A surfer Tushar Garg shared his ‘travelling’ woes on the Shamli - Delhi DMU route that he experienced recently. Ahead of Railway Minister Lalu Yadav’s Rail Budget presentation in the Parliament, he voiced his opinion on NDTV’s feedback platform. ‘’In relation to the current Railway scenario, I would recommend, try travelling by a passenger train ‘’Shamli-Delhi DMU'’ that starts at 6:40 am from Shamli. Shamli is located on Delhi-Saharanpur Railway track, and by yardstick of distance is a double-digit figure - merely 90 kms. But the train always take at least 3-4 hours to cover this, i.e. a speed of 22.5 kms/per hour. You can find people on the top of the track, playing around. Also, there is at least three times the original number of stopovers. People halt the train as per their convenience. You might be surprised, but Loni is the second last stopover before the Delhi station, and it has around 12-15 unofficial stops. Another way we can investigate the connectivity of Shamli-Delhi is via buses. They are equally pathetic, but a little better than railways. What is causing concern is the quality of buses. They are very dangerous to go along with. The seats are almost like a mutilated old film theatre. The have some iron rods, which have pointed ends, and hence the passenger cannot sleep. Who knows, if the sober passenger sleeps, and in the process that pointed ends of iron rods, may pierce and make a way into human flesh, including precious eyes. I would advice, please check it both a rail and road journey. Shamli is 90 km away from Delhi, and you will never feel this proximity, neither in terms of connectivity nor in terms of comfort. I would love to know, if you can achieve this today itself, so that we can just analyze the Railway and general budget, at least in terms of the aforesaid.'’
 

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