a busy railway station

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Sealdah is one of the busiest railway station. From dawn to midnight it is always crowded. Commuters from all places turn the station into an ocean of human heads during the office time. The passengers, porters, hawkers, vendors, rush to and fro. The platforms seem narrow for so many. A kind of fighting goes on between the passengers who are getting down and those who are getting up. Outside the platform there are long queues for tickets at each ticket-window. On sundays and holidays the rows become endless. The display board shows the name of the next train to leave a particular platform. The passengers read the board and rush to the platform. Announcements are made through the microphone from time to time regarding the arrival and departure of trains. Reservation is a tough problem nowadays. Advance booking is also a complicated affair. For night journeys and long-distance travels reservation is a must. The Enquiry Counter is always crammed with people. The telephone booths also are occupied all the hours. Weather it is day or night, the station is always crowded. It seems Sealdah station never goes to sleep, it is always awake and busy.