They said that the train journey from Peshawar to Quetta will take 34 hours so I dedided to spent 1275 Rp /1USD is close to 60 Rp/ to buy first class sleeper ticket. They are computerized – I got outprinted paper: car: 11 comp: F berth: 1 lower, depart: 7 am.
When I arrived in the early morning to the station they showed me my car and berth: dusty cell with the bars in the little windows and plastic coverage of my berth…
Bells, whistles… We are going… “Quetta Experess” was very slow – stopping at almost every station… Great opportunity to see the landscape… And the heat of te metal box you travel in… More and more dust insude – you cannot lock the windows – there are gaps in them…
I expected they will bring to the 1st class at least one pillow and one blanket for the night – nothing like this… So if you plan to travel by 1st class bring all stuff with you and be prepared for the worst… What a night ahead!
