Fresh out of school, posted to a charming town, armed with three words in my vocabulary- Ellige, Eshtu, and Change Kodree, I handled the bustling ticket window.

While wrestling with squealing piglets in the parcel office and dodging dusty cement bags in the goods shed, my heart fluttered whenever I spotted the handsome Station Master.

Later, transferred to Chennai, I braved endless queues, surprise vigilance checks, tragic train runovers, and juggled marriage, motherhood and loss.

Platform Ticket is my story—a heartfelt journey that captures the unbreakable bond between railway staff and passengers. It offers a rare perspective from a woman behind the ticket counter.