Ojaswikrishna Dube

Proud to be an Indian i.e. Bharatiya
Serving the nation since 1992
Environmentalist
Mumbaikar
Travelholic
Public Transport
I am a critic & not anti-national

[Bihar Rail Users @BiharRailUsers]

Headline: Breaking News: Indian Railways achieves 100% Communism (But only in Coach Colors)! 🟥🔴🎒😁
🚂Huge round of applause for Indian Railways! 👏🏻
They have successfully solved the biggest crisis plaguing our nation: the existence of multiple colors on tracks. Who needs variety when you can have the glorious, unmissable, retina-burning LHB RED for literally every single train in existence?
🫡Gone are the days when you could look at a train and guess its premium status. Now, we enjoy the thrill of ultimate equality:
👉🏻Passenger Train? Paint it Red.
👉🏻Express Train? Paint it Red.
👉🏻Superfast Train? Paint it Red.
👉🏻Jan Shatabdi? Paint it Red.
👉🏻Garib Rath? (R.I.P. iconic green-yellow) Paint it Red.
👉🏻Humsafar? (Goodbye beautiful vinyl wrap) Paint it Red.
👉🏻Duronto? (Who needs those vibrant, artistic squiggles?) Paint it Red.
👉🏻Rajdhani? Well, it was already Red, but now it has no bragging rights because the local passenger train next to it looks exactly the same.
🚶🏻Honestly, standing on a platform nowadays feels like staring into a giant, never-ending bottle of tomato ketchup. It’s a wonderful psychological experiment where a passenger paying ₹3000 for a Rajdhani ticket and a passenger paying ₹150 for a general express ticket get to share the exact same aesthetic existential dread. Visual hierarchy? Never heard of her.
📢 A Humble, Desperate Petition to the @AshwiniVaishnaw @RailMinIndia sir :
✨Can we please bring back some color psychology before the entire nation forgets that colors other than crimson exist? We demand a distinct, category-wise color coding system so passengers don't accidentally board a local passenger train thinking it’s the Rajdhani (or vice versa, though their backsides will figure it out soon enough).
Here are some free suggestions since your design department seems to have run out of ink:
🟢 Garib Rath / Jan Shatabdi: Bring back the Greens and Blues! Let budget travelers feel like they are entering a refreshing oasis, not a generic red box.
🔵 Superfast / Express: Give them a distinct shade (maybe a sleek royal blue or teal) so we know it’s a standard long-distance train.
🟡 Duronto: Bring back the bright yellow and green shades! It’s supposed to be non-stop and energetic, not look like a stationary brick wall.
👑 Rajdhani: Keep it Red/Tejas pattern or give it a premium metallic tint, but let it hold its exclusive crown without sharing its outfit with every passing sawari train.
Please, @RailMinIndia . We love the safety, facilities & speed of LHB coaches, we really do. But it doesn't have to mean visual monotony. Give our eyes a break. Paint the tracks with a rainbow, not just a blood-red monsoon! 🎨🛤️
#IndianRailways #LHBChaloRed #RailwayDiaries #BringBackColors #TrainSpotting #MinistryOfRailways #Satire

[Ojaswikrishna Dube @ojas_kaka]

@AndheriLOCA @skiy7 @MNSPrashantRane Yes, it's on Pier cap. After placing the girders, they have to do some sort of tensioning and close the ends.

[Ojaswikrishna Dube @ojas_kaka]

@Maha7Arindam @AgharkarAtul @TheINIofficial @Dev_Fadnavis @CMOMaharashtra @BJP4Maharashtra @AshwiniBhide @kdhavse @MahaDGIPR @mybmc Understood @Maha7Arindam, I was just trying to discuss a direct connection which would be fruitful for all.

[Ojaswikrishna Dube @ojas_kaka]

@Maha7Arindam @AgharkarAtul @TheINIofficial @Dev_Fadnavis @CMOMaharashtra @BJP4Maharashtra @AshwiniBhide @kdhavse @MahaDGIPR @mybmc Not really few trains can run up to bhakti park and the remaining till CSMT, like Delhi metros circular line/pink line or if the authorities don't want to make it complicated, Delhi metros blue and grey line model.

It all depends on MMRCL's willingness to run a through line.

[Ojaswikrishna Dube @ojas_kaka]

@Maha7Arindam @AgharkarAtul @TheINIofficial @Dev_Fadnavis @CMOMaharashtra @BJP4Maharashtra @AshwiniBhide @kdhavse @MahaDGIPR @mybmc Yes, that may be the case but having a ramp from the eastern express highway instead of bhakti park will lead to a continuous line.

[Ojaswikrishna Dube @ojas_kaka]

@saurabh5620 @Maha7Arindam @AgharkarAtul @TheINIofficial @Dev_Fadnavis @CMOMaharashtra @BJP4Maharashtra @AshwiniBhide @kdhavse @MahaDGIPR @mybmc This shouldn't be the case it should run from Kashimira in Mira Road to Regal in South Bombay, with an arm to bandra terminus. Just like the blue line of Delhi metro.

[Ojaswikrishna Dube @ojas_kaka]

@Maha7Arindam @AgharkarAtul @TheINIofficial @Dev_Fadnavis @CMOMaharashtra @BJP4Maharashtra @AshwiniBhide @kdhavse @MahaDGIPR @mybmc Then it will be disastrous, it should be in continuation with the green line as originally planned

[Ojaswikrishna Dube @ojas_kaka]

@esmoteric @TheINIofficial It's not independent, it's an extension of the green line.

[Ojaswikrishna Dube @ojas_kaka]

@trainwalebhaiya But Saurabh, we have almost electrified the whole network. In short, you can't launch it from anywhere in India.

[Ojaswikrishna Dube @ojas_kaka]

@mumbaiheritage Reay Road?

[Ojaswikrishna Dube @ojas_kaka]

@_epic_username @Sahilinfra2 The flyover will go above the metro, right? But then why am I seeing the pillar cap so low?

[Ministry of Railways @RailMinIndia]

Enjoy wholesome, pocket-friendly Veg meal (Standard Casserole) whether you’re on the move or waiting at the station.

[Ojaswikrishna Dube @ojas_kaka]

@gp30543 @RfYuvrajShinde @Central_Railway That means in 2019

[Ojaswikrishna Dube @ojas_kaka]

@Sahilinfra2 Is it BEST has stopped buying buses to its own fleet?

[Ojaswikrishna Dube @ojas_kaka]

@mumbaiheritage Mahalakshmi

[Ojaswikrishna Dube @ojas_kaka]

@arpan355 @myBESTBus Why is the new bus tilted a bit?

[Ojaswikrishna Dube @ojas_kaka]

A century of⚡Celebrating 100 years of IR electrification, a journey that began at CSMT on 3/2/1925. Last month, I relived that historic moment with an incredible exhibition. A broken leg couldn't stop me from celebrating this milestone. Passion 4 the rails is a journey in itself