Indian Railways vs Budget Airlines
Its high time that middle class passengers have stopped travelling in Sleeper Class and moved to AC Classes. Due to limited availability of AC classes most of us are dependent on the Tatkal scheme.
Now lets do a quick comparison of train and flight fares between say Delhi and Mumbai.
Mumbai Rajdhani - Delhi to Mumbai IInd AC - 22nd Nov - Rs 2865 Including Tatkal Charges, Time taken - 17 hours
Source - IndianRail.Gov.In
Indigo - Delhi to Mumbai - Economy - 22nd Nov - Rs 3409 Time taken - 2 hours
Which one would you take?
Well I would definitely choose flight instead of all the harrassment and the pain from Indian Railways.
Indian Railways should understand that if they are charging passangers an fare equivalent to flights they should give them the same service and comfort, else people would stop using them.
I know this post would be deleted soon, but if possible please see the reality and understand the frustration of Indian people. more