– If you have ever navigated the chaos of Thane railway station during the 9:05 AM peak hour, you know the drill. You are wedged between a college student with a guitar and a vegetable vendor carrying a sack of onions. The ticket counter is 50 meters away, but it might as well be on the moon. The queue snakes endlessly, and the digital clock on the platform is ticking down to your train’s departure.

: If the app fails, use the Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) at Thane; they often have their own QR codes on-screen for digital payments via UPI.