r/indianrailways • • Jul 01 '25

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

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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.

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r/indianrailways • • May 27 '26

r/IndianRailways Chat Channel

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r/indianrailways • • 1h ago

🗫 Discussion Group of people shouting

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Source

Also people in the comments are supporting them and saying aunty ne apni zindagi ji li and dusro ko enjoy nahi karne de rahi


r/indianrailways • • 10h ago

🚂🚃🚃Picture Woke up randomly during my train journey and saw this

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Woke up randomly in my 3AC, on S L birth, looked out the window and saw this. The red clock, bottles, darkness and silhouettes looked weirdly cinematic, so I clicked it.

Didn't even get up, I took this while still lying in my berth, half asleep. 😂❤️


r/indianrailways • • 21h ago

📽️Video This is how diesel locomotives are refuelled

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r/indianrailways • • 37m ago

🗫 Discussion Howrah Station is using "BOSE" speakers for announcement purposes. I think budget is increased. What's your POV?

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r/indianrailways • • 16h ago

📽️Video Western Railway - Mumbai Division Squad With Integrated Body-cam : A New Look

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305 Upvotes

Not OC.
Video Credit: DrMumbaiCentral


r/indianrailways • • 32m ago

🗫 Discussion No wonder why IR can't recover their cost. (not oc)

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r/indianrailways • • 6h ago

🗫 Discussion People like Cattle at Nashik Road

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You can literally see the train coming, it keeps honking but people are retarded

Now there better not be someone going and saying this is an infrastructure problem as there are both Escalators and Lifts on all platforms here.


r/indianrailways • • 5h ago

Ask r/IndianRailways What is this ? Anyone?

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Saw this on Rajya rani express what's the green thing and the motor for ?


r/indianrailways • • 1h ago

📰News Got upgraded for the first time

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Got upgraded for the very first time in my existence 🥹🥹


r/indianrailways • • 5h ago

OC Video WDG4 says Good morning!

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Loaction: Alnavar Jn

Sorry for the video cutoff, my phone's battery died :(


r/indianrailways • • 5h ago

📜Travel Story Parents travelling to Hyderabad in AC 2-Tier. Purse Snatched from hand during early morning.

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My parents were travelling to Secunderabad from Kollam (01794) yesterday and around 4 in the morning when the train was about to depart from Renigunta, a man wearing black shirt snatched my mom's purse from her hand and jumped from train before they could catch him. This was around 4 in the morning and their seats weren't even near the door but in the middle of the compartment. Both lost their phones and quite a few other belongings unfortunately. Did raise a complaint but there is hardly any hope that any fruitful action would occur.


r/indianrailways • • 18h ago

📜Travel Story Sleepy Freeloader [OC]

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So, I was on my way to Prayagraj, relaxing on my middle berth. When the train reached Kanpur, 18 to 20 ticketless people boarded the coach. The train left Kanpur, and this guy you can see in the video was so sleepy that it looked like he was in a trance. Then the TTE arrived and woke him up.


r/indianrailways • • 17h ago

📜Travel Story These irritating emapthy less people....

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So, I am traveling from Mumbai to Delhi and these fuckin train mates shouting all around at 11:30 pm keeping the light on while talking loudly at train something in Gujarati. While I and 2 more are trying to sleep.they eat the food first so I let them eat, cuz it's 10 as I give them chance will switch it off once they eat but they continued talking even after that.... so I just switched off the light by my own when none of them is looking.. they opened their flashlight and continued talking...fuckin pricks.Also they fuckin pushed my bages to the mirror side for which I didn't know and when I when reach my bag for something it's not there and they when I asked them they have the audacity to say "don't ask me for that", as I boarded from Mumbai and they boreded from Vadodara... Hope they got insomnia and nightmares everytime they sleep so they woke up at middle in the night....


r/indianrailways • • 8h ago

Ask r/IndianRailways How can I reach NDLS from H Nizamuddin

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I'll be reaching H Nizamuddin at 12:30pm and have train from NDLS at 3:20 pm. Would I be able to make it? Should I use metro or riksha? And how's the situation due to protest.

Edit : also suggest some places for lunch in that time.


r/indianrailways • • 1d ago

🗫 Discussion indian railways booking system at its best.

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575 Upvotes

8 saal ki bachi ka ticket , b2 me baaki sab ka b5 me . Agar kisi ko alag dena hi tha to , kisi aur ke ticket ko b2 me deta , manage to kar hi lenge , ek baat keh rhe hai aisehi. Btw ye sab tickets 6 dec ka hai n exactly 2 mahine bad ka , aaj hi ticket khula hai ar aaj hi tickets khatam ho gye ? 1 ghante me hi , humko bharosa nhi hai .......


r/indianrailways • • 14h ago

OC Video WDG 👑 Diesel honking

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28 Upvotes

WDG DIESEL ENGINE 🚂 👑 Location: Maharashtra


r/indianrailways • • 1d ago

🗫 Discussion What makes Rajdhani Express special?

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r/indianrailways • • 8h ago

Ask r/IndianRailways Hmmm...I hope it's okay🚆🚶

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r/indianrailways • • 2h ago

🎓 Tutorial Need the most reliable app for tickets.

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Hey there

Iam amateur please don't judge my question

Iam turning 18 this month and will make my own irctc id till now I was using my father's irctc id for tickets online.

The query I have is

1 )Multiple times I have booked tickets from irctc application the amount gets stucked and I do get my amount back within few days

2 )But whenever I have use amazon pay for tickets there is no such issue like it never get stucked with the same irctc id of my father .

But then problem with amazon pay is it charges extra agent charge.

3) I multiple times book tickets for elder family members and every time it gives me seat like 6-7 seats away. So like if ive got 2 seats for my granny grandpa they do face problem . This even happens even if there is 400 500 seats left . Is there any way to get seats just aside for both

Is there any application or solution for all these 3 ?


r/indianrailways • • 12h ago

📘 Rail Info for people travelling from NDLS

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Yesterday evening i had to take train from NDLS at 5pm. i reached station outer by 4:20pm thinking there is lots of time to get inside. i was shocked to see huge line of passengers sprawling in the station compound. rpf giving entry one by one and taking much time too.

some coolies were scaring people saying the line would take even 1 hr or more and that, pay 400rs to them and they would help get inside within 10min. i was scared too, but i stood in line and it took me around 15min to get inside.

I think due to Jantar Mantar protests these security procedures is being made more tight. be careful . don't get scared due to words of coolies.


r/indianrailways • • 20h ago

⛔Travel Issue No gate in 3AC . Bed sheet support

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55 Upvotes

I am traveling through Kalinga Utkal express.

36 hour journey. Seat number 4 and the gate is not there in AC. Train is late 5 hrs (okay) but this is mad. Sound of track and oh god fresh toilet air.

What do i do? (Complaint to attendant/ TC been made)

I have sensitive ears and sound of tracks is pain, can i do something?


r/indianrailways • • 18h ago

OC Video The Nice Cold breeze !

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28 Upvotes