A passenger faced severe overcrowding issues on an Indian Railways journey, having to stand throughout the entire trip despite having a confirmed ticket. Abhas Kumar Shrivastava shared his frustrating experience on social media platform X, recounting the challenges of navigating through the crowded Rourkela Intercity train to reach his designated seat. However, upon reaching his reserved seat, he found a pregnant woman occupying it.
Instead of requesting her to vacate the seat, he opted to stand by the train door throughout the two-hour journey. In an ironic expression of gratitude, the disgruntled passenger thanked Indian Railways, IRCTC, and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for compelling him to stand despite holding a confirmed ticket.
“Reserved a seat 4 days prior and got a confirmed ticket. It was only after somehow entering the train I realized I couldn’t even reach my seat number 64,” he wrote. “After an hour when I reached my seat, I found a pregnant lady sitting on it, so just left and stood at the gate for two hours. Thank you for so memorable a journey and a confirmed ticket to let me stand for the entire trip.”
He uploaded a photo depicting a train coach packed with passengers, with the train’s corridor congested, leaving little room for movement. In the comments section, Mr. Shrivastava clarified that he had reserved a seat in the second seater or 2S class, a non-AC coach commonly found in daytime Intercity and Janshatabdi trains. Nevertheless, due to the overwhelming presence of ticketless passengers in his coach, he remarked that the experience felt akin to traveling in the General class.
After comments suggesting that Mr. Shrivastava may have unintentionally entered the wrong coach based on the layout in his picture, he explained the situation. Just a week prior, another passenger, Swati Raj, raised concerns about ticketless individuals occupying coaches designated for those with reserved tickets. She posted a video from her trip on Mahananda Express, illustrating the corridor of her AC first-tier coach filled with male passengers. This highlights an ongoing issue with passengers traveling without tickets in coaches meant for reserved ticket holders.
Reserved a seat 4 days prior and got a confirmed ticket. It was only after somehow entering the train I realised I couldn't even reach my seat number 64.
After an hour when I reached my seat, I found a pregnant lady sitting on it, so just left and stood at the gate for two hours. pic.twitter.com/r8iCbU7rZN— Abhas Kumar Shrivastava (Kane Williamson FC)✨🇮🇳 (@abhas_rewcie) December 26, 2023
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