3. The Night Porter, Episode 3: The Stationmaster From Tomorrow
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1. The arrival
2 a.m. A ripple of golden light, and a stationmaster steps onto the platform.
Asha: Good evening. Is the 2:05 Chandpur Express on time?
Raghu: Madam, the only train here is the milk train at six.
2. Too early
Asha: Oh no. I've come too early. About sixty years too early.
3. Chai
Asha: In my time, Chandpur is the busiest junction in India. Twelve platforms. Trains that float.
Raghu: This station? We have one bench and a lamp.
4. She knows him
Asha: Everyone knows how it started. One night porter who never let a passenger wait alone.
Raghu: Sounds like a fool who never sleeps.
5. The train from tomorrow
Asha: See you in sixty years, Raghu.
Raghu: How do you know my name?
6. The name
Sixty years later, the station would have a new name: Raghu Junction.
Tomorrow at 2 a.m.: the station clock stops, and so does everyone except Raghu.