Its horrible journey i have ever encountered in my life during the long weekend (15 to 17th Aug'08).
I booked a ticket 2 weeks before for this long weekend (Waiting list was around 375+), thought of getting cleared very easily as usual, but unfortunately this time, it doesn't get cleared and i didn't had even ticket printout too. I was trying somehow to get printout of E-ticket for more than a hour, site was very busy, not even able to check PNR Status too. It was almost 8pm, i thought lets leave office and get the ticket print out from Internet cafe, the one of my friend reminds me that IRCTC will send a copy of ticket to our email id too and unfortunately i didn't deleted that email, so finally i got my ticket in my rediffmail box.
Thanks to great IRCTC service.
Some how i started towards my home, there was a horrible traffic JAM as usual. Finally i got a CAB up to Ameerpet. i reached to Ameerpet then i was trying to get a AUTO for Begumpet,but no luck for 30 min.then i started walking to my home. after 45 min i reached to my home, and that day not even single autowala ready for coming to BEGUMPET.
I had a peaceful dinner, then did a packing and started towards Secunderabad station. On the way to station, it remind me that, waiting list e-ticket is redundant. You can't even travel with it, not even in a general compartment. It will cancel automatically and you will get refund afterward.
I returned back from station, and again started next day morning to station. Day is 15th August. There was a horrible rush, a queue of about 500 people and my train time was 6.50 am , just only 20 mins left. I can't even think of standing in a BIG queue and get the ticket. I called my mom for what to do now? shall i cancel my trip? Mom said,just try once. Then i just came 2 meter inside to check train timings again. Suddenly one of TC caught me for illegal traveler. He was asking me 350 Rs. There was a BIG argument on it. finally some how i convinced him that, and he said just give 100 Rs. i agreed upon it and told him that i just came inside to check timings and nothing else. He convinced on the same and promised that he will be giving me my train ticket in spite of such a BIG queue. Then i gave him 100 Rs plus 96 Rs for train ticket. Finally i got into sleeper class train and reached home at around 1.30 pm.
while returning, my ticket was not confirmed. and i came to know that its in RAC after coming to station, so i become just relaxed. "Some thing is better than nothing", since i have to go to office next day morning. After reaching ballarshah station, one gal came and told that she is also having RAC on the same birth.
God knows how i manage to travel entire night with HER :). now i am still suffering from full of body pains...!!. literally traveling with a Lady in RAC situation is quite horrible
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