Through My Lens…
Last month, had to catch Ranikhet Express from Old Delhi Railway Station. Was travelling to Himalayan Village, Sonapani, Near Nanital. Since, I reached a good one hour before the scheduled departure, I decided to explore the Old Delhi Railway Station through my lens.
Here’s what I saw…
Revenues for the Railways… advertising on the trains!
Without them, it would be a harrowing task to climb all those stairs of the overhead bridges!
The parcels lay scattered on the platform.
The hand pulled carts for cargo…
The STD booth! It exists still?? Yes, but it had closed for the day!
This took me down the memory lane… As kids, as soon as we found one, we would ask for the coins from Mom-Dad and rush to check not the weight but the forecast for the day which was mentioned on one side of the ticket.
My fav place on the entire station…
Fruits anyone?? Bananas, Apples, Oranges, Grapes…
There is the Railways Special Aloo Puri too!! Thank God, the food was covered!!
And the time was…
Mera ‘number’ aaya kya??
The man catches a few winks while the wife guards the luggage!
And this one’s classic…
May 7, 2012 5:09 pm|
Excellent capture of the railway station 🙂 When you see as a third person; you really see what all needs to be fixed 🙂
May 16, 2012 10:27 am|
Very well said! But it was wonderful ‘seeing’ the Rlwy Station again after a lonnnggg time! 🙂
May 7, 2012 6:23 pm|
Hey you did not put one of the TEA stall where you can have garama garam chaye 🙂
lovely pictures
Bikram’s
May 16, 2012 10:29 am|
Ah… didnt see a tea stall!! Are they functional at 10.30 pm??
May 7, 2012 10:26 pm|
A perfect railway station scene! Each and every pic drew me back to good old memories of train travel during summer holidays!
May 16, 2012 10:31 am|
Yeah, it took me down the memory lane and this Old Delhi Railway Station is still not modern the way New Delhi one is, so it was so very easy to relate!! 🙂
May 8, 2012 4:07 am|
you have captured so many thing people miss out all the time. and this is how the real indian platform always is i could picture myself there 🙂
May 16, 2012 10:33 am|
Thanks! Glad it brought back some memories for you!! 🙂
May 8, 2012 8:29 pm|
awesome pictures. The coolie looks so shocked as you are clicking him. I loved each and every click. 🙂
May 16, 2012 10:34 am|
LOL!! Just see, blog ke liye kya kya karte hain hum!! 😀
May 9, 2012 6:00 am|
Pretty good pics of the typical Train station in India.
May 16, 2012 10:38 am|
Thanks Anil! 🙂
May 9, 2012 10:02 am|
Oh ya! The forecast and the tit-bits on that weight card were so exciting then 😛
Loved the journey thru the station 🙂
May 16, 2012 10:40 am|
Aaryan has to go to a weighing machine too wherever he sees one and I just let him go, I know the thrill it gave to us then!! Glad you liked this journey! 🙂
May 10, 2012 5:59 am|
Ah your snaps made me nostalgic! I couldnt help but notice the lady right behind the coolie, covering her nose for the obvious filthy smell which is so much an integral part of the Old Delhi Station 😀
Ah the book stall, the weighing machine… evoking so many memories!
May 16, 2012 10:42 am|
Nah, the station was not smelly, it seems she had some allergy or something. I saw that she took out a fresh wet tissue and in a few minutes, it became reddish brown at various places!! 😐
yeah, it sure is nostalgic! 🙂
May 11, 2012 6:30 am|
To say that pictures are nice is very normal becuase they are.
What beats me is–how observant you are.Creditable
May 16, 2012 10:43 am|
Thanks Mr. Chowla! 🙂