I boarded this train thinking that it is a super fast from Lucknow to Delhi. I could not get a confirmed ticket. So I bought a general class ticket and hopped on the train thinking that I can get a seat once I board by paying the difference amount. I got in the train at Lucknow. The train was pretty empty till Kanpur. I got a seat till Kanpur. The ticket checker never showed up till this point.( ticket checker was never there on board as I never saw him till the train reached Delhi) At Kanpur, the train got so full that there was no space to even sit on the floor or stand comfortably. There were more people with unreserved ticket than there were with reserved tickets. Initially I thought I would be in minority as I don't have reserved ticket. But I was proved wrong. Expecting the...
more... crowd in the train to stay for nearby station as they looked mostly locals I was standing For sometime. It happened so that the crowd remained the same even after the following stations. There were times where people getting on the train were more than the ones getting off it. I wonder what would have been the condition of General class if reserved class was like this. There was literally no space to move around.
I came all the way standing from Kanpur to New Delhi. There was no space to even sit on the floor of the train. It was like travelling in inhuman conditions. There were old people suffering, there were people sitting in the toilet. On top of this the train got delayed by two hours.
In the summer with UP burning this was the worst train journey ever. The surprising this is, not just my coach, but the whole train had people 2-3 times exceeding the capacity of the train.
DO NOT TAKE THIS TRAIN IF YOU ARE TRAVELLING WITHOUT A TICKET. YOU WILL NEVER GET A SEAt.
Maybe booking AC CHair car is the only option if one wants to travel peacefully. I mostly travel in sleeper, and make a point of not booking AC until there is no other option, this train ride has been a nightmare. I've travelled quite a few times in General coaches too, but this was worst than that. This was the condition of a reserved coach. TT never came! I could have done this journey without any ticket.
please wait...Translate to EnglishI hopped on this train thinking it's a super fast one from Lucknow to Delhi. I didn't get a confirmed ticket, so I bought a general one hoping to snag a seat later by paying more. I got a seat till Kanpur, when it got crazy packed. More unreserved folks than reserved ones! I thought I'd be in the minority with no reservation, but I was dead wrong. The train was jam-packed all the way to Delhi. Had to stand the whole ride from Kanpur to New Delhi. It was a nightmare with no space to even sit. Surprisingly, the whole train was overcrowded, not just my coach! Terrible journey in scorching heat. Do NOT take this train without a ticket, you won't get a seat. Maybe booking an AC chair is the only peaceful option. This ride was worse than any general coach experience. TT didn't even show up! Could have done it without a ticket, damn!
please wait...Translate to HindiMaine socha ki yeh train Lucknow se Delhi ke liye super-fast hai. Mujhe confirm ticket nahi mili. Toh maine general class ka ticket khareeda aur train mein chadh gaya, soch ke ki chadhne ke baad seat mil jayegi agar main extra paisa de doon. Lucknow mein train mein chadha. Kanpur tak train kaafi khali thi. Mujhe Kanpur tak seat mili. Ticket checker ab tak kabhi nahi aaya tha. Kanpur mein train itni bhari hui ki zameen par baithne ya khade rahne ka bhi jagah nahi tha. Reserved ticket vaalon se zyada unreserved ticketholders the. Shuru mein maine socha ki main minority mein hounga kyunki mera reserved ticket nahi hai. Par galat prove hua. Mujhe lag raha tha ki train mein jo bheed hai woh nearby station tak rahegi kyunki mostly yeh local logon ki tarah lage the. Kuch der tak main khada raha. Lekin aisa hua ki bheed kisi bhi station par kam nahi hui. Kabhi toh train mein logon ki sankhya badhi hoti thi utarti ghati. Main soch raha hoon ki agar reserved class aise hai to general class ka kya haal hoga. Bas kuch jagah khali thi train mein ghumne ke liye.
Main Kanpur se New Delhi tak khade khade hi aaya. Train ke zameen par bhi baithne ka jagah nahi tha. Yeh bilkul atyachaar ke conditions mein safar kar raha tha. Buzurg dukh raha the, log toilet mein bhi baithe the. Aur upar se train do ghante der ho gayi.
Garmi mein Uttar Pradesh jalta hua, yeh sabse bekaar train ka safar tha. Sabse surprising baat yeh hai ki mere coach ke saath-saath poora train mein log train ki capacity ka 2-3 guna se zyada the.
AGAR BINA TICKET KE SAFAR KAR RAHE HO TOH IS TRAIN KO MAT LO. KABHI BHI SEAT NAHI MILEGI.
Shayad AC Chair car book karna hi ek hi option hai agar shant rahkar safar karna hai. Main mostly sleeper mein hi safar karta hoon, aur tab tak AC ticket book nahi karta jab tak koi dusra option na ho, par yeh train ka safar ek nightmare tha. Main general coaches mein bhi kai baar safar kiya hai, par yeh usse bhi zyada bura tha. Yeh tha reserved coach ka haal. TT kabhi nahi aya! Main bina ticket ke bhi yeh safar kar sakta tha.
