I am Harsh Vardhan, a resident of Indore. Through this piece, I wish to highlight the unavailability of First Aid kits in Indian trains and how I got affected by this lack a few days ago. I hope the Indian Railways mend its ways because any traveller could face a medical emergency as I did.
On 5 October, I was travelling from Indore to Kota by the ‘Indore New Delhi Superfast Express’ ie train number 12415. My reservation was in 3rd AC (Seat No 34 of the B2 coach). I boarded from Indore around 4.30 pm. The train was scheduled to arrive Kota at 11.10 pm the same day. As the train was heading towards Nagda, I ordered a thali for dinner. At Nagda station I received it from the vendor around 7.15 pm.