A train journey mixes announcements, platform numbers, berth codes, a ticket check and friendly conversation, often over noise. This lab presents an invented journey: Tom, a visitor working in Chennai, takes an overnight train to Bengaluru in AC 3-tier. We hear the announcer, a porter, the TTE (travelling ticket examiner), a chai seller and a fellow passenger, Arjun. What you will learn: • On the platform • Finding the berth • The tte check • Chai and small talk • Features to notice • What tom did well • Comprehension questions • Listening strategies • Self-check questions to test your ear Level: B1–B2. Self-study: listen, then take the quizzes. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.