Indian Railways — HOWRAH EXPRESS - LATE ARRIVAL AND DELAY IN REACHING DESTINATION

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Hello I had booked for Howrah Express (Train # 22663) on 01/05/2005 from Tambaram Chennai to Srirangam. My coach is S12 - 41 and 44. I travelled with my wife and daugher (Kid). The train time in Tambaram is 8 45 PM, however the train arrived at 11:00 PM which is 2 hours and 15 minutes late. Further the train had stopped at various stations as follows to accomodate for other trains. Chengalpet - 1 hour and 15 minutes (11:30 PM to 12:45 PM) Virudhachalam - Around 1 hour As a result the train which was to arrive in Srirangam at 2 08 am eventually arrived only at 6 40 am which is about 4 hours and 30 minutes late. Further the Fan was not working above my berth which means that I had to rely on outside Air. When the train halted (as it did above), we and my daughter could not sleep at all due to extreme heat and discomfort. As a result, I was not able to reach my destination as well and could not perform my family duties. Further lack of sleep caused much body pain and mental anxiety. How is the Indian Railway going to compensate me for the above and how is it going to prevent such occurrences in the future?