A video showing overcrowded conditions on the Lucknow-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express (train number 22545) has gone viral on social media. The video, taken by a passenger named Archit Nagar, shows a large number of ticketless passengers crowding the train, starting from the source station itself. Nagar even went live on social...
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media to highlight the issue and draw attention from the authorities. This incident is not isolated, as other similar instances have surfaced online, including a ticketless passenger misbehaving with a TTE on a train and a video of overcrowded conditions on the Kashi Express. Ticketless travel is a significant concern in India, with the Indian Railways collecting a large amount of money from passengers travelling without valid tickets over the last ten years.