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Mumbai local train horror: 22-year-old stabbed to death after row over shutting of door

u/IREDA1000

Mumbai local train horror: 22-year-old stabbed to death after row over shutting of door

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Ticketless travellers are being removed from train by a CRPF jawan.

u/Bhav2385

Ticketless travellers are being removed from train by a CRPF jawan.

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Got the holy moly seat for my night journey

u/Working-Mobile-6596

Got the holy moly seat for my night journey

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r/indianrailways Head over to the Aadhar Authentication Megathread to discuss about the new rule change from Indian Railways regarding Tatkal booking

Community highlights

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

r/IndianRailways FAQ and Information Thread

Stereotyping, abuse, hate speech, slurs, personal attacks/witch hunting and name calling

Travel Query | Common Topic

All posts must be related to Indian Railways

Low Effort Post | Karma Farming | Bad Meme | Rants | Shitposts

No source provided for Non OC Content

No Reposts

Bad Post Title | Low Effort Title | Editorialized Title

Generative Al Content | NSFW | Porn | Gore is not allowed

Personally Identifiable Information is not allowed on the subreddit

Selling Tickets | Self Promotion | Meta Content

Disinformation | Misinformation

Side Lower Sunday | Meme Monday

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Head over to the Aadhar Authentication Megathread to discuss about the new rule change from Indian Railways regarding Tatkal booking