Madurai Junction better than New Delhi Junction

Madurai Junction better than New Delhi Junction

Securing a peaceful entry to a station that has been publicised as a model one is as impossible as leaving its premises without witnessing a scuffle or two breaking out in its backyard. I, for one, made an attempt to secure a peaceful entry to the N Delhi station the other day with the hope that platform ticket would be procured with ease and there would just be a handful to greet me at the entrance. Entirely opposite of this happened as it took not less than half an hour to secure the ticket as the lady who was dispensing it stuck to her menu of counting the entire collections after every 15 tickets were dispensed with. More than half an hour at the counter which few would relish to put up with the next battle was to reach the platform that wasn't that far but looked entirely impossible to access as men and the material posessions they were seized with had taken the entire walking space.

Once inside the platform there were other odds to be grappled with and they began to diminish the moment i decided to exit. The entry was painful but the exit was smooth but not that strong enough to entice you to visit again given the floating population the city has and the floating mindset the railways work with given their inability to make it look less disorganised.

Against this the Madurai Junction looks to be a theatre of peace and tranquility. Even Madurai has a fairly large floating number but the authorities are careful enough to not fiddle with floating thougths. The approach is neat, clean and not cluttered by any standards. Try the Madurai one and skip the Delhi one for the amount of anxiety and pain that visits you once you decide to visit it.

As i write this with the belief that things may not improve in the near future, the man adjacent to me is seeking details on the journey he wishes to take and the mode of transport he should try. The cell talk is elaborate and the conversation goes beyond the near and dear ones. THe content suggests that he has visited one of the local stations in the Capital and the rough experience he has had. He wants to send a message to a large audience on the need to do a rethink as far as travelling by train from the Capital is concerned. Perhaps a walk on foot to a station in the neighbouring state won't be bad. In fact a large number of them have started taking recourse to this option on table.
But my concern for now is who is going to inherit (the inheritance value of station is getting diminished with each passing year)the stations like New Delhi for the sheer number of problems it brings on table for passengers and daily commuters. Perhaps the railway ministry withdrawal from some shape of activities would lessen the commotion and the convulsion that visit us now and then.