The Train - Jab We Missed

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~ a Brief Beginning :

We had the Train from Bangalore to Kochi, which reaches there early morning. From Kochi we had our Taxi booked to reach for our trip the destination MUNNAR, which was 4 Hrs journey again from Kochi. Everything was booked and planned in advance. Because the distance between Kochi and Bangalore is nearly 500Kms, for comfort we thought of going half way by train. Hence, there was no scope to make mistake. Everything was there according to the way we planned.

Bangalore Railway Station:

We began from home on Time to reach the Bangalore Railway Station. It took almost an hour to reach through the terrific evening traffic-jam of Bangalore. Reached before time to catch the train.

Platform No. 5 Story:

The enquiry gave information that the train Ernakulam Express is supposed to come on the Platform No.5 .We crossed the bridge, checked the hoarding Platform No. 5 & 6, arrow mark towards right side.

There was a good crowd waiting for the Ernakulam Express on the platform.

...Strange but there were no signs of the train arriving.

Reached the Platform No. 6, troubled to see nothing was written as Platform No. 5. Expected to reach Platform no. 5 getting down from the bridge...but reached Platform No. 6. Watching many people waiting on Platform No. 6, we thought there might be a mistake in the announcement. Its Platform No. 6. where the train is cumming. Yes!

Well the train was 10 minutes late. We waited, and there was no clear announcement made. We thought the train is late. We waited for next 20 minutes. Then got panicked, why the hell the train was not coming, and soon asked the shopkeeper on the Platform. He said the train came 10 minutes prior and went. Completely shattered to hear...wait what did I hear....?

Please don't get shocked to see the strange signs of P.F.No. 5 in red.

What..!!!?........Hey are you jocking...??!!!.....

No ..No...the train came at the Platform No. 5 and went away.

PLATFORM No.5.....................!

Where is Platform No 5....???

..Its way is through the lean and thin way from Platform No. 6.....

Completely pissed off..........come on rush to Station Master, He can help........! Really.......No way...

Sir, we got A.C. Tickets and all planned trip...if not reached Kochi on time...the trip will have to be dropped...............No way........!!

The Station Master replied.............."The train is on time and is non-stop"

Sir can we catch the train at next station..? Desperately we asked..

............You can't catch it to the next Platform, even if you try with your own road vehicle...Station Master said...!

• Almost shivered..........and wondered.......how to catch the train................!!


• It was so puzzling to think by that moment.


• One, I could not come out of the shock of missing train.


• Second, What next shall we do now....?

Will we now go or not...will we cancel the trip and all other arrangements made...! A sudden rush of infinite hypothetical questions hammering the brains..!
Well its not the Jab We Meet (Hindi film starting Shahid Kareena), case here.........!

You see Real and Reel life are indeed different......!

It was Jab We Missed situation for us.

So what to do.............Hey we cant drop our trip....we planned to hard for a month to make it happen....................!

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  Fine, lets have a taxi to Kochi..............Right now.................!


• We came outside the station, took an auto rickshaw for office.


• Sir, 30 rupees....


• Fine...Move on............jaldi..!


• Reached KTDC Office...


• Hey we missed our train to Kochi....want to reach Kochi by next morning.


• Well...we can get you the car, which one would you like.....?


• AC (air conditioned) car..!


• Innova Car will do ...sir ji..?


• Fine! Arrange it as early as possible......!!

Waiting...waiting.......after an hour, the car came and we stared out journey with God's name towards Kochi, The God's Own Country...

Target to reach Kochi early morning........but the road for 25-30Kms is bad, so shall reach little late. On the way saw beautiful Mysore Palace sparkling in the moon-light which we would have definitely missed to watch if we were on train. It was then what realised that realised the fate of the journey was beautiful.

Finally reached not early morning as the train would have done...but reached nearly by 12 noon. We were about 5-6 hours late, anyway...at least the journey for the trip was there. So, we thought of getting fresh-n-up. Gave a break for 2 hours in some hotel. The real journey towards MUNNAR started, which would again take upto 4-5 Hours. We were very tired, but the scenery towards the way to Munnar was so beautiful that all our stress went away. Finally, when we reached Munnar, the place was full of greenery, tea gardens
etc. which gave an instant kick to feel active and above all

Happy.................The happy trip to Munnar took over the grief of missing the Train................!Spending more bugs, really was worth after we saw Munnar..........! And the pictures speaks more than anything.

Indeed Munnar is Must to Visit.....

...and definitely not to be Missed in any case!

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