Travel blog (09-12-2024) : After a long time I traveled by train from Dhaka to Tangail to visit my relatives

mdkamran99 (74)modMOD | Club5050in Steem For Bangladesh • 16 hours ago

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Assalamualaikum all of my friends. How are you all? I hope you all are well. I am also fine. Today I am here to share with you one more enjoyable travel experience of mine the day I went to visit my relatives home by train. After a long time I have traveled by train so now I am presenting this travel experience to you after a long time.

We had booked train tickets in advance to go to Tangail on 9th December 2024 and our train was called Nilsagar Express. Our train was supposed to leave Dhaka Kamalapur railway station at 6.45 am so we woke up early that morning and quickly freshened up and packed our bags and left for the railway station. As the distance from our house to the railway station is very close, we reached the railway station in just 5 minutes and saw two trains stopped there.

We had many bags for my entire family to go to Tangail. We hire a porter from the railway station to carry our bags as we have a lot of bags. We paid the porter Bangladeshi 250 rupees or 10.4 STEEM to carry the bags we had.

After we reached the railway station on time we started looking for our train. In this huge railway station our train was supposed to stop at platform number 5 for which we reached platform number 5 and approached our train. But when we got to the train we were quite disappointed as we came to know that our train has not yet reached the railway station due to a mechanical fault. As our train had not yet reached the railway station, other trains leaving Kamalapur railway station were waiting for our train to arrive and by then it was past 6:45 am. Then we found out that our train will take about an hour to reach the railway station for which we wait a bit disappointed at the platform number 5 of the railway station as our train will be stationed there.

We all were a bit disappointed as we wanted to reach our relatives as soon as possible. But due to the mechanical fault of the train, we spent some time sitting at the railway station. Sitting with family members at the railway station, we share our pre-journey joys with each other. It was a first for me to travel to Tangail with all the family members for which I was very excited. At the same time my other family members were much happier.

The train which was standing at our platform number 5 was on a different route from the destination to which this train was going, for which our platform number 5 train left platform number 5 with a very quick whistle. On the other hand, the train next to our platform number five was going to Khulna, so we informed the passengers that that train will also leave the platform within some time, so that the passengers on the platform started running towards the train very fast and even if the passengers got on the train, the Sundarban Express train was on timeDeparted for Khulna.

We spent almost 50 minutes sitting at the railway station and still our train did not reach the railway station. The sun has risen in the eastern sky and the sweet heat of the sun is upon us. But the waiting was quite boring for me as I sometimes walked from one end of the railway station to the other. I looked at the other members of my family to see that they too were getting a little bored waiting. But since there was a mechanical fault there was nothing we could do but wait.

A little after eight in the morning we see a train coming towards our station in the distance and by then we realize that it is our Nilsagar Express train and we all heave a sigh of relief. Moreover, after waiting for a long time for the train, we are very happy to see the train coming. Our train arrived safely at platform 5 and our bags were carried by the porter on his small trolley to the train.

As our train arrived late at the railway station, this train will leave Kamalapur railway station very soon so we quickly come to the train with our bags and check our tickets to enter the train and check the seats. A total of five of us left Dhaka for Tangail for which we each carried our own bags inside the train and prepared for our desired train journey.

After stopping at the train station for just 5 minutes, the train whistled for departure and we sat down in our respective seats. After sitting on the seat, the train left the Dhaka Kamalapur railway station with a whistle. Honestly I like train travel more because through train travel I get to mingle with nature which increases my enjoyment many times. Sitting inside the train, I was enjoying the wonderful scenery outside through the train window. When we boarded the train from Kamalapur railway station we could see the sun in the eastern sky but as we progressed further we could see that there was still a hint of fog on both sides of the railway track.

It took us more than two hours to reach Tangail station from Dhaka for which we sat inside the train and enjoyed the outside environment. We all had a lot of fun because we all like love travel very much. And we all know that train is the most powerful vehicle on land that's why I love to travel in this vehicle. Anyway our train was stopping at different stations one by one and slowly the number of people inside the train was also increasing.

As we all woke up very early in the morning and after waking up we did not have time to eat. So we were a bit hungry and needed a light meal so we bought Kushtia's famous Til Khawaja and some Shaanpapari sold inside the train. I love to eat sweet food inside the train and these foods are very popular inside the train so I make more til khaja and shanapapadi for my other family members. Personally, sesame is my favorite dish at work and I often eat this dish on the go.

After traveling for about 2 hours 30 minutes we reached Tangail railway station and after reaching the railway station the train stopped there. But we will not get down at Tangail railway station because we have to get down at the next station to reach our destination in Tangail. Basically we will go to Arjuna village of Bhuyapur upazila of Tangail district to which we have to get down at Jamuna Setu railway station.

Since we will get down at Jamuna Setu railway station, we sit inside the train instead of getting down at Tangail railway station and get a chance to travel a little longer. To be honest, I love traveling by train and even if I have to sit inside the train all day. I never feel tired by traveling by train which adds to the joy of my journey. After the journey of about three hours we got down from the train at Padma Setu railway station and then we left the railway station and left for Arjuna village in a car.

Basically we hire two CNG cars to go to my relatives house. As we had a lot of bags, we hired two CNGs for easy transportation and then we left for Arjuna village. On our way the road was jammed with various vehicles but still we reached our destination after about four hours and thus we ended our enjoyable journey.

Thank you very much