The Nagpur Express Limited
-Part II of a lone traveler’s journey through Northern Hindustan 27/3/23 New Delhi train station at 10 o'clock in the morning is an experience one never forgets . Outside the station it is a sea of taxis, tuk-tuks , and buses bringing people in and taking them away. I came early as I was expecting a very long line through security. Turns out there was no line as no one was operating the x-ray machine. I also stepped through a metal detector which was switched off. I felt safe. The inside of the train station looks like something out of a film. Everywhere there are people (many sitting on the floor), baggage, crates of produce, and animals. Good news though: there is a waiting lounge! However, it’s nothing more than benches in an area that has fans (no air conditioning ) and anyone can sit there . I did see a sign for a women-only lounge, but God knows what that was like . The toilet situation is simply too horrific to put into prin...