Reeling Over Rail

Never give up. That is what this writer learned from his experience.

- Satya Ramesh P V

I still remember clearly the time when I had to make a tough choice. It was sometime in the year 2006 when I had to travel from Bangalore to Baroda. Since I couldn't get a direct ticket, I had to buy two tickets - from Bangalore to Mumbai and then from there to Baroda. I boarded Udayan Express in Bangalore and reached Dadar Railway Station after almost 24 hours. Though I was supposed to board the next train to Baroda at Mumbai Central, I still don't know what made me get down at Dadar Station. I just presumed that all trains which leave from Mumbai Central would halt in Dadar. With this thought in mind, I went to the waiting hall and sat there for almost three hours from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.