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Talks at the railway station or bus stop
At the bus stop
A man: (to another) Excuse me is there any bus available to Jaipur.
Second man: yes, you can wait here many buses from here go to Jaipur.
First man: Thank you, Please tell me how long does it take to reach Jaipur.
Second man: About five hours.
First man: when will the next bus come?
Second man: It?s very hard to say. It may come in 10 minutes or it may not come for another twenty minutes.
First man: Oh God, No fix time, it really creates very difficulties for passengers.
Second man: Yes. You are right. The main problem is that nobody cares for traffic rules,traveling by bus is getting harder day by day.
First man: What we can do, common people have no other alternate.
Second man: do you always travel by bus?
First man: yes mostly I do travel by bus because the time of train doesn?t suits me. Bus is available any time here. So I prefer bus.
Second man: yes. you right .same here,But the conditions of buses are really poor here.
First man: Yes, we are helpless .Although the number of buses has increased in the past years. The number of passengers has increased far more.
First man: yes and the road accidents are on the increase too.
Second man: everybody is in hurry that?s why everybody drives carelessly, life is becoming really insecure on the roads in big cities.
First man: yes that?s really true and very difficult situation to control.
Second man: I think the bus is coming, will it go to Jaipur.
First man: Yes it will go. Hurry up get in.At the railway station
Passenger: when does the ?Bandra Express? come?
Clerk: At seven O? clock.
Passenger: when does it leave for Bombay?
Clerk: at ten thirty.
Passenger: From which platform please?
Clerk: Platform number one.
Passenger: thank you very much.
At the ticket window
Passenger: Two ticket to Bombay please.
Clerk: which class, what train?
Passenger: B three ?Bandra Express?. How much?
Clerk: Eighty five rupees.
Passenger: thank you.
At the platform
Passenger: (to another) is train on time?
Second passenger: I think so there is no announcement for any delay.
Fist passenger: How much time it stays at Nagor?
Second passenger: barely 5 minutes.
First passenger: what time it will reach Bombay?
Second passenger: 10.30 in the morning. If it is on time last time it was 2 hours late. Second passenger: Could you please keep an eye on my luggage?I?ll soon be back with some magazine or cold drinks to pass time in the journey.
First passenger: yes sure. No problem.
Please bring me a today?s news paper.
Second passenger: yes of course.
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