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A railway station is a place where trains stop at and depart from. Unlike a bus stand it usually covers a very big area. A railway station has a platform. However a big railway station has a number of platforms & is always crowd.  It has some room, namely the station master’s room, waiting rooms, restaurants etc. There are also book-stalls & tea-stalls in a railway stations. Hawkers can be seen selling hot-tea, magazine, cigarettes, bananas, oranges etc. They become very busy when a train arrives to sells their things. A railway station becomes very lively when a train arrives. Some passengers hurry to get off the train while some other who are waiting for the train want to get in. As a result, a collision of two groups of passengers often take place. Sometimes it requires some kinds of gymnastic skills to get into the train. Ultimately, when the time of the departure of a train comes, the signal nods & the train leaves the station. The whistling sound of the departing...

Railway porter is a person who carries goods in a railway station. A railway porter is quite known figure in the railway station. He wears on his arm a brass plate given to him by the railway authority. The brass plate bears his number. He is swift in his movement. He is strong & stout. He is able to carry heavy loads. He carries luggage. He loads & unloads the goods train. A railway porter is very clever. He can easily exploit the passengers. When a passengers falls into trouble & becomes helpless for his heavy luggage, a porter demand a higher charge. He is ill-tempered & quarrelsome. He likes a bargain with the passengers for his charge. If any passenger brings charges against him of his misbehavior, the passenger is sure to be harassed by the porter & his associates. The income of a railway porter is very low. Yet he renders a great service to people.