Train to Patna: My Friend's wedding

20 November 2010 the day for which I was waiting since last six months. I had to attend my friend’s wedding in Patna and was having a train to Patna at 5:30 in the evening. I left home aroud 7 in the morning that day for Noida as I had an important meeting with someone. Meeting took a long time than I expected and I went out from their at 3:30 in the afternoon. Then I started my bike and Left for Delhi. It took me almost 35 minutes to cover a distance of 48 Km from Noida to my home and I assure you it was really scary driving bike @100Km/Hr.

Somehow I managed to reach at home and mom was ready with my luggage packed and a cup of tea in her hand. It took me some time there and then left home at 4:40 to catch the train from New Delhi Railway Station which was at least one hour away from that place. Then I asked to one Autowala to drop me at a nearby metro station and he asked for ` 120 (usually it takes ` 70-90 for that place). I told him that I will give him `200 but the necessory and sufficient condition is that he will drop me at metro station in 15 minutes maximum (usually it takes 25-30 minutes for an auto to reach at that place). He agreed and he made a Jet of his auto and droped me at the metro station in 10 minutes. On the way he broke almost all the red lights fearlessly as I instructed him that I will pay for any fine.In between I was also talking to my friend to make sure that if I miss the train then I couls get an air ticket for the night or next day morning.

From metro station I took a ticket and was running upstairs to catch the train and fell down twice and my knees wounded. But in the end I caught the metro and it took 15 minutes to drop me at another metro station near NDLS. Ffrom their I hired a Riksha for the station and he droped me at NDLS at 5:20.

Now the real fight started. I did not know the status of my train and it was long queue on the Enquiry window. I straightaway enterd in the station and reached at the Plateform No. 16 (last plateform) by croosing all the bridges and it was 5:30 by my clock. Then I asked people over there about my train and then somebody replied me that this train is late by more than 5 hours. I can not write about my reaction here but I am sure you all are intelligent enough to guess that.

Finally the train started at 11:50 in the evening, late by 6 hours and I was completely tired and frustated at that time. The only happiness in the heart was that finally I am going to attend the wedding of my friend.

Wish you a very happy married life Snigdha and Sandy J