Shirdi Railway Station
Receiving A Warm Welcome At The Shirdi Railway Station On A Trip!
I find train journeys to be exhausting at times. There have been several instances in which I had to travel across the country for purposes related to my profession. And, these experiences have made me loathe the next time that I needed to catch a train for another assignment. But I should make this clear. It was not the actual trip from which I shied away. It was the next part of the journey, where you arrive at a Railway Station.
Carrying a lot of luggage on inter-city trips is a common thing and a problem may arise on how to get to a safe hotel along with this much of luggage. The amount one steps down from the train, a crowd of luggage-porters arrive in front of you. Each one competes with the other to take your baggage. This is serious, as at one time I faced a tense moment where three porters took one part of baggage each, and I was left with nothing!
Getting To Know The Special Characteristics Of Shirdi Railway Station
I had this same mindset as I travelled in the Jp Sur Special (09715) from Jaipur in Rajasthan to attend a family function at Shirdi in Maharashtra. For this, I had to get down at the Shirdi Railway Station. It was located at a distance of merely 5 kilometres from the Holy Temple of Shri Sai Baba Samadhi. It was a small railway station lacking proper sanitation and proper shelters. Yet the people were very helpful.
Carrying a lot of luggage on inter-city trips is a common thing and a problem may arise on how to get to a safe hotel along with this much of luggage. The amount one steps down from the train, a crowd of luggage-porters arrive in front of you. Each one competes with the other to take your baggage. This is serious, as at one time I faced a tense moment where three porters took one part of baggage each, and I was left with nothing!
Getting To Know The Special Characteristics Of Shirdi Railway Station
I had this same mindset as I travelled in the Jp Sur Special (09715) from Jaipur in Rajasthan to attend a family function at Shirdi in Maharashtra. For this, I had to get down at the Shirdi Railway Station. It was located at a distance of merely 5 kilometres from the Holy Temple of Shri Sai Baba Samadhi. It was a small railway station lacking proper sanitation and proper shelters. Yet the people were very helpful.
Shirdi Railway Station | Image Resource : panoramio.com
- The station has two halls, one for the upper class and the other for the lower class.
- There are no food stalls located in and anywhere near the railway station.
- Fortunately, there were stalls where I could purchase some immediate snacks, bottles of water and packets of biscuits.
- The station was very much crowded, particularly with hundreds of pilgrims who wished to visit the Big Temple in the locality.
- I was being very patient as I had come here for an auspicious occasion. Otherwise, these factors were really getting on my nerves.
- This is definitely not a station that you should visit with your family or on leisure trips with friends.
- However, a good point is that the Temple trust provides free trains to take visitors from the Shirdi Railway Station to the Shri Sai Baba Samadhi
- Perhaps the same Lord blessed me I was able to get a single porter who helped me carry my luggage until the Taxi Stand.
Not Much Change In Opinions of Railway Stations In India
I did not feel much difference or rather any difference at all in my resentment towards Railway Stations. Nevertheless, I was thankful that I had a safe journey to Shirdi and back home. There was no loss of property thanks to the strict security provided at the Railway Station. For that, I am thankful to the Railway Station Authorities.