British Era Practice of Railways

Spurred by the meaningful responses from the learned members on the Topic ''Restoration of ravel concessions for seniors'' Some more inputs : The idea of curbing the perks enjoyed by ra...

The withdrawal of senior citizens' travel concessions during the COVID-19 pandemic was a prudent measure at the time. It helped minimize travel and reduce the risk of infection, especially for a vu...

When government has 20 lakh crore to waive off of rich and regularly waiving off billions of loan this question is invalid that why the concession of rich should not be restores. There is no intent...

Before the covid, the senior citizens used to get 40-50% concession in the rail fares. But the railways stopped this concession giving the reason of covid. However even after 4 years of disappearan...

I actually thought it would work the other way — reducing tout activity! This is what happens when we book on the very first day of the 120-day advance booking window: waitlists st...

Whatever railway research say that when 120 days was there for advance booking people didn't cancel the ticket and other people didn't get the chance to travel. First Railways get advance payment...

Average Time Taken by Trains in 2014 :- Kolkata - Delhi (22 Hours) Mumbai - Delhi (20 Hours) Chennai- Delhi (32 Hours) Bangalore -Delhi (39 Hours) Hyderabad - Delhi ...

Rail travel in India, esp during festivals, continues to be painful. The wait is endless, first for tickets, then for trains. Some delayed more than 10 hrs. Fancy VandeBharat 2 hrs late so far! No ...

Message from a friend Trains are late by 8-10 hours. I booked a train to go home for the festival, and the night before, I found out that the train was going to be 8 hours late. So, I c...

As the Chennai Division of Southern Railways pursues its mission to promote digital transactions, ticketing staff have raised concerns about glitches that delay ticket issuance. Staff are reporting...

Indian Railways is Expected To Change Advance Reservation From 120 Day To 60 Day This Means Now You’ll Be Able To Book Train Tickets Only Upto 2 Months in Advance New Ru...