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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...

Commonly a bus stand is a place where buses stop & start from. Generally, it stands at the outskirts of a town or city. It carries a great value for the passengers of long drive. It is quite a crowded place. In the maximum bus stand there is a waiting room for the passengers. Passengers don’t have to wait for long time for the buses. Passengers gather at the bus stand to get into the bus when it comes. It is visible that both passengers & coolies are equally busy at the stand. Some passengers wait for buses for a while & go into the tea stall for drinking a cup of tea. Most of buses can’t come to the station in time because of jam. It is sometimes seen that buses are overcrowded then the environment inside the buses is suffocating. However, a bus stand is a temporary shelter for passengers. On some bus stands there are counters for booking ticket. Passengers stand in a line for buying tickets. Sometimes some ill-tempered passengers break the line & quarrel among thems...