History states that it was the British who brought about the railway system in India. I still feel that they have done good things to our country may be a margin less. If at all my granddad was alive and reading this post he will give me 1001 reasons as to why we should be an independent nation. Unfortunately he died on January 1, 2005 we miss u thatha… He was a freedom fighter and he ran away from home at the age of 16 years. That’s how much was the impact of freedom movement during those period.
Coming back to the topic, the railway system in India is tremendous keeping in mind the landscape and population size of the country. To cater to a population of this size is not an easy task and people move from one corner to another corner of the country.
Recently I had the privilege of making a long journey in train from Howrah to Bangalore. It took me close to 34 hours to complete the journey and I should say it was an experience of a kind. The trains in India run at an average speed of 90 km to 100 km per hour and that’s far far slow compared to other countries of the world. And every year there is competition between TGV and Bullet train and if my memory is right I think its TGV who are ahead at around 500 km ph. The tracks in India need to be modified so as to take the speed. Maybe this is the area which the department needs to have a serious thought on there by reducing the travelling time. With absolutely no entertainment and no plug point to charge my laptop I was left gazing at the scenic beauty outside.
Coming to the aspect of food in trains, I would say its far better than how it used to be 10 years ago but still a lot of improvement needs to be done especially with regards to hygiene factors.
I was literally killing my time during my entire journey thanks firstly to the aviation department which is another big story. So I sat down to write this post as I was left with no other option and my blog also desperately needs posts.
Coming back to the topic, the railway system in India is tremendous keeping in mind the landscape and population size of the country. To cater to a population of this size is not an easy task and people move from one corner to another corner of the country.
Recently I had the privilege of making a long journey in train from Howrah to Bangalore. It took me close to 34 hours to complete the journey and I should say it was an experience of a kind. The trains in India run at an average speed of 90 km to 100 km per hour and that’s far far slow compared to other countries of the world. And every year there is competition between TGV and Bullet train and if my memory is right I think its TGV who are ahead at around 500 km ph. The tracks in India need to be modified so as to take the speed. Maybe this is the area which the department needs to have a serious thought on there by reducing the travelling time. With absolutely no entertainment and no plug point to charge my laptop I was left gazing at the scenic beauty outside.
Coming to the aspect of food in trains, I would say its far better than how it used to be 10 years ago but still a lot of improvement needs to be done especially with regards to hygiene factors.
I was literally killing my time during my entire journey thanks firstly to the aviation department which is another big story. So I sat down to write this post as I was left with no other option and my blog also desperately needs posts.