12:05 Churchgate
Hmm, maybe it's not just the London and Tokyo trains you can set your watch by.
On the way back from my trip to Ullas Nagar, I was sitting at the Bandra station
waiting for the 12:05 to Churchgate. (That's 12:05AM -- as in the middle of the
night.) The train was late, and I was enjoying the last of my plum cakes on the
platform.
Two old people clad in khadi strutted in, and looked at the display. It said
"12:05 C". The older one said, "Heck, we've missed the train. Let's go to the next
platform."
"No, we couldn't. It says '12:05 C'. The train's coming," says the "younger".
The older one purposefully turns towards the big clock on the station, points
to it, and says, "Look. It's 12:10. The 12:05 train has left." End of argument.
Maybe there's something to be said for the punctuality of local trains in
Mumbai, after all.