Knowing the Indian Train

vsp27759 · May 7th, 2005, 23:41

Platform Ticket!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

Lotuse · May 7th, 2005, 23:45

too funny! Anyway, I simply MUST get my packing started! Will check back in a while for any more tips y'all might have.

Have also just posted a question re, tips and gifts for Indians ... any help you might have will be most appreciated!

machadinha · May 8th, 2005, 04:31

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Originally Posted by Lotuse

Unbelievable too, Steven, that you've made over 2200 posts to this site. Wow! And, Machadinha, you've made over 600! That's a LOT of help you've given people.

Ah well just twiddling my thumbs you know. Thank you & hope you have a splendid trip (how wouldn't you?!)

Lotuse · May 8th, 2005, 05:06

Maybe you've just been twiddling your thumbs, but I must have been SITTING on mine for the last couple of weeks! Aaaaarrgh ... I can't believe how much there's left to do before Monday!

So looking forward to finally getting to India. Thanks for everything.

machadinha · May 8th, 2005, 05:15

LOL I was under the impression you were sitting around on some railway platform there trying to figure out what is your next move...

Don't worry you'll be fine.

Lotuse · May 18th, 2005, 06:52

Just wanted to let you know that I went from waiting list to RAC to confirmed on that sleeper! And, had the joys of cancelling the ticket booked for the next day. Honestly, it really was a hoot! Had quite a few chuckles along the way and survived my first experience of the Chennai station. Yippee!

So, thanks again for all your help. Most appreciated!

Now, I am seriously considering moving to Mysore. Such incredible beauty here. Oh my. But, won't happen. Oh well. Pity, but there you have it ... the lure of the almighty dollar does tend to woo us, doesn't it?

machadinha · May 18th, 2005, 07:02

Nice 1 Lotus... Glad you made it!

I remember sitting on a Mysore terrace at night with fruit bats flying over and my life back home taking some turns behind my back that I didn't particularly like and thinking oh screw it this is where I'll stay... well I tend to think that in a lot of places I end up in.

Enjoy!

Lotuse · May 18th, 2005, 07:10

Ah, Machadinha, I can tell by your description that you know what I'm talking about when I wish I could move to Mysore. This place does seem to bring out the poetry in one, doesn't it? And, if things were going rotten for you at the time, at least you still had mystery of Mysore to sustain you. Besides, you know as well as I do, that every rotten thing that ever happens to us, truly IS for the best--at least that's been my experience. Cheers.

machadinha · May 18th, 2005, 07:22

Hmmm yes speaking of poetry I wrote a lengthy letter that same night to a dearly beloved one describing my feelings and my general getting-to-terms with the universe no matter how rotten it may be or something, you know the idea.

Mysore I liked yes, not even in a very special way but just... I liked it like I did a lot of places, despite my having the you-know-what when I was there + having to duck for the bathroom every other second. It was on the lonelier stretch of my trip and I never regretted one second of it. Not being able to speak to anyone for a week or longer tends to get psychedelic though (educational as well in that the world just keeps turning even if you don't comment on it I might add) but Mysore is hardly that far off the beaten track.

Again... enjoy, the adventure is just beginning I take it. Keep a diary for us all, just bits + pieces you know.

rangss · May 18th, 2005, 10:58

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Originally Posted by vsp27759

Dear Lotuse,
Somehow, I am sick of using INTERNET for booking my journey tickets, the journey tickets of my friends, relatives, Officers and if possible, also seeing them off in stations and receiving when they arrive. (***This is my hobby. Given an opportunity, I love to walk on Platform with a PFT, once in a day)

I love the internet. It allows me to get a confirmed ticket without moving off my seat. But seeing off relatives/friends at stations has never been a good experience. Somehow they never come around to understand why I make a beeline to to the locomotive or the trip sheds. I have to wait until their train moves out to check out the station scene.

May 18th, 2005, 11:02

Just to let you'll know that come monsoon and all trains running on the Konkan railway will have their speeds regulated. There would be a 2-3 hrs additional running time. Timings of departure & arrival have been changed.
Refer to monsoon time table at www.konkanrailway.com

beach · May 18th, 2005, 11:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by vsp27759

Dear Lotuse,
Given an opportunity, I love to walk on Platform with a PFT, once in a day)

Your happiness may not last very long! Or at least will be subdued a bit.

At last the railways have invented it!!!
Why our platforms are so crowded? It’s not the passengers but the ‘see off mob’ (I mean all the aunties and uncles and neighbors and cousins and … ) that suffocates the platforms.

Admission to the platform to be restricted only to the passengers (something like in the airports). Mumbai (CST) has already done it. Many busy and large stations would follow the suit.

Anyway the platform ticket from 1 June onwards will cost Rs5 from the current Rs3.

rangss · May 18th, 2005, 11:37

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Originally Posted by beach

Anyway the platform ticket from 1 June onwards will cost Rs5 from the current Rs3.

That would not stop us , would it VSP?

steven_ber · May 18th, 2005, 12:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by beach

Your happiness may not last very long! Or at least will be subdued a bit.

At last the railways have invented it!!!
Why our platforms are so crowded? It’s not the passengers but the ‘see off mob’ (I mean all the aunties and uncles and neighbors and cousins and … ) that suffocates the platforms.

Admission to the platform to be restricted only to the passengers (something like in the airports). Mumbai (CST) has already done it. Many busy and large stations would follow the suit.

Anyway the platform ticket from 1 June onwards will cost Rs5 from the current Rs3.

I read about the platform ticket price increase in the Asian Age newspaper, the article also said that New Delhi station sells between 30,000 & 50,000 platform tickets a day.

vsp27759 · May 18th, 2005, 13:58

Dear Ranganath,
You are absolutely right. This would not stop us. :-), so would be the case with other indivuiduals like me!!!!

View Poll Results: Which class you would prefer in Indian train?
Second Class (Unreserved)	32	4.25%
Sleeper Class	235	31.21%
AC 3-Tier sleeper	139	18.46%
AC 2-Tier sleeper	249	33.07%
AC First Class	146	19.39%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 753. You may not vote on this poll

May 18th, 2005, 06:52	#111
Lotuse Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 18	Made it to Mysore Just wanted to let you know that I went from waiting list to RAC to confirmed on that sleeper! And, had the joys of cancelling the ticket booked for the next day. Honestly, it really was a hoot! Had quite a few chuckles along the way and survived my first experience of the Chennai station. Yippee! So, thanks again for all your help. Most appreciated! Now, I am seriously considering moving to Mysore. Such incredible beauty here. Oh my. But, won't happen. Oh well. Pity, but there you have it ... the lure of the almighty dollar does tend to woo us, doesn't it?

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May 7th, 2005, 23:41	#106
vsp27759 V.SRINIVASA PRASAD Join Date: May 2005 Location: HYDERABAD Posts: 1,689	Platform Ticket!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

May 7th, 2005, 23:45	#107
Lotuse Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 18	too funny! Anyway, I simply MUST get my packing started! Will check back in a while for any more tips y'all might have. Have also just posted a question re, tips and gifts for Indians ... any help you might have will be most appreciated!

May 8th, 2005, 05:06	#109
Lotuse Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 18	Maybe you've just been twiddling your thumbs, but I must have been SITTING on mine for the last couple of weeks! Aaaaarrgh ... I can't believe how much there's left to do before Monday! So looking forward to finally getting to India. Thanks for everything.

May 8th, 2005, 05:15	#110
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 11,089	LOL I was under the impression you were sitting around on some railway platform there trying to figure out what is your next move... Don't worry you'll be fine.

May 18th, 2005, 07:02	#112
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 11,089	Nice 1 Lotus... Glad you made it! I remember sitting on a Mysore terrace at night with fruit bats flying over and my life back home taking some turns behind my back that I didn't particularly like and thinking oh screw it this is where I'll stay... well I tend to think that in a lot of places I end up in. Enjoy!

May 18th, 2005, 07:10	#113
Lotuse Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 18	Ah, Machadinha, I can tell by your description that you know what I'm talking about when I wish I could move to Mysore. This place does seem to bring out the poetry in one, doesn't it? And, if things were going rotten for you at the time, at least you still had mystery of Mysore to sustain you. Besides, you know as well as I do, that every rotten thing that ever happens to us, truly IS for the best--at least that's been my experience. Cheers.

May 18th, 2005, 07:22	#114
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 11,089	Hmmm yes speaking of poetry I wrote a lengthy letter that same night to a dearly beloved one describing my feelings and my general getting-to-terms with the universe no matter how rotten it may be or something, you know the idea. Mysore I liked yes, not even in a very special way but just... I liked it like I did a lot of places, despite my having the you-know-what when I was there + having to duck for the bathroom every other second. It was on the lonelier stretch of my trip and I never regretted one second of it. Not being able to speak to anyone for a week or longer tends to get psychedelic though (educational as well in that the world just keeps turning even if you don't comment on it I might add) but Mysore is hardly that far off the beaten track. Again... enjoy, the adventure is just beginning I take it. Keep a diary for us all, just bits + pieces you know.

May 18th, 2005, 11:02	#116
Prof. Lionel Aranha Posts: n/a	Just to let you'll know that come monsoon and all trains running on the Konkan railway will have their speeds regulated. There would be a 2-3 hrs additional running time. Timings of departure & arrival have been changed. Refer to monsoon time table at www.konkanrailway.com

May 18th, 2005, 13:58	#120
vsp27759 V.SRINIVASA PRASAD Join Date: May 2005 Location: HYDERABAD Posts: 1,689	Dear Ranganath, You are absolutely right. This would not stop us. :-), so would be the case with other indivuiduals like me!!!!

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