Indian Railways — Life in Danger for Kaveri express travellers

Dear Sir, We are regular travellers from chennai to mysore and back. Friday we leave chennai and Monday back to chennai. We have a series of complaints about kaveri express. Also we have given written complaint in mysore railway station for which railway authorities are least bothered. Kindly look into the difficulties we are facing mentioned below. 1. Kaveri express is giving a huge jerk while starting, moving and stopping Kaveri express gives a very huge jerk. Every week i will be in upper berth and everytime the jerk happens, our head collides with the compartment wall. Last week i happen to know that one lady fell down in the toilet because of jerk and she was shouting from inside. The jerk problem we have highlighted in Mysore railway station also by writing a complaint in the complaint book. This is happening from last 2.5 years. Railway authorities are least bothered about the life of passengers as they havent cared for the complaint. Whole night no person can sleep in the train because of huge jerk. When we enquire in the railway station they just say its problem of coupling and nothing could be done. Does it mean people can travel and if something happens you are not responsible? How many years we have to wait to get atleast a reply. This clearly shows that railways are very least bothered about the life of the people. We need a clear reply as to whether it will be rectified or not. If yes when can we expect the smooth running of the train, if not what is the reason to trouble the travellers and if something happens, will the railway take the responsibility of the life of people. Kindly reply with your input. 2. Please come and visit the toilets in the train, it will be filled with cigeratte smoke. People who are allergic to this cannot even open the door. I think railway authorities will think of this only after train catches fire and some people die. Please think of avoiding illegal activities inside the train. 3. As mysore is a tourist place, many bulk bookings will be there in the train everyweek. The groups will shout in the train all over the night, they dont even switchoff the light. If we request them to be silent they say goto AC coach and many other scoldings. Some people behave like rowdies. Once i tried complaining to TTE, who was least bothered about this. 4. There is no TTE from Mysore till bangalore due to which we are facing lots of problems. General people who board in Mysore claim that, there is no resevation from Mysore to Bangalore and they can sit anywhere. Due to this we cannot sleep till it reaches bangalore by 12 midnight. TTE comes in Bangalore for checking around 12.30 or 1AM. Even though we board the train at 8.30 PM, we have to wait till 1PM for the TT to come and check. Once he checks, he starts alloting the RAC people. By the time he finishes his work, it will be 2.30 or 3AM. it means we cannot sleep whole night disturbed by the TTE. We need a TTE from Mysore so that we can sleep in the train easliy. 5. When the train reaches bangalore early morning from chennai, it will be around 3.30 or 3.45 AM. Once it enters Bangalore some 30 to 40 tea and coffee vendors board the train and they literally shout in the train. They disturb the whole train in the early hours. Train will become mini business spot with Tea, coffee, paper, vada, dosa, paper, flower etc vendors. We are disturbed by their shouting in the train. We dont know as to why railways are not restricting them not to disturb the passengers in the early hours. I request you to kindly look into this matter and help the people who travel regularly. Hoping to get the positive reply. Regards Ganesh