One is far more likely to interact with people belonging to different areas, social and economic backgrounds travelling by train than by bus or plane. This... Railways: a source of national integration
"It is unfortunate, that the travel time from Karachi to Rawalpindi, which is 24 hours today, was more or less the same at the time of Partition" Similar situation in India
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