in time , the train reached the ludhiana railway station , which is the one of the busiest railway stations in the region , so no wonder as our professor came to the trains exit door , ready to alight , he found himself faced by a great multitudinous rush of humanity on the platform below , the sight of which momentarily filled him with hesitancy about stepping down from the train altogether , and it was only after some intense urging and shoving by the waiting line of passengers behind him that the professor stepped down to the platform , and became part of the same throng which was intimidating him just seconds ago .