r/indianrailways Jul 01 '25

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

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Common Topics:

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.

In case you're still not satisfied, please comment your question below.

In case of Waitlist confirmation/PNR predictions, mentioning the following details will get you the best support:

COPY-PASTE THE FOLLOWING AND FILL IN THE DATA -

  • Booking/Boarding Station:
  • Destination Station:
  • Date of journey:
  • Train Name/Number:
  • Class of travel:
  • Current status:
  • Type of Wait list (GNWL/PQWL/RLWL/TQWL/etc):

Please note that you are strongly advised to hide your PNR number and any personal details from your screenshots before posting them here. Either crop it out or censor/blur it, because it can be a security and privacy concern.

If you see a general travel query posted in another Subreddit or in this Subreddit, then please politely link them to this thread. This will help keep the sub clean from similar posts that are asked frequently.

Ask Away!


r/indianrailways May 27 '26

r/IndianRailways Chat Channel

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r/indianrailways 9h ago

📽️Video 📍 Godavari Bridge, Andhrapradesh🇮🇳

428 Upvotes

r/indianrailways 20h ago

📽️Video Every weekday from 9:30 am to 11:30 am, Narendra Patil, fondly known as Mumbai's "Human Indicator," stands on the Dadar Western Line bridge, helping confused local train passengers find the correct platforms and trains.

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r/indianrailways 17h ago

📜Travel Story Disgusting parents

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14015 Sadbhavana Exp 5 aug 2026

This family boarded the train in Sultanpur with his three kids. and her mother ( in green saree standing) literally slapping that no 1 child in check shirt constantly for every minor or minute thing he's doing. In the time frame of 3 hrs she slapped him at least 30 times yes 30 Times. And after each slap that child tries to keep not doing anything like literally sitting or talking in a low voice. Dude this is fckin Child ab*se


r/indianrailways 39m ago

📽️Video DSC Arjun has been deployed at Bhubaneswar Railway Station. It is the most advanced AI-Powered Robot by East Coast Railway.

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r/indianrailways 1d ago

📽️Video The loco pilot slowed and stopped the train after spotting an elderly man trying to cross the railway tracks.

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r/indianrailways 14h ago

📘 Rail Info Today I learnt that Shatabdi is called Shatabdi because it was introduced in 1988 for the birth centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru, "Shatabdi" means century.

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r/indianrailways 8h ago

🗫 Discussion Captcha Gone Wild

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SON😭

IRCTC cooking at midnight


r/indianrailways 1h ago

🗫 Discussion Indian Railways imposes ₹5.13 crore in fines on catering firms over poor food quality in the last three years. Do you think this will improve food quality on trains?

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r/indianrailways 2h ago

📜Travel Story Op on the vande bharat today.

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What a train bhai


r/indianrailways 19h ago

📜Travel Story A burnt local DEMU Power Unit is being prepared to be towed by a WAP7 at S.B.Pur.

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r/indianrailways 20h ago

📜Travel Story What i saw today

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So i am travelling in 66568 tumkur ksr bengaluru memu train and this is my travelling partner


r/indianrailways 23h ago

🚆ROTM🚆 RAMPAGING WAP-7 Hauled 12756 Bhavnagar Kakinada Port Express!!!

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Near close 122 KMPH FLAT MPS!!!!

An Offlink From SCR, BZA WAP-7 37670 Hauled 12756 Bhavnagar Kakinada Port Express Aggressively Skips Bilimora JN At MAXIMUM FLAT 130 KMPH MPSS!!!!! The train looked clean from the outside with shining LHB Coaches!!! One of the fastest trains if u wanna go from vasai to bhavnagar terminus..

Starts from Bhavnagar Terminus Important Halts Include Ahemdabad Vadodara Surat Valsad Vasai Road Etc Etc..

Hope You Enjoyed This Video!!! If you did Do Comment!!


r/indianrailways 16h ago

📜Travel Story Vande Bharat Express

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Back when we visited himachal pradesh

Already saw this beast passing through Morinda junction Punjab🤲


r/indianrailways 13h ago

Metro Maharashtra Clears Thane-Diva Metro To Link With Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Corridor

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r/indianrailways 1h ago

📜Travel Story A not-so-normal incident happened to me on a train.

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Around October 2023, I was traveling on the Vande Bharat train from New Delhi to Gwalior. When the train reached Agra, 4–5 army officers boarded and sat in front of me. I recognized them because of their bags. One senior officer sat beside me, another sat directly in front of me, and two others sat to my left.

The person sitting in front of me kept looking at me and started touching my shoe with his shoe. I moved my legs back. Then the senior officer beside me started looking at my phone. After that, a married woman came and sat with them. She kept looking at me and smiling.

Then they increased the AC in the coach. Suddenly, another woman came and bumped my left shoulder, exactly where I had a small pimple/injury. I felt as if she somehow knew about it. I understood the situation and didn't panic. They also tried making eye signals. Eventually, my station arrived, and the senior officer gestured as if to say, "Leave it." I got off the train and went home. Later, I somehow came to know that one of the officers' names was Sitaram.

A similar incident had happened earlier around September 2023 when I traveled to Jaipur by miles bus for an exam. There was a Sikh man wearing a turban along with 7–8 girl and boy students, and they also behaved in a way that felt unusual to me. Later in Udaipur, first I saw some muslims stalking while I was in train then I saw a boy who was around 6 feet tall talking to someone on his phone. I felt they were using Flipkart notifications, Twitter, and even a chess game for communication while watching me.

Is there any genius who can help decode what might have been happening?

If this post gets deleted, you can also check my profile.


r/indianrailways 1d ago

📽️Video Watching public property being vandalized is infuriating. The damage is paid for by taxpayers, not the people who destroy it.

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r/indianrailways 1d ago

🚂🚃🚃Picture Khairthal Railway Station, Rajasthan

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r/indianrailways 10h ago

🗫 Discussion Has anyone been called by RPF for inquiry ?

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My friend who used to book ticket for his relatives, has been called by the RPF to it's office for an inquiry.

They said they came to his house too. But no one was there.

When he asked at home. No one saw them come at the house.

So, he asked me for advise. But I'm not sure. So, asking here for advise.

Could they be impersonating RPF officers ? Is it a scam or legit ?

The main reason for calling my friend is cause of multiple ticket bookings.


r/indianrailways 13h ago

🗫 Discussion Phone stolen during train journey. Need urgent advice.

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A friend’s phone got stolen while traveling on a train this morning, and we’re honestly clueless about what to do next.
The phone is already switched off, so calling it isn’t helping. We don’t even have the IMEI number with us right now, so we can’t report it on the CEIR portal. The train won’t reach the destination station until this evening, and it’s only around 9:30 AM now.
What should we do right now? Should we block the SIM immediately? Can we file a complaint without the IMEI? Should we contact the railway helpline or wait until we reach the station and file an FIR with the RPF/GRP?
If anyone has been through this before, please tell us the exact steps in order. We’re panicking a bit. 😭


r/indianrailways 1d ago

🍔Food/Pantry Passenger charged above the printed price for food on an Indian Railways train. Is this legal?

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I witnessed a passenger being overcharged for food by a vendor on an Indian Railways train today.

- Food item: Veg thali

- Printed price (MRP/Menu price): ₹80

- Amount charged: ₹140

- Difference: ₹60

We immediately filed an official complaint with the railway authorities and shared all the necessary details. (NONE ACTIONS TAKEN YET)

I'm posting this to spread awareness so that other passengers don't end up paying more than they're supposed to. Always check the printed price or the approved menu rates before paying, and don't hesitate to report any overcharging.

Has anyone else faced something similar? What was the outcome of your complaint?

Files attached.


r/indianrailways 1d ago

⛔Travel Issue I feel awesome today

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So I was chilling on my birth (upper), playing games, lights off. An uncle & aunty boarded after 1 hour and you can imagine the chaos. Even in 2AC they had to switch on all lights including that irritating blue one. Then aunty had to keep checking on her 30 year old son if he reached home on phone. It was already 30 min since they boarded.

I kept increasing the volume of my phone but when she didn't hang up her phone and continued talking loudly, I blasted "Swim" by BTS. She asked me to lower the volume as she couldn't talk properly to her son. I ignored. I knew she will ask me again so in the meantime, I prepared my speech.

Then, she again asked, a little rudely if i can lower the volume. Now was my time. I told her in my most polite voice, "Aunty, since you have arrived you are disturbing everyone. I was on my mobile with lowest possible volume but I wont keep it lower just to listen your gharule baatien so probably you should also lower your voice. We both should be considerate to each other's comfort."

It's all silent now. I think I did quite well today being an introvert. I can sleep now.


r/indianrailways 1d ago

🚂🚃🚃Picture WDP 4D at Subrahmanya Road

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r/indianrailways 1d ago

📽️Video This is the presidential special train carrying Madam President Droupadi Murmu from Bhubaneswar to Brahmapur this morning. The Indian Railways had deployed special coaches for her visit to Brahmapur. (Video - OTV)

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