Nampally Waiting Hall Bench
Nampally Waiting Hall Bench
Setting: Nampally station waiting hall (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: Nampally Waiting Hall Bench. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Nampally Waiting Hall Bench
2024 November 18, Hyderabad — Nampally station administration internal note, recovered later via RTI request:
Subject: Bench 14 — Second-class waiting hall, west wing. Recommendation to permanently retire bench from public use, install commemorative plaque. Attached: 26 years of incident reports, passenger statements, station-staff sightings. Signed by Sri Krishna Mohan Rao, Senior Station Manager, Nampally.
2024 October 22 — Sweeper Ayyappan, age 49, morning shift report:
Atanu morning 5 AM ki waiting hall sweep cheyyali. Atanu ki regular roster — bench 14 area lo carefulness, station staff prathi sweeper ki cheppaaru, "Aa bench daggara koorchunaaru, vaaru nidanam ga. Vaaru ki disturb cheyyaru. Mee work bench around chesi, bench midha cleaning skip cheyyandi. Adi station policy." Atanu aa policy follow chesthaaru 6 years.
Aa morning Ayyappan bench 14 daggara nadichaaru. Aa bench midha — oka woman, age 35-38, oka pillavadu thodala midha, age 4-5. Vaaru ninchi koorchunaaru, woman thala light ga thigchi nidra laage, pillavadu aame paaitha pakkana paddhukoni. Vaaru hand luggage — oka cloth bag, oka steel tiffin. Aame attire — oka cheera 90s style, faded dark green silk, gold border simple. Pillavadu shirt half-pant, paatadu style. Vaaru wait chesthunaaru oka train ki — aame face lo expression long-wait patience.
Ayyappan aa bench cross chesi continue chesaaru sweeping. Atanu hands shake ledhu — atanu ee 6 years ee pattern familiar. Aame aame son tho prathi morning visible aa bench midha, 4 AM nunchi 6 AM waraku approximately. 6 AM tharvaata vaaru disappear, bench empty ga.
Atanu repati shift muginchi station master ki note submit chesaaru regular ga.
2024 September 4 — Oka new passenger, age 32, name Rukmini Devi (no relation to other characters), Bombay nunchi vacchaaru husband family event ki:
Aame intermediate ga waiting hall lo wait chesthundi 11 PM ki. Aame phone battery 5%. Aame bench search chesthundi — most benches occupied, andharu sleeping. Aame chusindi bench 14 — oka woman & pillavadu, kaani aame guess chesindi space share cheyyaali — atanu safe ga, oka mother & son. Aame near vellindi.
[RUKMINI DEVI] "Akka, naaku konchem space share cheyyali, naaku next 2 hours wait cheyyali, naa train 1:15 AM."
Aa woman thala lechi chusindi. Aame face — pale ga, kaani features sharp ga. Aame nodded silent ga. Pillavadu Rukmini Devi vaipu chusi, oka small smile.
Rukmini Devi koorchundi. Aame phone phone-charging socket search chesthundi waiting hall lo — kaani aame bench midha unna woman pakkana settle ayindi. Aa woman silent ga, aame chethi pakkana light touch ga.
Woman: "Akka, mee train 1:15 AM ki ekkada vasthundi? Mumbai Express?"
[RUKMINI DEVI] "Kaadu akka, naa train Hyderabad-Vijayawada local. Mee ki em train wait?"
Woman: "Mumbai Express. Vasthundi. Wait chesthunaaru naaku."
Rukmini Devi nodded. Aame ki teliyadhu Mumbai Express Nampally nunchi 1998 nunchi run cheyyaledhu — aa service Secunderabad nunchi shift aindi. Aame phone teesi, charge socket lo plug chesi, message check chesthundi. Pakkana woman silence lo. Pillavadu aame thodala midha asleep.
11:45 PM ki — Rukmini Devi phone battery 35% ki cherinaaku, aame thala thippi pakkana chusindi.
Pakkana okkaru ledhu. Bench empty. Aa cloth bag, tiffin — gone. Aame solo ga koorchuni unnaaru.
Aame freeze. Aame breath aagindi. Aame phone open chesindi camera ki — flash on chesi flash photo teesindi bench midha. Photo lo — aame, empty bench. Just aame.
Kaani — bench seat midha, aa woman koorchunna spot lo, oka wet patch. Like someone wet-clothed sat there. Pillavadu spot lo kuda small wet patch.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Kazipet Kallu Engine
Aame hand shaking. Aame lechi station staff ki cheppali ani run chesthundi. Aa moment lo, station announcement loud speakers — "Krupa chesi attention please. Hyderabad-Vijayawada local train number 47815 platform 6 ki vasthundi. Andharu safety distance pattandi." Aame run chesindi platform vaipu, train ki ekkindi, aame aa anubhavam process cheyyadaaniki samayam ledhu. Aame Vijayawada cherukune samayam ki aame sister ki phone lo cheppaaru — aame sister listened, "Akka, aa woman gurinchi police complaint cheyyandi." Aame complaint cheyyaledhu — aame ki proof ledhu.
2018 July — Senior Station Manager Sri Krishna Mohan Rao, Nampally, internal note:
26 years ee bench 14 incident reports peruguthunnayi. Sweepers, watchmen, occasional passengers — andharu vaaru chusina mother-son figures, prathi visit consistent description: woman 35-38 years, son 4-5 years, 90s style attire, wait chesthunaaru Mumbai Express ki. Mumbai Express Nampally nunchi 1998 lo discontinue ayyaaru. Vaaru release ledhu. Memu vaariki disturb cheyyaledhu, kaani memu vaaru ki fully understand cheyyaledhu enduku trapped ani. Aa bench paint, repair, replacement attempts — andharu fail. Bench paint kaaledhu, repair sheets fall ipoyayi, replacement bench arrive cheyyaledhu — supply chain glitches. Aa same wooden bench inko 26 years.
1998 February 14 — Mumbai Express, last service from Nampally before route shift to Secunderabad. Passenger manifest — Smt. Lalitha Pandranki, age 35, with son Master Anand Kumar Pandranki, age 4. Booking — Sleeper class S6, berths 11-12. Origin: Karimnagar (booked Nampally pickup), destination: Mumbai Bandra Terminus.
Lalitha Pandranki Karimnagar lo widow, husband died 1996 lo road accident. Aame Mumbai lo aame brother Anand Kumar Senior (atanu nephew baby ki same name) tho settle avvali planning. Aame husband family Karimnagar lo aame remarry cheyyamani pressure — aame refused, aame ki son ki separate life kavaali. Aame husband property — oka chinna 2-acre land, oka small house — aame brother-in-law claim chesaaru aame ki ivvaledhu, atanu fraudulent papers tho atanu pera meeda transfer chesukunaaru.
Lalitha ki paisa lekapoyindi, kaani aame Mumbai lo brother promise cheppadu — "Akka, raavu, naa intlo settle avu. Naaku oka job network undi, mee son ki good school." Aame son Anand tho 1998 February 14 ki Mumbai Express ki ticket book chesindi — Karimnagar nunchi Nampally pickup ki, Nampally nunchi Mumbai bandra ki.
Aame Karimnagar nunchi bus ki ekki Nampally ki vacchindi 11 PM ki, train 1:15 AM. Aame bench 14 lo wait chesindi, son ni thodala midha, two hours patience.
12:50 AM ki — aame brother-in-law atanu ni follow chesaaru bus lo, atanu Nampally ki vacchaaru. Atanu ki paisa interest — Lalitha Mumbai velli pothey aame property claim active ga maintain chesthundi distance nunchi. Atanu ki block cheyyali. Atanu ki bus prayatninchaledu, atanu Nampally lo final attempt.
Atanu waiting hall ki vacchaaru. Atanu Lalitha pakkana koorchunaaru. Atanu ki rude ga, atanu argue chesaaru — "Akka, raavadhu Mumbai. Inkaa ikka ne settle avvu. Naaku kuda mee well-being." Aame refused. Atanu ki kopam vacchindi.
1:05 AM ki — aame son nidra lo. Atanu lechi son ni teesukoni run chesaaru — abducting nephew. Aame son ni follow chesindi, aame screamed. Atanu son ni waiting hall outdoor area ki teesukoni vellaaru — atanu son ki jolt aindi. Atanu son ki harm cheyyaledhu directly, kaani atanu son chethi pattukoni run chesaaru, atanu chethi twist ga, son cried. Aame catch up ayyaaru. Atanu son ni drop chesaaru, son fall ayyaaru concrete platform meeda — head injury. Aame son ki run chesindi, picked up.
1:15 AM ki — Mumbai Express platform 6 ki vacchindi. Aame son ni teesukoni board cheyyaledhu — son unconscious, aame screaming. Station staff vacchaaru, ambulance call chesaaru. Brother-in-law gone — atanu disappeared crowd lo. Hospital ki taken — son next morning died in Osmania General. Brain hemorrhage, head injury severe.
Lalitha Karimnagar ki return cheyyaledhu — aame waiting hall lo wait chesthundi son ki, aa moment lo aame mind broken. Aame Hyderabad lo psychiatric facility ki taken oka month tharvaata. Aame 2001 lo died lonely.
Brother-in-law atanu peru Sankar-Rao (no relation to earlier Sankar-Rao). Atanu Karimnagar lo property keep chesaaru. Atanu 2003 lo natural death, peace lo intlo. Atani kids inkaa Karimnagar lo, aa property lo. Atanu life lo accountability ledhu — atanu cheating cheyyali ani temptation lo, atanu integrity break chesaaru, atanu nephew ki harm cause chesaaru indirectly. Aa atanu ki post-life lo em jarigindo system ki pakka teliyadhu — kaani Lalitha & son atmas Nampally bench 14 lo trapped — Mumbai Express ki wait, aa journey complete kaaledhu.
2024 November 5 — Senior Station Manager Krishna Mohan Rao, atanu retirement weeks dheggara — atanu decide chesaaru bench 14 ki final closure:
Atanu old archives lo manifest pull chesaaru — Lalitha & Anand booking, 1998 February 14. Atanu aa names tho oka homa plan chesaaru — Hyderabad lo oka senior priest, peru Yagna Swami, atanu temple Begumpet lo. Atanu Yagna Swami ki request — "Sir, naa station lo 26 years ee atmas. Vaaru ki release kavaali. Names manifest lo unnaayi, Lalitha Pandranki, Anand Kumar Pandranki, Karimnagar widow & son. Mumbai Express trip incomplete 1998 lo. Vaariki shanti homa cheyyali."
Yagna Swami agreed. Atanu November 12 ki morning 5 AM ki Nampally station ki visited. Atanu private ga waiting hall lo bench 14 daggara oka small homa setup — vibhuti, doopam, gangajalam, oka maada, names mantra inclusion. Krishna Mohan Rao present, Ayyappan sweeper present, oka watchman Vamshi present.
Yagna Swami chant chesaaru, "Lalitha amma, Anand papa, mee Mumbai Express trip 1998 lo block aindi mee brother-in-law atanu integrity-leni action dwara. Mee son ki injury, mee ki grief, mee atmas trapped. Memu mee ki shanti istamu. Mee Mumbai journey symbolically ee homa dwara complete. Mee atmas release. Mee shanti ki memu prayer chestamu."
Aa moment lo — bench 14 venuka, oka cool breeze hall lo move ayindi. Aa breeze lo jasmine fragrance — Lalitha favorite flower per Karimnagar family records. Aa breeze 30 seconds, dispersed. Krishna Mohan Rao ki chest lo light feel.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Kacheguda Sleeper 72
Tharvaata 13 days waraku — Ayyappan morning rounds lo check chesaaru. Bench 14 empty. No mother-son figure. No wet patch. Aa next 2 weeks, no sightings reported.
2024 November 18 — Krishna Mohan Rao official note signed:
Bench 14 ki commemorative plaque install chesaaru — small brass, "In memory of all passengers who waited for trains that never came back. May their journeys complete in peace." Aa bench retired from public seating, area cordoned off, plaque permanent. Atanu 2024 December 31 ki retire ayyaaru. Atanu retirement speech lo cheppaaru, "Mana railway lo passengers prathi okkaru oka journey lo. Konni journeys block ayithayi family politics, paisa, integrity-leni decisions dwara. Mana responsibility, vaariki shanti. Aa shanti istivvali okkasari okkasari, even decades tharvaata."
Karimnagar lo Lalitha husband family — Sankar-Rao kids, ippudu adults, vaariki Krishna Mohan Rao oka registered post pampaaru — "Mee father 1998 lo aa Nampally incident lo involved ayyaaru. Aa land mee father atanu sister-in-law nunchi fraudulently teesukunaaru. Mee dwara aa land Lalitha widow surviving family ki return chesthundo, lekapothey aa land sale chesi proceeds Begumpet temple ki donate chesthe, mee ancestors ki shanti. Mee choice."
Vaaru land sale chesaaru, proceeds donated. Aa accountability — atanu generations transfer ayyaaru. Integrity, sath-vartana — anede individual matter kaadhu, aa decisions impacts decades, generations. Plot lo ee dramatized.
2024 December 24, Krishna Mohan Rao retirement day, Nampally station — small ceremony:
Atanu speech lo cheppaaru station staff & few attending journalists ki, "Naaku 38 years Indian Railways. Naa most memorable case, bench 14. Aa case lo naaku ardham aindi, railway station oka transit kaadhu. Aa station passengers life lo critical moments ki witness. Konni passengers journey complete chestharu, konni ki block. Mana role, accountability lo conduct, atithi ki respect, vaaru ki integrity tho service. Naaku konni regrets, atanu ee bench 14 case ki naaku 26 years lo earlier intervene cheyyaali. Naaku station manager position 2018 lo vacchindi, kaani naaku full investigative authority 2022 nunchi. Naaku 2 years late ayyaaru. Aa atmas 6 extra years wait chesaaru. Mee ki naa request, mee jobs lo accountability ki delay cheyyakandi."
Atanu Ayyappan sweeper ni stage ki invite chesaaru. Ayyappan tear ayyaaru — atanu 6 years aa bench around silent ga sweep chesaaru, atanu ki kuda burden. Atanu cheppaaru, "Sir, naaku ee 6 years prathi morning vaariki silent ga oka small prayer. Naaku gurthu undi, naa wife kuda 2010 lo died, naa daughter ki naa absent ga. Aame oka anonymous mother symbol naaku. Ippudu aame release. Naa kuda lo lo light."
Krishna Mohan Rao atanu ki oka pensioner appointment cheppaaru — Ayyappan ki retirement bonus extra, atanu official commendation. Atanu daughter ki govt school admission ki connections.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — TSRTC
2025 January 8 — One follow-up incident, important:
Karimnagar lo Sankar-Rao son Madhava Rao (age 41, no relation to other Madhava Rao characters), atanu land sale process complete chesi temple ki donation transferred. Atanu aa temple — Begumpet, Yagna Swami's affiliated — oka maada, oka small puja arrange chesaaru atanu father atma ki repentance. Atanu Yagna Swami ni request — "Sir, naa father atanu integrity break chesaaru, naaku aa weight transferred. Nenu aa weight release cheyyaali. Naa land donation, naa puja, atanu ki redirect chesthe, atanu atma kuda peace lo?"
Yagna Swami nodded. Atanu aa puja chesaaru — "Sankar-Rao atma, mee son aa weight reverse chesthunaaru. Mee accountability mee son dwara cleared. Mee atma ki shanti."
Madhava Rao atanu intlo malli mood lo balance feel ayyaaru. Atanu ki aa weight 22 years ee weight realize chesi pattukunaaru — atanu ne ee weight inherited ga, atanu identify cheyyaledhu kaaranam, kaani malayic energy intlo. Atanu wife ki cheppaaru, "Madam, ee land paisa naaku ee 22 years lucky ga raavaledhu, naaku business losses, kids health issues, paisa drain. Ippudu naaku ardham, aa land cursed-tagged ga, naa father past-deeds. Ippudu released. Memu ee maada karthik maasam aakhari raathri ki annually repeat chestamu, accountability acknowledgment."
Author's note
Nampally — official ga Hyderabad Deccan Junction — naa life lo recurring station. Maa Karimnagar trips konni saarlu Nampally connection lo. Aa second-class waiting hall — atanu ee oka strange feel, especially late nights, dim fluorescent, benches paatadi wood, public address paatadi recordings. Naa childhood lo maa amma cheppedu, "Sai, aa waiting halls lo evvarini disturb cheyyaboku. Konni passengers vaaru ne kaadu, vaaru atmas waiting." Aa words naaku 2024 ki gurthu.
Mumbai Express Nampally nunchi 1998 lo route shift ayyaaru Secunderabad ki. Aa shift real fact. Aa pre-shift period lo widow & son passenger fictional — kaani inspiration konni real Hyderabad widow news clippings 90s lo, family property disputes train accidents.
Integrity — sath-vartana — anede plot lo dramatize chesaanu Sankar-Rao character dwara. Atanu small fraud naaku impact decades, aame son ki life loss, aame atma ki block. Aa weight family ki transferred. Mana decisions consequences naaku visible kaakapothayi konni saarlu, kaani vaaru chains lo work avuthayi.
Comments lo cheppandi mee ki Nampally lo experiences. Lighted Tales next week new chapter — Kacheguda sleeper.
— Sai Kiran · Lighted Tales
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