and no one was standing...

It was Wednesday evening and i was returning home from Shantiniketan.After reaching Howrah station I boarded a brand new bus,E-1 from its stand.The seats were still covered in bits of plastic.There were overhead speakers and electronic boards to display the bus number.It was the first time i saw a bus in such a good and with modern conditions.But there were other things than these which amazed me.A lot of interest was spent on the windows.They were huge and the in between of the window and the roof was made of transparent glass.The last sun lights of dusk had no trouble entering inside.Every inch of the bus was illuminated.The feeling was that of traveling in a roofless vehicle.When the bus reached Esplanade,the lamp posts were on and one by one the high rise office buildings started to switch on their lights.It was a site to see,the lights coming altogether blinking,pushing each other in the high rise buildings.The constant flow of light was replaced by haphazard patterns of light,by lights through tinted glasses,by lights of all color.It was like sitting in a cinema hall.After a small while i noticed another thing.No one was standing!A bus coming from Howrah Railway Station at office hours and no one was standing!I was to get down at Jadavpur,which also happened to be the last stop of the bus.I traveled the entire route from Howrah to Jadavpur.First time in my life i saw a bus,any bus,in Kolkata to travel without anyone standing.