behind the Jaipur Mysuru train, trailing it from Rani Kamalpati, stopping where it stopped, but not allowed to overtake. Delay hit 4 hours. Indian Railways' control system sucks, man. Why stop a train with few stops just 'coz it's slightly behind schedule? Seen this happen way too many times. Makes no sense to make a train wait for another to pass and add more delay. I'm so done with train journeys. Can't rely on their punctuality anymore. Trains can be delayed anywhere, and the delay can go on forever 🙏

Indian Railways mein delay chhupane ka concept nahi hota hai. Jaise hi teri train initially late hoti hai, teri trip khatam! Section controllers teri train ko consider hi nahi karenge. Main kal New Delhi se Kerala Express mein chadha tha, Tatkal Scam Booking se ticket nahi mila, scam hi toh hai. Maine general ticket liya aur AP Express mein chadhne ka wait kar raha tha, lekin pata nahi tha ki uss train mein general coaches hi nahi hote, sirf DL1 hoti hai jo sirf physically handicapped aur ladies ke liye hoti hai. Kerala platform par aa gayi, mujhe surprise hua jab general coach area mein koi bheed nahi thi, mujhe bina soche samjhe wahan chadh gaya aur apni seat li. AP Express 8:05 PM par chali gayi aur Kerala uske baad 8:15 PM par. NZM tak dono trains bahut slow chal rahi thi aur 30 minutes ki delay ho chuki thi. Kerala Faridabad tak aur slow chalte gayi aur 40 minutes late ho gayi. Fir meri train speed badhake acchi pace mein chal rahi thi, main soch raha tha ki shayad delay cover ho jayega, lekin nahi, humne Lalitpur tak jaake ek series of overtakes ke liye ruka, TN, Pushpak, Karnataka aur ek aur train humein overtake kar gaye jo naam nahi dekha. Pehla overtake hone mein kaafi samay lag gaya aur last overtake ke baad bhi train kaafi der tak ruki rahi. Ye overtakes quick nahi the, har ek ke liye kam se kam 20 minutes lag gaye. Kerala ruk gayi jab ye trains door door the. Beech mein hum Jaipur Mysuru ke peeche lag gaye Rani Kamalpati se, jahan bhi ye train ruki, hum bhi ruk gaye, lekin overtake karne nahi diya gaya. Delay 4 ghante tak badhti gayi. Sab Indian Railways ki wajah se. Mujhe nahi pata inka controlling kaise kaam karta hai, lekin meri experience ke hisab se bohot hi bekar hai. Kya zaroori hai ki ek limited stop wali train ko rokna jo thodi der late hai? Aaram se is delay ko cover kiya ja sakta hai bina piche wali trains ko affect kiye. Main ne ye bohot baar observe kiya hai, ek train ko bekar mein 15-20 minutes ke liye overtake hone ke liye wait karwa ke uski delay badha di jati hai. Yeh safar se itna thak gaya hoon ke lagta hai ab train me na chadhunga. Trainon ki punctuality pe vishwas nahi kar sakta ab. Kahi bhi train der ho sakti hai aur der kitni badh sakti hai pata nahi 🙏

Was Nitish Kumar a good Railway Minister in his first stint?

Nitish Kumar ko Rail Mantri bana chahiye kya? Uska pehla daur kaisa tha?

Ayo, check out this dope book called "The Great Indian Railway Atlas" by Samit Roychoudhury. It's lit af with maps of all the train tracks in India. A must-have for every Indian Railways enthusiast!

The 4 train stopped. I thought it would be a quick journey but nope, unnecessary delays. Feeling like I'm the biggest deal here. It seemed like the only thing happening in the whole station. Everything will come out now. Every time I look, it was always asking for donations. Now I get it. The people here, I have mad respect for you.

4 train rukwa. Lene se socha tha ki ....
Illogical extension unnecessary halt.
Apne aap ko sabse bada samajhna. Lg raha tha pure IR mein bus aara hi hai. Sab bahar aayega ab. Jab dekho tab ye sab bheekh mangta rehta tha. Ab samajh aayega. Public of ARa, main apke liye bohot respect rakhta hoon.