Finally, the time has come when the reign of the meter gauge is gonna be completely over at Bahraich railway station. Due to the upcoming transformation of Bahraich-Nepalganj route by the Northeast Railway, they have announced the permanent closure of the small line trains on this route from 10th February onwards. I still remember the time when my grandpa used to be stationed as a traffic inspector at Bahraich station, and we used to live in the railway colony near the station. I have spent my childhood around the meter gauge trains and tracks of Bahraich station. Trains like Gokul Express and Intercity Express used to run on the Bahraich-Gonda route. There used to be a reservation counter at the entrance of Bahraich station, where I used to check the reservation status of the sleeper coaches of Gokul Express. I have even seen Chilwariya Yogendradham skip while it was the meter gauge era. When Bahraich made its first journey on Varanasi Intercity (broad gauge) after the transformation, and skipped Chilwariya station, it felt like time stood still for a couple of seconds. All the old memories suddenly became fresh. And there are countless memories that I can't write or mention here. Now, I can't even say a proper goodbye on the last visit on the 10th. The final train has become so busy. Sometimes I wish we hadn't grown up. I wish we were still living that carefree and joyful childhood.