Comments on the Train Stations Down South

So quiet and orderly-

Couple of hundred people here at least but queues are formed in orderly rows determined by the SEATS which are set up in lines from the counters out into the hall. Each person moves up one seat as his turn moves up. Better yet, there is a queue for women, disabled and senior and it is very short-all the others are very very long, and people are just sitting quietly waiting....no shouting, no pushing, no shoving...nothing like the madness in Delhi and much quieter than such a place would be in Israel. You can also check availalility of the train you want (you have to know train number and name and these are listed on a table hanging on the wall) for different grades of seats before you fill in the reservation forms which are in holder along one wall. This you hand over to the clerk at the window who checks everything against the computerized system...so orderly. We were able to get on the women's line and we were done chick chack...very quickly...I was able to get a 2AC lower berth to Kodai for the 18th the earliest.The weekend before is Independence day and the trains are very full right now. So I will be here longer than I originally planned but I am perfectly happy with the prospect.