MMTS Aakari Train
MMTS Last Train
Setting: MMTS Lingampally line (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: MMTS Last Train. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
MMTS Last Train
Gautami: "Anna, ee train ekkavadhu. Naaku gut feeling baagaledhu. Cab book chesthaa, Madhapur ki 380 rupees vasthundi, share cheddam."
[UMA MAHESHWAR] "Gautami, 380 rupees ante naa one full day metro pass. Nenu ee MMTS pass holder, monthly 500. Last train miss aithe morning waraku LB Nagar lo evvaru levaru help cheyyadaaniki. Eight minutes lo train vasthundi. Just ekku."
Gautami: "Naaku vinapadthundi konni saarlu, last MMTS lo passenger count zero ani. CCTV lo display avvadhu nizam. Mana office lo kuda Sneha aa story cheppindi last week."
[UMA MAHESHWAR] "Sneha cinema ekkuva chusthadhi. Office lo aa girl prathi week oka new ghost story. Train station official ga 11:25 PM ki running. Indian Railways ki cinemas teeyadu."
Uma Maheshwar TCS-laaga oka fictional firm — DeccanStack Labs — lo middle-management. Atanu Gachibowli lo office, intlo ki Madhapur dheggara oka rented 1BHK. Atanu Tuesday raathri client demo extend ayindi 10:30 PM waraku — typical MNC pattern. Atanu mid-thirties, married, atani wife Hrudaya pregnant — first trimester. Atanu ki convenience priority, kaani atanu ki paisa kuda priority — atanu paisa save cheyyali kanti pillai pregnancy expenses ki.
Gautami atani junior, 25 years, fresh MBA, project lo new joinee. Aame ki Hyderabad telugu kuda chetha ga, aame mother tongue Tamil, aame Coimbatore lo grew up. Aame ki MMTS network confusing, aame Lingampally office nunchi LB Nagar PG lo ki ravadaaniki Uma Maheshwar tho ee saari joint trip — atanu route familiar.
Vaaru Lingampally MMTS station ki velli 11:18 PM ki cherukunaaru. Platform on display board: 11:25 PM — Hyderabad Deccan. Last service. Platform empty — okka ticket counter staff, oka constable, ekkadi raavadam ledhu.
Train arrival announcement vacchindi. Loud speakers paatadi recording — "Krupa chesi attention please. Lingampally nunchi Hyderabad Deccan ki velle MMTS service number 47129 platform 1 ki vasthundi. Andharu sailing edges nunchi safety distance pattandi." Train slow ga vacchindi — yellow-blue MMTS rake, four bogies. Doors open ayyaayi.
Uma Maheshwar bogey 2 ekkaaru — aa bogey familiar atanu ki, monthly pass commuters baagaa pattukunatu. Bogey lopala light dim ga, fluorescent tubes lo okka tube blink avuthundi.
Atanu lopala chusaaru — bogey empty. Okka passenger ledhu. Atanu surprised kaadhu — last train, weekday, expected. Atanu Gautami ki thala thippi, [UMA MAHESHWAR] "Chusava? Empty. Cab cost save chesaamu. 30 minutes lo Hyderabad Deccan, akkadi nunchi nuvvu auto, nenu metro."
Gautami listless ga ekkindi. Aame seat lo koorchunindi, bag thodala midha pettindi. Train started.
Lingampally — Borabanda — Hi-Tech City — Hafeezpet. Train sariga regular ga move avuthundi. Stations lo doors open avvadam, evvaru ekkaledhu, doors close avvadam. Empty bogey hum.
Hafeezpet daggara — train signal lo aagindi. 4 minutes wait. Uma Maheshwar phone scrolling chesthunaaru — Slack messages, atanu repu morning meeting prepare avvali. Gautami window lo nunchi bayata chusthundi — track side, residential apartments, distant Bonalu lights ee October weekend lo.
Train resume aindi. Borabanda dhaati Hi-Tech City station vaipu. Aa station lo train aagindi, doors open ayyaayi.
Doors theresanaru — kaani aa bogey lo —
Uma Maheshwar mukham slowly turn chesaaru. Atanu ki bogey vepu chusthe — inkaa empty ga undi atanu vaipu nunchi.
Kaani —
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Secunderabad Platform 10
Bogey other end lo, far end, atanu nunchi 50 feet — standing passengers. 8 mandhi. Andharu ninchi unnaaru, train motion lo handles paddhukoni. Train aagindi ippudu, kaani vaaru ninchi unnaaru same posture lo.
[GAUTAMI - WHISPER] "Anna. Anna chusava? Adigada bogey end lo."
Uma Maheshwar gulp chesaaru. Atanu close ga chusaaru — 8 figures clear ga visible, kaani vaaru kaadalakunda. Vaaru clothing ekapilani period kaadhu — okatu modern formal shirt, oka uniform IT badge, okatu vintage rajakeeya kuppasam, okatu railway employee khaki, okatu sannyasi saffron, okatu young woman saree old style 80s, okatu construction worker, okatu old farmer dhoti.
[UMA MAHESHWAR - WHISPER] "Gautami, doors close avuthayi 30 seconds lo. Nenu cheppaali listen ga. Nuvvu door vaipu nadiche, slow ga. Manam Hi-Tech City lo dige. Last train miss kaadu, station lo wait chesi auto teesukunte."
Gautami: "Door 10 feet."
Uma Maheshwar lechi door vaipu nadichaaru. Aa moment lo — standing passengers andharu okka pari atanu vaipu thala thippinaaru. Andharu okkasari, oke timing lo, oka mechanical synchronization la.
Atanu okka step ekkuva fast ga vesi door cross chesaaru — Hi-Tech City platform meeda padipoyaaru. Gautami atanu venuka. Atanu door ki venuka thala thippi chusaaru — door close ayindi just-in-time. Train slow ga move start aindi.
Aa moving train window nunchi —
Vaaru ee saari bogey 2 mid-section lo kanipisthunaaru. Aa same 8 mandhi. Andharu window vaipu, chethulu glass meeda. Andharu okkasari mukham tho atanu vaipu chusthunaaru.
Train Hyderabad Deccan vaipu velli poyindi. Platform meeda Uma Maheshwar nilabaddi. Atani breath slow ga manage avuthundi. Gautami atanu daggara, aame ki shock lo vanikiruchindi, aame chethulu vanukutunaayi.
Gautami: "Anna, vaaru evaru?"
[UMA MAHESHWAR] "Naaku telvadhu. Memu velli povali. Memu live ga unnaamu. Adi importance."
Vaaru Hi-Tech City lo platform daatuk lo nunchi cab book chesaaru — Yatri Cab, atanu ki monthly pass kaadu kuda atani naa life. ₹420 atanu ki, kaani moment lo expense atanu ki feel kaaledhu. Cab driver Madhava Rao atanu ki face ki tension chusaaru.
[MADHAVA RAO] "Sir, em ayyindi? Bhayam ga unnaaru. MMTS lo problem?"
[UMA MAHESHWAR] "Sir, last MMTS lo memu chusaamu... peculiar passengers. Bogey empty, kaani vaaru visible, bogey end lo standing."
Madhava Rao steering wheel firm ga pattukunaaru. Atanu mirror nunchi atanu chusaaru.
[MADHAVA RAO] "Sir, naaku 14 years cab driving. Naa cousin MMTS station master, Lingampally lo earlier posted, ippudu Vikarabad. Atanu naaku oka secret cheppaaru, last train CCTV lo regular ga konni passengers kanipistharu, kaani aa same passengers ekkaledhu, dige ledhu boarding records lo. Aa face ee CCTV lo every week different. Atanu cheppaaru, MMTS network 1990s lo plan aindi original ga, kaani actual implementation 2003 nunchi. Lingampally-Hyderabad route ki paatha narrow gauge, paatha rail line, atanu ki konni accidents 1970s, 80s, 90s lo, andharu separate ga, passenger drowning, level crossing collision, suicide, electrocution. Aa atmas accident events nunchi belong. Vaaru last train ki ekkuthaaru, kaani vaaru station ki release kavaru. Vaaru loop lo. New passenger ekkithe vaaru observe chestharu. Living passenger get off cheyyaledu kavali aa loop nunchi, aithey vaaru velli povali daariki, vaaru atanu second next-carriage."
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Golconda Express Pantry
Gautami: "Anna, mana Hi-Tech City lo digi vacchaamu kaadhu, sariga decision."
[UMA MAHESHWAR] "Madhava Rao garu, aa loop break avvadaaniki em cheyyali?"
[MADHAVA RAO] "Sir, naaku spiritual answer telvadhu. Naa cousin cheppaaru, aa atmas ki andharki oka pinda pradan ritual cheyyali, Yamuna or Krishna ghat lo. Kaani aa atmas ki names teliyadu, vaaru anonymous, vaaru identity loss, atanu railway accidents lo bodies sometimes unidentified. Cousin cheppaaru, prathi 5 years ki Lingampally station lo official ga oka anonymous-souls homa cheyyaali, railway officials private ga. Kaani official ga railways ki ee admit cheyyaledu, atanu cancel chesthundi. Aithey Lingampally lo oka local pujari undi, atanu private ga prathi karthika maasam aakhari raathri ki, oka chinna maada and vibhuti tho aa station boundary lo a small ritual chestharu. Free ga, atanu ki passion. Aa night last train lo aa atmas absent untaru."
Uma Maheshwar listen chesaaru. Atanu Madhava Rao ki extra tip ichaaru — ₹100, atanu ki insistence tho. Cab Madhapur drop chesindi 12:40 AM ki.
Atanu intlo cherukunaaru. Hrudaya nidra lo. Atanu silent ga lopaliki cherukunaaru, slowly. Atanu kuchen lo glass water teesukoni nidanam ga drink chesaaru. Atanu ki mind lo aa 8 figures replay avuthundi — andharu okkasari thala thippinaaru.
Atanu next morning Hrudaya ki cheppaaru — without too much detail, kaani enough. Hrudaya atanu chethu pattukoni cheppindhi, [HRUDAYA] "Uma, ippati nunchi last MMTS ekkavaddu. Mee paisa save kanna mee life important. Mee company ki transportation expense file cheyyandi, atanu deny cheyyaru. Lekapothey Yatri Cab monthly subscription teesukondi."
Atanu agree chesaaru. Atanu ee saari nuvvu cab subscription teesukunaaru, atanu ki monthly ₹4500. Atanu ee rate ki settle ayyaaru. Atanu ki Hrudaya pregnancy progress baaga undali.
Atanu Gautami ki Friday morning office lo cheppaaru, [UMA MAHESHWAR] "Gautami, last week MMTS night-trip nuvvu correct ga warning ichaavu. Naaku gurthu undi. Sneha gurinchi, aame ki nenu sorry cheppaali ani feel avuthundi atanu cinema ekkuva chusthundi ani take chesaanu. Aame stories lo truth undi."
Real-world context: Wikipedia — TSRTC
Gautami: "Anna, mee ki ee karthika maasam aakhari raathri Lingampally station lo aa pujari ki visit cheyyali. Maa Coimbatore lo ee rakam local ritual common, railway tracks meeda anonymous deaths kosam pinda. Mana network raathri travelers ki responsibility undi, paisa, time, attention."
Uma Maheshwar nodded. Karthika maasam end ki — aa November 30 ki — atanu Lingampally station ki morning velli, station boundary lo aa local pujari ni kanipettaaru. Atanu peru Sankar-Rao, age 60, atanu private homa sevaks. Atanu Uma Maheshwar request listen chesaaru — atanu past 8 years ee homa private ga chesthunnaaru, donations matrame, no fees. Uma Maheshwar atanu ki ₹2100 ichaaru — homa supplies ki. Sankar-Rao that night ritual chesaaru — vibhuti, doopam, oka small maada, gangajalam Hussain Sagar nunchi. Names teliyani 8+ atmas kosam. Uma Maheshwar present ga, atanu mind lo silent prayer — aa 8 mandhi name teliyaledhu kaani vaariki release.
Aa raathri tharvaata Uma Maheshwar Lingampally last MMTS ekkaledhu — atanu cab subscription regular ga vadukuthunnaaru. Kaani Madhava Rao atanu ki phone lo cheppaaru, [MADHAVA RAO] "Sir, naa cousin cheppaaru, ee December lo last MMTS CCTV recordings lo aa standing passenger anomaly absent. First time 8 months lo. Mee ritual work chesindi. Vaaru release."
Uma Maheshwar phone pakkana pettesaaru. Atanu past-deeds, prarabdha cycle anede oka chinna corner lo break ayyindi anipisthundi atanu ki. Atanu first time anipisthundi — convenience anede sometimes loss, paisa save kanna life save chinnadi kaadu. Aa lesson atanu ki ee saari permanent.
Author's note
MMTS network 2003 lo Hyderabad lo public ga rolled out aindi — Lingampally to Hyderabad Deccan, Hi-Tech City extension tharvaata. Naa first MMTS ride 2008 lo, college days lo, Hi-Tech City TCS office visit kosam. Aa empty late-night MMTS bogeys atanu ki always anipinche oka strange silence — fluorescent tubes flicker, plastic seats squeak, station-name announcements paatadi recording. Atanu inspiration ee story ki.
Last train CCTV anomalies anede fiction — kaani metro & MMTS staff tho mathlaadinappudu, vaaru cheppaaru last service okka different feel undi, especially weekdays. Lingampally local pujari Sankar-Rao fiction. Karthika maasam aakhari raathri ritual common ga Telangana villages lo unidentified atmas kosam — naa Karimnagar lo maa amma chesthundi prathi year naagula chavithi tharvaata.
Mee ki MMTS late-night travel lo anubhavalu unnaayaa? Comments lo cheppandi. Aakari train ki ekkamundu — ekkalemu — alochinchandi.
— Sai Kiran · Lighted Tales
© 2026 Sai Kiran Pandrala / Lighted Tales · https://teluguhorrorstories.blogspot.com
Original Telugu horror fiction. Folk-source material where referenced is public domain.
Modern characters, apartments, companies, and phone numbers are fictional.
Any resemblance to real persons, businesses, or events is coincidental.
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