RAILWAYS

I totally agree with Josi James. I any thing James has been a little charitable in describing the conditions on the trains on this route (Konkan route). Often there is no cleaning staff on the trains: I travelled on this train and found the on the second morning of the journey toilets in all AC bogeys were pathetic.
Withe the help of the Train Superintendent, whom I had given a complaint in writing and threatened to halt the train by pulling the chain, I found that four persons who carried identification cards as AC mechanics were on the train and two of them were, in fact sent as cleaning staff. They refused to do any cleaning till I took down their identification particulars and told them I would take up the matter with the authorities. THEN THEY CLEANED ALL THE TOILETS.
THE FOOD SERVED ON THIS ROUTES HAS BEEN COMMENTED UPON ME ON ANOTHER POST FOR RAILWAY BUDGET.
THERE IS ONLY ON COMMENT THAT CAN DESCRIBE IT
NOTHING CAN BE WORSE THAN IT.

pathetic,ugly,terrible. stations also unclean,no proper services.
TICKETING....It is good that online tickets are many times available without any hassles ; but there should be provisions for lower berths for senior citizens; rac tickets also get side berths...
Speaking as a layman..I suggest.. 1)expanding the width of side berths by 6 inches. 2) making new coaches by increasing their size by 12inches, height by 24 inches, increasing 1 more berth space above; 3) broadening new laying tracks..ie. to slowly and fully convert in more broad gauge tracks..
this willincrease the carrying capacity of trains by almost 50 %,.
In short, CONVERT THE RAILWAYS into BROADER GAUGE.

16335 NAGARCOIL EXPRESS (Gandhidham-Nagarcoil); 19260 Bhavnagar-Kochuveli; and 19578 Hapa Ten Express.... All these trains comprise of old and discarded coaches with stinking toilets and leaking taps. As a result there is lack of water in the train for toilets and wash basins. Toilets are such that one would feel it better to not enter inside it.

Veraval Travindrum Express (16333 and 16334): The coaches are very old. Lot of patch works done in the coaches. Cleaning is pathetic. Cockroaches and Rats are roaming freely and damaging the luggage of travelers. Toilets are stinking. Needs proper cleaning.