The dire situation of passengers travelling in the Brahmaputra Mail on April 23 was such that a man made a makeshift hammock using a bedsheet so that he could get at least some space in the overcrowded general coach.

“There is no space in the train. Even children are suffering as a result of this,” one of the passengers told.

Abhishek Jaiswal, unlike several others, managed to board the train but there was no seat of course. “I want to go from Mughalsarai to Patna, but the condition of the train is bad. Sleeper has become general. The condition of AC trains is worse than sleeper coaches,” he said.

overcrowding in trains, Rajesh Gupta, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Deen Dayal Upadhyay, said that India Railways is constantly monitoring the situation and special trains will soon be operated.

“In such cases, Railways has always increased the number of special trains. Last year, Railways operated 6369 special trains. This year, we have already planned 9111 trips and Railways is constantly monitoring the situation. Special trains are operated in cases of overcrowding,” he added.

Source: India Today