Thanks for reading and taking time to comment, Dipak.

Thank you for visiting this post, Dan. I had this idea in my mind since March but I decided to use this for the National Train Day assuming that you would also write something on trains, but no worries. Yes, even after having so many platforms, trains and railway stations we experience ‘Waiting’ especially during peak season. For instance, like right now April and May are school holidays so many people flock to their native towns and villages. Most long distance trains are packed and many travel sitting on the floor or just standing throughout the journey. I have done quite a few short distance journeys (5 hours) sitting on the footboard of the train. It is a completely unique experience I must tell you. Well, sometimes I wish if you would ever come to Mumbai I would love to take you around my town and train stations. Also, if you only want to explore the station you can do that buy buying a platform ticket, that way you can visit and explore the platform without hopping on the train.

I’m glad that you enjoyed browsing through the images and reading information on some of the oldest railway stations in India. A hello and hugs from Sarah and me. Thank you for commenting. 🙂

Thank you for commenting, Kerfe. Glad that you liked these railway stations, Howrah Station, especially. It is the largest railway station in India and can park 23 express trains side by side. In total it handles 252 express trains daily which means there is a new express train parked every 45 minutes on each platform and each express train accommodates approximately two thousand passengers more or less. Here I’m not including any of the 500 plus commuter trains which run within the city limits only.

Thank you for commenting on the post, Teagan. Yeah, I know Dan is a train enthusiast and so am I. One of my earlier posts did focus on the trains but this time I skipped the trains completely, but I will do some other post on trains. For Rose of India, I believe Pune railway station seems like an ideal choice considering the outline you once told me. I’m waiting for your Rose of India novel and I know that creating a story takes time, so no rush. Hugs. 🙂