Train delays and overcrowding happen frequently during holidays and festivals. But in winter, when visibility is reduced owing to fog throughout northern India, it grows worse. Numerous trains were cancelled or delayed and a Kanpur man had to take Ola as his train was delayed by 9 hours.
Kanpur Man Takes Ola As His Train Was Delayed
The train that i have to take at 13:15 at Kanpur arrived 9 hours late. I had to catch Rajdhani at jhansi at 20:15. So i came to know about the late at 14:00. I have no other option other than taking ola for 4500 rupees. And tatkal ticket is 1500 total 6000 loss
— electron (@vinodepurate) December 27, 2023
A man from Kanpur recently posted his agony on X, the previous Twitter, following a nine-hour train delay. He claimed that in order to make his connecting train from Kanpur to Jhansi, he was forced to hire an interstate taxi. He paid ₹ 1,500 for a validated Tatkal ticket, but regrettably, in order to reach his destination on time, he had to pay ₹ 4,500 for the taxi ride.
Others who experienced train delays also shared their stories. In the meantime, a user said that even with a verified ticket, he was forced to stand the entire journey. Abhas Kumar Shrivastava detailed the first difficulties he had finding his way to his assigned seat on the packed Rourkela Intercity train in a post.
Upon reaching his assigned seat, he noticed that it was filled by a woman who was expecting. Instead of asking her to get out of her seat, he chose to stay outside the train entrance for the entire two-hour ride.
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Netizens Shared Their Stories
I am travelling from Nagpur-Hyderabad train number 12724 Telangana express -Hyderabad express. Train was supposed to come in the morning at 7.10 AM but arrived at 3.30 PM. I have my night shift at 8 PM but train is running 9 hrs late, who is responsible for my Loss of pay?
— Amanpreet Bhatia (@BhatiaB0627) December 26, 2023
A user advised the man to file for TDR where he can get ₹1500 refund. Another user shared that his aunt went from Delhi to New York faster than he went from Delhi to West Bengal as the train was 16 hours late.
One of the users stated that he was travelling from the Nagpur-Hyderabad train. And it was scheduled to arrive at 7.10 AM, however, it arrived around 3.30 PM. Further, he asked who is to blame for his salary loss if his train is nine hours late and he has a night duty at 8 PM.
A user commented that he had the same experience and it cost him ₹4,600 to reach his destination.
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Comment below and tell us if you have experienced train delays.
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