Romance of railroad: The ever-expanding Indian Railways

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The impressive $100 billion layout for the Indian Railways, which onboards 7000 local trains, 400 Vande Bharat trains, 24 bullet trains, 50 metros, and 50,000 kilometres of new railway lines over the next few years, re-asserts that our timetable with trains is quite on track. As children would, we adults are fascinated by the magnificence of these steel horses whooshing and whistling in rhythm with nature herself. Sea voyages and road travel in ancient times were mostly for military and trade purposes. Common people could not move from place to place. Today, although aeroplanes are faster and cars more convenient,...