If you follow the news, You might know that the famous Flying Ranee Express between Mumbai and Surat is now upgraded. 12921 and 12922, these two Flying Rani Express began services in a new avatar on July 16. But passengers were shocked to see the condition of the train from the inside and questioned the railway minister. They called it an old train with endless issues under the name of upgrade.
Flying Ranee: Passengers Found Train In Worst Condition
Instead of fooling people with “new coach” for Flying Ranee if new lhb coach was allotted if not new Double Decker coach to Legendary train Flying Ranee exp Got forward from Whs Ap .5/ 6 yrs old lhb rake give to flying ranee @DarshanaJardosh @PMOIndia @RailMinIndia pic.twitter.com/kLmFmtyotn
— Arpan Mitra (@arpan355) July 17, 2023
Social media is flooded with posts where people are complaining about the condition of the upgraded Flying Ranee.
People found that the seats were old, and some covers were also torn. There was leakage inside the coaches too. The armrest was also broken. Besides this, people could not differentiate between AC coaches and general coaches because of the overcrowding. Passengers were completely dissatisfied as their expectations with the upgraded Flying Ranee were not met.
.@WesternRly @drmbct give solution on it, it’s difficult to travel now in flying ranee @rajtoday https://t.co/dwnn9TPA2j
— Himanshu Vartak (@himanshuyv) July 17, 2023
The train was formerly double-decker but is now single-decker, which brings its capacity down to 102 from 136. There was also no uniform colour across, and the width of the door was also very small.
See the another tweet of Leakage in new flying ranee pic.twitter.com/OD3sqtqB7K
— Mahesh Patil, DVPSS (@MaheshLPatil4) July 17, 2023
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Formerly Owned By Central Railway
Flying Ranee Express’s legacy embarks on a new chapter with LHB rake.
Hon’ble MoSR Smt. @DarshanaJardosh flagged off this newly converted train recently. May the allure of adventure and the beauty of shared experiences continue to endure.#FlyingRaneeWR pic.twitter.com/RS3nLETzxO
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) July 17, 2023
They tagged Western Railways, the Indian Railway Minister, and other important officials. According to Western Railway officials, a few seats were discovered to be torn in a few places, but no passengers were inconvenienced throughout the trip because the problems were fixed right away. All of the seats in the remaining coaches are now in fine shape.
Horrible situation in first class where people’s paying more than double, @WesternRly @drmbct completely ruined legacy of flying ranee, would be better if they replaced CC coach with GS https://t.co/WygzD7DgYq
— Himanshu Vartak (@himanshuyv) July 17, 2023
In order to improve passenger comfort and guarantee a higher degree of safety 12922/21 Flying Ranee Express is transitioning from ICF to LHB. Additionally, with the addition of LHB carriages, the train is now capable of operating at a sectional speed of 130 kmph, enhancing punctuality.
According to sources, the train was formerly owned by the Central Railway and operated as the Panchavati Express a few years ago between Mumbai and Manmad. However, numerous complaints from passengers there were made in 2018, according to Midday.
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