As children mumma gave us instructions on how to board and alight from train.
Those Basic rules of traveling by train…came in use….while traveling from Malad to Churchgate and now from Thane to VT.
As a child i was amused …to watch people HOPPING into the compartment, to secure a window seat. Crowd in the compartment increased with every station….loads of dhakka mukhi….with hardly any air to breathe.But the spirits were high, high enough to sing old and new bollywood songs. To discuss sarees…lipstick shades….bangles…other ladies…talks continued till they reached their destination.
Finally it was my turn….to have a one hour long journey by train to reach college.
For junior college, we friends boarded the 10.10 am Fast train.
For senior college we boarded the 7.07 am Fat train…
Morning schedule _ based on train timings.
So accordingly wake up….run to the bus stop to board a bus ….not because there were no busses after that ..but we would miss our DEAR train....and finally miss out on attendance....
final years of college were crazy....but fun...
Later on destination changed to Kalina...after 5 years of experience in second class compartment it was finally time to experiment with first class compartment.....hence my first first class pass for three months....it was different in this compartment..more air to breathe....people spoke about their weekend stories...and about travel....
Now i travel from Thane to VT.....got a shock of my life....as compared to western line central line is dry...there is no variety....only one language rules....MARATHI....but yes...the topic of discussion still remains the same....
I stilll wonder why do certain train norms exist .....why do people wake me up from deep sleep to know my destination....
Why do people stand at the door....even while the train is empty( to get pushed i guess)
Why cant people in First class compartment be more considerate and share their seats with others....
Why do people stick with each other....
And i dont mind wondering about these things ...because these thoughts keeps my train journey alive....
Train is a way of life for every Mumbaikar.....people cut vegetables....while traveling.....they prepare test papers for their children...students do the final revision of their notes while travelling.....
I have had all kind of stunts during my journey...right from ragging juniors...to making friends ...playing games...calling out names.....jumping down from train to walk tracks during floods....
Proud to be a part of INDIAN RAILWAYS for seven years.....
Sunday, September 23, 2007
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