Indian Railway (SWR)
1) No Reservation Chart display on the Notice Board at Mysore & 2) No checking in Sleeper Class from Mysore To Bangalore in Train No:6221

Sir,

Sub: 1) No Reservation Chart display on the Notice Board at Mysore.

2) No checking in Sleeper Class from Mysore To Bangalore in Train No:6221.

I am 62 years old and heart patient. I have made 2nd Class Sleeper reservation to travel on 19th of this month from Mysore to Chennai in the Train No:6221. It was on waiting list while booking and got confirmed later. Quite surprise for me at Mysore Railway Station, such a tourist visiting place, there is no Reservation chart display notice board in the station! There was a big queue in the enquiry counter as well as in the PNR status machines. I went to the Station Master and explained my difficulties and also informed him that I am a heart patient, under went bypass twice. With his help, I came to the bogie and berth number at last minutes, though I reached to the station thirty minutes earlier.

The train scheduled departure time is 20-15 Hrs. but started at 20-30 Hrs. No T.T came and checked the tickets. Being heart patient, I wanted to sleep; I went and searched for the TT even in other bogies. But, no one I found. I waited up to 22-00Hrs. and went to sleep. At 01-30 AM, the TT waked me to check the ticket.

• Why it is so Sir?

• Why I have been disturbed at 01-30 AM?

• What for I reserved sleeper class?

• Why the TT can not check the Sleeper Class tickets before 22-00Hrs. when the train departure time is 20-15Hrs.?

• What is the alternative arrangements for sick patients like me and aged persons?

• How the authorities going to make sure this will not happen again to me?

Please note that I have to travel again from Mysore to Chennai in July this year. I don’t want to face the same situation again.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

(K. Athmanathan)

E-mail: kathmanathan@yahoo.co.in

30-04-09

Company: Indian Railway (SWR)
Country: India

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