A railway station is an important place in the
system of railway communication. It is a place where trains stop to take in and to drop down
passengers and goods. It remains busy almost all the time of the day and night. Every
station has one or more than one platform so that the passengers can easily get in or get down
from the trains. In every station there is at least a long building, which is called station
house. The building has several rooms which are used as a hooking office, ticket counters,
waiting rooms for passengers. Besides, there are rooms for stationmaster, guards and other
officials and so on. The stationmaster is
all in all in a station. He is assisted by a number of staffs, railway police
and guards. The passengers collect their
tickets from the ticket counter before the arrival of the train. When a train arrives, the whole station area turns into
a noisy place. Some passengers hurry to get down from the train, at the same time passengers waiting for the
trains want to get on it. At this time
coolies are also found busy carrying luggage of the passengers. As soon as the train leaves, the station sinks into silence
and turns into a deserted place.
