I arrived in Bombay via the overnight train from the south. The destination terminal was
Mumbai CST (
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus). I awoke shortly before the train arrived at
Mumbai CST. I was rather surprised to discover that almost all of the people on the sleeper car, that had been full of people when I went to sleep, had already gotten off at some stop before
Mumbai CST...seemed odd... When I got to CST, it was deadly quiet and there were lots of police and military, but it was early and still dark, and I was tired, so I just got a cab and headed out to find my hotel. Later I found out that the
Mumbai CST has also been one of the targets of the terrorists. Perhaps this is why most of the people chose another station to get off the train at before getting the
Mumbai CST, but by a week later, the place was packed, busy and noisy.
I arrived in Bombay via the overnight train from the south. The destination terminal was Mumbai CST (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus). I awoke shortly before the train arrived at Mumbai CST. I was rather surprised to discover that almost all of the people on the sleeper car, that had been full of people when I went to sleep, had already gotten off at some stop before Mumbai CST...seemed odd... When I got to CST, it was deadly quiet and there were lots of police and military, but it was early and still dark, and I was tired, so I just got a cab and headed out to find my hotel. Later I found out that the Mumbai CST has also been one of the targets of the terrorists. Perhaps this is why most of the people chose another station to get off the train at before getting the Mumbai CST, but by a week later, the place was packed, busy and noisy.
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