In the 5 years, I have spent in Madras, I have travelled quite a lot in the cream and dark green local trains of the city. The locals here are an alternate lifeline of the city (the main one being the buses). But the locals have their own charm, especially the MRTS (Mass Rapid Transit System) whose trains run on an elevated track passing through the gigantic stations, like a serpent getting in to a hole in a mound and getting out of its other end. You get a nice view of some of the surroundings (especially on the Eastern side). Below is a sketch of a local at Indira Nagar Station (one of the elevated stations). Used a fountain pen to do the sketching.
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| The Chennai Local. |
