Typical Train Journey Experience

On the 28th of may, which happened to be one of the hottest days this summer, our mr.fubu decided to travel 1200 miles across the country from a god forsaken place to a place which he considers close to paradise. For some, travelling around 1200 miles would mean hoping into some neighbouring country. mr.fubu decided to save some money in the trip, so decided to go by the cheapest means possible. yes, you guessed it right, TRAIN!! (if some fools were thinking of bullock carts, then i pity them :P)

travelling by train is somethin which is worth its experience. train travel are usually not as comfortable as by air. you will need to spend around 24 hrs travelling tht distance compared to two hours flight. sometimes, one even has to endure sitting various postures to fit themselves inside the compartment.

our mr.fubu got up pretty early around 5:30 to pack of his bags. time passed by, and he managed to stuff the stuff in 5 bags. he departed to the railway station on time and reached ther around 6:20. what he witnessed was a swarm full of people hustling around with their luggages. some where gathered in some corner, where they were checking their ticket status. others were restlessly moving around, either their train was arriving late or they were waiting for some visitors. fubu had to check my ticket status, so had to push thru the crowd.

coach S9. OMG! who was goin to travel so far with such a luggage. so, he hired a cookie to help him with the luggages. as he entered the coach, he was greeted by a host of families who filled the coach apart from few college gangs who aparently were coming back to mumbai after touring chennai (wonder why they chose the damn place for a tour). the family who had occupied their seats, were stunned at the number of luggages which he carried. fubu somehow stuffed the luggages so that they dont feel any discomfort.

the cubicle was still half empty. for a moment, i was rejoicing that fellow passengers werent goin to make for this journey. then i realised the truth that they were boarding the compartment at some other station (where usually the most country ppl board). fubu decided to cash in the extra space allocated for him for the next 2 hrs.

as expected, a host of families, mostly country ppl boarded the train. as soon as they entered, the decibel level in the compartment had roared up. they came in bulks, and consisted of aging from a small kid 2months old to a old man say 75. fubu got irritated and decided to camp in the upper berth. for the rest of the journey, the atmosphere was taken by those country ppl. fubu was just a spectator. on the journey, various intruders made their way thru the compartment, beggers, eunuchs, and big fat policemen, and a few ppl who serve coffee every 5 min.. shouting 'chai chai' in a hoarse voice all the time.

time just passed by. fubu had killed his time by getting himself engrossed in the magazines he bought at the station.. or crashing at the upper berth inspite of all the noise. he somehow survived throughout the journey.

althou mr. fubu endured painful experiences in the journey, he did seem to enjoy it. no where will you come across and get a chance to meet and talk with ppl from different parts of country and learn their lifestyles. lets just say one can learn abt india without touring the entire country in this filled train compartment. its a must for every indian to experience a train journey in second class compartment, and also for few who never had experienced train journey ever in their life.