Despite paying full fares, passengers on trains originating from Bareilly are facing overcrowding and discomfort. The number of tickets sold is exceeding the available seats by 35-40%, particularly for general tickets. On average, 300 passengers are traveling on general tickets on each train departing Bareilly. This overcrowding leads to a chaotic...
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situation as passengers without reserved seats enter reserved coaches, especially on trains to Delhi and Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Reserved coaches also resemble unreserved ones, and the railway continues to issue waiting tickets. An observation at Bareilly Junction on Thursday night and Friday revealed a chaotic rush, with passengers boarding any available coach. The pressure on trains is further exacerbated by the cancellation of 56 train pairs due to fog, leaving only 20-25 pairs operating daily. Additionally, 11 train pairs have been rerouted, no longer going to Lucknow. The daily sale of general tickets at Bareilly Junction is estimated to be 10,000-12,000, with around 20 train pairs carrying this massive crowd. This equates to roughly 300 passengers traveling without reservations on each train. The situation is particularly worse on trains to and from Lucknow.