Dear Payal Jethra, All I can say is you are very brave. I could never do this, and I am blind from birth.
I know of two brothers who were travelling by train, twins but fully sighted. They were trying to get off the train and one was late so he tried to jump off but got killed doing so. My personal opinion is that you should rather wait for accessibility improvements before trying this again. It may just be too dangerous. Just my thoughts though. From: accessindia@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Payal Jethra Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 4:47 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Concession to persons with disabilities in vande Bharat trains Hi All, I travelled this morning from Ahmedabad to Mumbai Borivali & have been frequently travelling Mumbai Gujarat route. My observations- * Since there is no way to identify myself as a passenger with visual impairment while booking ticket, there is no awareness/alertness amongst the team of such a passenger. * I got to understand from fellow passengers that there is an indicator/display that shows the number of kilometers to be covered. We wouldn't be able to tell otherwise. * Until the ticket was checked, there was no way for me to identify attendants on duty. God to hear on the announcement that there are helpline number stickers stuck near doors. * Unlike airline staff, the Vand Bharat team is yet to be trained to assist with getting off. The train hault at Borivali station is only 2 minutes & I was lucky to have other passengers wheel down my bag onto the platform. So, when we do write to them we'd want to keep some of these & other points in mind. Regards, Payal Jethra On Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 6:29 PM BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA <bsvermad...@gmail.com <mailto:bsvermad...@gmail.com> > wrote: Concession is available in shatabdi chair car, rajdhani AC3 75% of the fair will be charged. No concession available in vande bharat, garibrath, janshatabdi, hamsafar and duranto trains. On 4/30/2024 3:53 PM, george.abrah...@gmail.com <mailto:george.abrah...@gmail.com> wrote: No concession on Vande Bharat, Shatabdi, Rajdhani trains. Concessions available only for Totally Blind persons. Please correct me if I am wrong! From: accessindia@accessindia.org.in <mailto:accessindia@accessindia.org.in> <mailto:accessindia@accessindia.org.in> <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> On Behalf Of Radio Udaan Sent: 30 April 2024 14:07 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in <mailto:accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Subject: Re: [AI] Concession to persons with disabilities in vande Bharat trains Hello Ajay and all, I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to bring to your attention that there seems to be neither any concession nor any quota in seat booking for Vande Bharat. I have taken the initiative to file a petition regarding this matter in the CCPD office. Let's wait and watch how things progress from here. Best regards, Danish Mahajan On Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 7:25 AM Rahul Bhatia <smartrahulbha...@gmail.com <mailto:smartrahulbha...@gmail.com> > wrote: No concession is available on vande bharat train as of now. At least some persentage of concession must be provided On Tue, 30 Apr, 2024, 5:55 am Himanshu Ranjan, <sudhanshuranjan98...@gmail.com <mailto:sudhanshuranjan98...@gmail.com> > wrote: No, Duronto Express trains do not offer concessions to physically challenged passengers but, Garib Rath Express trains reserve two lower and two upper berths for people with disabilities (PWDs) on a first-come, first-served basis. However, PWDs must have to pay the full fare for this facility. Thanks, Himanshu. On Mon, 29 Apr, 2024, 10:59 pm Mohib Anwar Rafay, <mohibra...@gmail.com <mailto:mohibra...@gmail.com> > wrote: I think Doranto and Garibrath also don't provide any concession for blind passengers. On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 10:43 PM Himanshu Ranjan <sudhanshuranjan98...@gmail.com <mailto:sudhanshuranjan98...@gmail.com> > wrote: Hi sir, Vande Bharat does not provide any concession for persons with disability. It just offers full ticket. For more details you can check out this official PDF available on IRCTC site: https://contents.irctc.co.in/en/Salient%20Features%20of%20Vande%20Bharat%20Train.pdf Thanks, Himanshu. On Mon, 29 Apr, 2024, 9:37 pm Ajay Minocha, <ajayminoc...@gmail.com <mailto:ajayminoc...@gmail.com> > wrote: Hi everyone, this query is little bit urgent I wanted to enquire if someone has been successful to avail concession while travelling through vande Bharat trains If yes then what is the percentage of concession that person with disabilities are eligible for? 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