A Railway Station

A railway station is a place where trains stop and start from. Passengers get into the train and get down from the train there. It has a platform for the passengers. In a big railway station there is a shed over the platform but at a small station it is open. A railway station has its master’s office, a booking office and waiting room for men and women. There are book stalls, restaurants and stationary shops in it. A railway station is always crowded place. Passengers come and go there. People are found in a long line to buy tickets. They push one another to go ahead. When the train arrives, the station becomes a noisy place, but when the train whistles away, it becomes calm and quite.Sometimes the hawkers sell betel leaf, bread, cigarettes etc. Sometimes seasonal fruits are also sold in a railway station. A railway station has some defects. It is noisy and unhealthy place. The pickpockets gather there. After all, a railway station plays an important role in communication. So Government should take proper steps for the improvement of a railway station.