After a long time I was lucky or unlucky to face wrath of indian railways . My ordial started at 10:00 when I tried booking tatkal ticket utilizing my poor 3G airtel sim. After 15 or 20 minutes I got in but nothing was left for me to do now. I then tried for another trains on that route that was Delhi Patna route. I was wishing to travel from allahabad to delhi. Trains were many thanks to number of railway ministers from the region but seats were none. So at 10:30 I was helpless and lost but still journey must continue. I think motivational speakers should give examples of Indian railway passengers to demostrate struggle of man defeating all the odds. Coming back to my story on reaching ticket counter my ears were hearing sweet music when I came to know that seats were available in one patna delhi special and I grabbed the offer with both my hands streched. Ticket was my gateway to a gruelling twenty four hour adventure. Train was scheduled to arrive at 11:30 pm. I was at station before six. After waiting hour or so I checked with rail info website for arrival departure history of the train. It was never at Allahabad before 3 am. I expected the same so its was no news to me. I booked retiring room to have some sleep. At 2:00 am I came back my train was no where on the display. I checked rail info and rail radar no update was there after 1 am so I waited for hour and two then proceeded to clueless guy behind enquiry counter he spoke nothing when I gave him train number just showed me white board on which with in black ink it was scribled train is delayed for 6 hours. "Okay no problem" thought me I could wait for some more time. Websites were still clueless where the heck train is. After troubling enquiry counter guy every hour he cried brother I don't know where the heck train is. It has left patna that's sure after that nothing
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