{"id":6650,"date":"2023-03-21T18:33:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T18:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/?p=6650"},"modified":"2023-03-21T18:33:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T18:33:28","slug":"error-in-booking-train-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/2023\/03\/21\/error-in-booking-train-ticket\/","title":{"rendered":"Error in Booking Train Ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 6<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

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Error in Booking Train Ticket<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rekha wanted to go to Amritsar to visit the Golden Temple. \u00a0She asked her elder sister Rashmi whether she would accompany her. \u00a0Rashmi was at Bangalore and had never visited the Golden Temple. \u00a0She said yes immediately. Rekha then asked Rashmi to book the tickets. \u00a0Rashmi booked ten days in advance and was happy. \u00a0Rekha booked a hotel room from the list of hotels Rashmi had sent. \u00a0Rekha and Rashmi left from New Delhi on Saturday by Shatabdi. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They reached Amritsar by 1. 40 pm. They took a Taxi and reached the hotel. \u00a0After checking in, Rashmi asked Rekha “Did you like the room? “. Rekha wasn’t very happy with the room but since the washroom was clean, they stayed. \u00a0Also, it was just one night stay. \u00a0After changing, the two took a Taxi to an eating place. \u00a0They wanted to go to Attari border after lunch. \u00a0The Taxi person demanded nine hundred rupees. \u00a0They got down at the eating place taken by Taxi driver. \u00a0They had food and came back by 4. 15 pm. \u00a0When they called the Taxi person, he sent someone else. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other Taxi driver said, the previous one waited and left. \u00a0They were a bit disappointed as the Taxi driver left without informing them. \u00a0They sat in that Taxi to go to Attari border. \u00a0The Taxi driver said you are late. \u00a0They were surprised as the previous Taxi driver didn’t inform else, they would have skipped lunch and gone to Attari first. \u00a0From the border they took a cycle rickshaw which an old man was pulling. \u00a0They reached and after paying the old man, they ran inside for at least two kms. \u00a0They saw the last ten minutes parade, lowering of the flag and closing of gate. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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After coming outside, Rashmi went to a souvenir shop and purchased two souvenirs. \u00a0Just then Rekha met her old best friend. \u00a0It was a pleasant suet, they hugged each other for long spoke for a while. \u00a0Rashmi went to another souvenir shop and purchased one more. \u00a0Then they sat in the auto. \u00a0On the way they stopped as Rekha wanted to have tea. \u00a0Rashmi had left tea. After having tea, they went to Golden Temple. \u00a0The Taxi driver stopped before and said autos don’t go beyond this point. \u00a0After paying, they walked and reached the Golden Temple. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The temple was lit and looked beautiful at night. \u00a0They stood in the line at 8. 30pm. They reached inside by 10. 15 pm. \u00a0By then the “Guru Granth Sahib” was lifted, placed in Palki, and taken for rest. \u00a0The two went upstairs and saw the temple from the top. They then took some dry Prashad, drank holy water from Sarovar and saw that the wet halwa parshad counter was closed. \u00a0They then circled the gurudwara for five to six times searching for the place where they had deposited their shoes. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then after asking they went upstairs, got the counter of shoes, took them and walked outside. \u00a0The market was open, it looked like day. \u00a0The phulkari suits looked beautiful. \u00a0Rekha said, “Let’s do shopping tomorrow morning”. But Rashmi had to purchase Papad, Badi and some Aam Papad. \u00a0She bought all and paid two thousand fifty. \u00a0They left for hotel by e rickshaw<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On reaching the hotel by 11. 30 pm, they changed, and Rashmi realized she had lost one souvenir after which the two lay immediately on the bed. \u00a0On turning her legs hurt along with her back as they had run and stood for so long. In the morning Rekha told Rashmi that you kept doing ” Aah aah”. They got ready by 9 am and checked out. \u00a0They kept their luggage at the reception, took an e rickshaw and left for golden Temple. \u00a0This time the person left at some other gate. \u00a0They walked five hundred meters after which Rashmi asked someone “Where is golden temple? ” They were directed in opposite direction. \u00a0The two had been walking in opposite direction. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They came walking down the lane. \u00a0Rekha stopped to buy bad and Papad. \u00a0On asking the rate, the two were shocked. \u00a0The price quoted was half of what Rashmi had purchased. \u00a0Rekha said, “See I told you to wait and you took it in a hurry”. Rashmi was very sad that she had been cheated with one thousand rupees. \u00a0They entered the golden teme after depositing their shoes. \u00a0The line was very big. \u00a0They stood in line at 11 am. \u00a0However, the line for women and children was seperate so they were happy. \u00a0They reached inside, prayed and ce out by 1. 30 pm. \u00a0Rashmi was satisfied with today’s darshan. \u00a0They also took halwa parshad. \u00a0Rashmi filled her bottle with holy water of sarovar They had lunch at the dhaba. \u00a0Then Rekha purchased a philkari chapal and shoes. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rashmi didn’t purchase anything. \u00a0She was sad that she had lost one thousand rupees. \u00a0They came back to the hotel by 2. 30 pm. \u00a0After waiting till 3. 15 pm at the hotel, they took an e rickshaw and reached the station. \u00a0The train was already there. \u00a0Rekha pointed out our train number is different, and time is different. \u00a0The train at station was 12030 while message showed 12013. coach c5 seat 58, 59 and time 4. 50 pm while message showed 4. 30 pm. \u00a0The two boarded the train as soon as the door opened. \u00a0Just then two people came and said these are our seats. \u00a0Soon Rekha and Rashmi realised that Rashmi had made a wrong booking. \u00a0Booking was done from New Delhi to Amritsar while it was to be done from Amritsar to New Delhi. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They got down from the train. \u00a0After sitting on the bench for fifteen minutes they checked that air fare was eighteen thousand, bus took ten to twelve hours, there was no other train and there was no seat in this train. \u00a0They spoke to the caretaker of coach C5 who informed that they would have to pay two thousand five hundred rupees each and might have to sit outside the compartment. \u00a0They agreed and boarded just when the train started moving. \u00a0When the ticket collector came to check the ticket, Rashmi gave him five thousand rupees and id card. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A slip of five thousand rupees was given as Rashmi had once faced an issue while studying. During her college days she had to inboard at an unknown place, sleep in waiting room and reached home the next day. After assurance from the ticket collector, they had therefore boarded. \u00a0The ticket collector informed th thay they would have to leave the seats if passengers come. He also found that one elderly lady had also booked a wrong ticket. \u00a0He asked her to pay two thousand rupees. \u00a0There were similar issues with many passengers. \u00a0Rashmi and Rekha had snacks and after two stations had to get up as passengers had come. \u00a0They came outside and found the elderly lady sitting on a plastic basket. \u00a0Another basket was placed for Rashmi and Rekha. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two sat near the door. \u00a0Two male passengers also came and stood. \u00a0After the next station the ticket collector asked the elderly lady to occupy seat 61 in C5 coach. \u00a0Rashmi asked the ticket collector whether any seat was empty, he said “No it is packed”. The two were asked to get up from their current place and sit on the basket the elderly lady was sitting. \u00a0They sat for three hours. \u00a0Just next was a washroom which was stinking, beside was a Dustbin and people smiled as they crossed the area into the compartment. \u00a0Just then the caretaker kept a big dustbin beside Rashmi. \u00a0She asked him to move the dustbin away. \u00a0The caretaker then kept it in the adjacent compartment area. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two were very tired but had no option but to sit there. \u00a0A silly mistake by Rashmi had caused so much of trouble for both the sisters. Rashmi asked the male passengers whether they had paid for the ticket. \u00a0They informed the ticket collector had not charged anything from them. \u00a0After some time, the ticket collector came to make members and informed that they should not tell anyone that they had travelled like this. \u00a0He came to Rashmi and said, ” You can sit on 51, 52 at Ambala cant “. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two passengers got down and they went inside the compartment. \u00a0They found someone sitting on 52. \u00a0They sat on 50, 51. Then Rashmi asked the caretaker the seat 52 is nit not empty as she didn’t want to get up again and go outside. \u00a0He said, ” Sir seat is 50″. The passenger replied, “My seat is 49 and asked looks like your seat wasn’t confirmed”. Rekha replied, ” Yes it wasn’t “. A small error had caused so much of inconvenience and loss of seven thousand rupees; five thousand for new ticket and two thousand of old one. \u00a0They however reached Delhi safely and everything ended well. \u00a0Rashmi realized that things must be done with cool mind and carefully. \u00a0Rashmi had sacrificed phulkari suit, but the same amount saved had to be spent in the tickets. \u00a0She was thankful that things had turned out well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lesson learnt included “Do things carefully and coolly”. Mistakes cost time, money, and cause tension without any reason.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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