I like travelling by train---fast expresses, slow local trains which stop at every station--- I enjoy them all. It’s usually very interesting to take trains, but when it comes to a long journey, maybe you won’t feel so. Last summer holiday, I had experienced an unforgettable trip by train.

   It was the day that I went home with a schoolmate. We came to the train station at noon. There were huge crowds of people waiting in the station hall. So did us. Inside the hall, almost every seat was taken. A lot of people shared one seat with two men. Some were sleeping, some were eating, some were reading magazines, and some were just looking at others. There were so crowded more than I expected. The majority were students. It’s reasonable because it was the time that most college students went home for summer holiday. In order to catch the train, we bought the tickets ten days advanced. We found some place to sit and chatted about some anecdotes in school. Meanwhile, I watched out for everybody getting close to me. Mom told me that a lot of thieves would take this chance to work. Be careful when we stayed in crowded places.

   Before we checked in, a bulletin board drew our attention. It was said that the train we were supposed to catch will not stop at the station which we should get off. We were worried because this train was the only one train to get us home. We were totally at a loss. Neither of us had ever met this situation before. We can buy other tickets but the date we back home will be postponed for about ten days. We were so eager to go home that we didn’t like to wait. After a few minutes, we decided to catch that train, get off at the terminal station, and then take another train to go back to our destination.

  We got on the train with anxiety because we thought we were not allowed to board. The conductor came to us and checked our tickets. We asked her: “can we get off at the terminal station? We cannot get off at our destination. We are so eager to go back home. Can you help us? ” And then she told us:“you can get off at the next stop of your destination. We will contact the station service department and assure you can take the return train to get you home.” Thanks God! What an intimate service! There were so many good people around our life. The railway service really did us a great favor! We were released as the train started.

It’s pleasant to ride on trains. You can walk around; especially you can stretch your legs when you feel tired of sitting in a settled seat, which cannot be done in a car or on a bus. You can look at the scenery out of the window, and observe you next passengers. Furthermore, people around can share their interesting adventures. It’s really easy to pass time.

The next day, we reached a big railway station. The workers on the railway arranged us to catch another train without changing the tickets and paying once more. This time, it was a short trip that only one hour later we could get home. Maybe it’s closer and closer getting home, both of us were exciting. The wind blowing on our faces swept away the bad mood along us with the trip. Bright sunshine lighted up our heart. I found that I never saw sky as blue as that day.

Shortly after, we arrived at the small station.This was the first time that i spent a whole day in the trip.And this was the first time that i learned how to handle problems independently. i learned to ask for help in public and be confident toward difficulty.This was really an unforgettable trip.