The journey midnight train

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The journey midnight train

1. “Travelling is a younger sort of education.”

2. “Journeys enrich our experience and control our behaviour.”

Start the journey –

Journeys are always educative and pleasant . During the course of journey we see new places and meet many new friends. Our experiences are enriched. Particularly , a journey made in a group is more memorable. From childhood I have always been fond of Journeys. I used to go on short journeys with my parents and other relatives.

My joys knew no bounds when I came to know that my uncle’s marriage was fixed at Delhi . The very imagination of such a long journey with friends and relatives gave me great pleasure.

Compartment –

A compartment was reserved for the Barat in Kalinga Utkal Express . All preparation for the marriage ceremony was made, invitations were distributed and sweets were prepared, A number of friends and relatives assembled on the appointed day of ‘Barat’ and all of us went to the railway station.

The railway platform –

The railway platform was humming with various kinds of noise. The hawkers were shouting aloud to sell their articles. There were stalls of tea, refreshments and fruits. At last the train came on platform number 1 and we got into our compartment. I took my seat just near the window so that I could see the outside scene.

The train was running speedily with a roaring noise of wheels. The trees and houses appeared as if they were running to the opposite direction. The cattle were grazing on the field. We crossed many villages, towns, brooks and ritulets then came the long Bridge over shivnath river. The cool silvery water flowing under the Bridge was glistening .

Train reached the station –

After crossing many stations and big cities our train reached Nizamuddin station the next day afternoon. There was rich arrangement of our reception by people from bride’s home . We all got down with our luggage. A huge crowd waited to go out from the main gate. The coolies were carrying luggage. They also tried to move fast.

Somehow we managed to get out of the station and got into the taxies arranged for us. They took us to Janawasa the place fixed for our stay.

Back to home –

The marriage ceremony took place at night with great pomp and show. The next day we started on our back journey with the newly married bride. After a long and listen pleasant pass of time we reached Raipur station.