Paragraph on A Railway Station

A Railway Station

A railway station is an important link of the country where the trains stop to let the passengers get down and to get on board. In short it is a spot where trains halt for taking and discharging passengers and goods. As trains come in and leave at intervals, it is almost always busy and the noise of the station reaches the ear. A railway station has one, two or more railways according to the importance of communication. Every railway station has one or more than one platform. Trains stop alongside the platforms. Building or buildings accommodating different offices stand along the other side of the platform. Stationmaster’s office, booking office, ticket counters waiting rooms for passengers are generally housed in the building. [But in a small station the stationmaster’s room serves also as a booking office. In important stations people are seen waiting for tickets in long queues.] Most of the stations have tea-stalls, only some have bookstalls, restaurants, post offices, banks, phone booths and so on. The general picture of a railway station is one of the noise, hurry and busy activity. When a train reaches the station, the passengers hurry to get off the train and the porters rush to carry the luggage of the passengers. Vendors with fruits, biscuits, peanuts, cigarettes, betel leaves, newspapers and magazines and found busy with their goods. They hustle and bustle, push each other to go ahead. The ticket collectors are also seen busy. At the same time passengers waiting for the train want to get into the train. As a result, a collision of two groups of passengers takes place. Ultimately when the time of departure of a train arrives the signal nods and the train leaves the station. The whistling sound of the departing train creates a sense of vacuum in the minds of the passengers. Then the station wears a quiet look, which remains until the next train arrives. A railway station is indeed a busy place. Here one comes across all sorts of people and can mark their different ways. Most of the stations have tea-stalls, only some have bookstalls, restaurants, post offices, banks, phone booths and so on.