My unforgettable train journey
Train journey is always full of exciting tales, they say. Same was my experience while making a trip to New Delhi from Mumbai recently. My brother, B, was accompanying me. As our train reached Kurla, from where we had to leave it as we had to go to Dadar by another mainline train from there, a huge crowd started to rush towards the bogie we were travelling in to find space for them.
Even though he (my brother) managed himself to come out of the train safely, he could not bring the two bags he was carrying with him thanks to the heavy rush of people. Aloso, he fell down on the platform and by the time he could know what was happening around, the train had left for its next destination taking both of his luggages along with it.
ONe more interesting thing happened in between. The mainline train had left 'in time' that very day leaving we two as a 'harassed lot'. On the advice given by a good samaritan passenger, we boarded another mainline train which would leave us at Kalyan from where we could make a last ditch effort to catch the required train. We were almost sure that our belongings, which we had lost at Kurla, must have been grabbed by any thief there.
However an interesting thing happened . While the train was chugging its way to Kalyan, my brother received a call on his mobile. The call was given by the station master of the CST informing us that our luggage along with the valuables had reached in the safe hands of teh 'lost & found' section of the railway department and we can collect them anytime by showing our identity.
On our return from New Delhi a few days later, we got back our luggages back after doing all the formalities. To our utter surprise, the railway personnel concerned had prepared the list of all the materials, big or small. We were told that it will take some time when we get back the cash amoiunt that was stuck in the luggages. Still, teh way the care was taken by the railway authorities was enough to change our mindset towards the government offices. Now we have cahnged our notion towards 'babus' that take every minute care while disbursing their duties.
Cheers.
Kumud.
Even though he (my brother) managed himself to come out of the train safely, he could not bring the two bags he was carrying with him thanks to the heavy rush of people. Aloso, he fell down on the platform and by the time he could know what was happening around, the train had left for its next destination taking both of his luggages along with it.
ONe more interesting thing happened in between. The mainline train had left 'in time' that very day leaving we two as a 'harassed lot'. On the advice given by a good samaritan passenger, we boarded another mainline train which would leave us at Kalyan from where we could make a last ditch effort to catch the required train. We were almost sure that our belongings, which we had lost at Kurla, must have been grabbed by any thief there.
However an interesting thing happened . While the train was chugging its way to Kalyan, my brother received a call on his mobile. The call was given by the station master of the CST informing us that our luggage along with the valuables had reached in the safe hands of teh 'lost & found' section of the railway department and we can collect them anytime by showing our identity.
On our return from New Delhi a few days later, we got back our luggages back after doing all the formalities. To our utter surprise, the railway personnel concerned had prepared the list of all the materials, big or small. We were told that it will take some time when we get back the cash amoiunt that was stuck in the luggages. Still, teh way the care was taken by the railway authorities was enough to change our mindset towards the government offices. Now we have cahnged our notion towards 'babus' that take every minute care while disbursing their duties.
Cheers.
Kumud.
posted by K K das @ 7:17 AM
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