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Passenger Sparks Train Etiquette Debate After Family Disturbs Her Sleep at 1 AM
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News18•08-10-2026, 15:09
Passenger Sparks Train Etiquette Debate After Family Disturbs Her Sleep at 1 AM
- •A passenger named Pooja shared her stressful experience on the Sadbhavana Express when a family allegedly kept talking and laughing loudly past 1 AM.
- •Pooja stated she politely asked the family to lower their voices, but a family member rudely dismissed her by saying they were not travelling alone like her.
- •The viral post on X sparked a division online regarding basic passenger manners and late-night noise levels in train coaches.
- •Several internet users advised reporting such incidents to railway authorities by calling 139 or using the RailMadad app instead of arguing.
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Pooja was travelling in a 2AC coach on Train 14007 Sadbhavana Express for her journey from Lucknow to Anand Vihar when the late-night disturbance took place.
When Pooja politely asked the family to keep their voices down so she could sleep, a family member argued that they were travelling together and would talk, stating they were not travelling alone and sitting silently like her.
Several social media users advised Pooja that she should not have argued, but instead raised a complaint through the RailMadad portal, called the railway helpline 139, or contacted the TTE and RPF for assistance.
