However, an old man named Mohammed, seated below the children’s berth was not so happy. He was travelling to Multan to meet his deceased brother’s family but lamented that he never got a chance to meet his brother alive.
Then the train reached Wagah 30 minutes later. Every passenger was once again made to disembark with bag and baggage for the Pakistani round of immigration checks. When we finally entered the majestic, century-old Lahore railway station, it was two in the morning. We had taken eight hours to cover a distance of just 42 km!