Paintings, Lights & Luxury Makeover Bring Out The Best At These 22 Indian Railway Stations
Indian Railways has been on a mission to give railway stations across the country an attractive makeover. Railway Stations are being beautified with wall painting and beautiful murals. Aside from painting, Railways is also looking to modernise railway stations and is planning to incorporate state-of-the-art features and services to match airports.?
Indian Railways has more than 8,700 railway stations and many of them are being modernised and stepped up to match world-class-facilities.?
Take a look at recent railway station redevelopment:
1. Manduadih Railway Station in Varanasi
Manduadih Station in Varanasi with fresh decor and updated amenities, the railway station looks almost as good as an airport. A cafeteria, a spacious waiting area, booking office, AC lounge, non-AC lounge and dormitories, it has been redesigned to cater to various needs of passengers.
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2. New Delhi Railway Station
New Delhi Railway Station with attractive designs and patterns, the station building looks vibrant and colourful. It also has passenger-friendly and modern facilities such as LCD displays, escalators, LED lights etc.
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3. Solapur Railway Station
Solapur railway station also got a splendid makeover recently. The stations look no less than an airport or mall with the new facelift.
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4. Shirdi Railway Station
Shirdi railway station also got a splendid makeover recently. The stations look no less than an airport with the new facelift.
6. Old Delhi Railway Station
One of the most iconic stations in India will now get permanent facade lighting with the ability to change colours.
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7. Prayagraj Junction Railway Station?
The railway station of Prayagraj is being beautified and revamped with paintings of Lata Mangeshkar and other artists and musicians.?
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8. Mathura Railway station
The station now has new entry and exit doors, fully upgraded 1st class waiting room, completely revamped and beautified booking hall, completely revamped of the VIP room, new and improved circulating area.
9. Patna Railway Station
The new waiting hall at Patna Station has been built with keeping the heat in mind, now all passengers can benefit from the air-conditioned rooms.
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10. Tirupati Railway Station
There is a surprise in store for devotees travelling to Balaji Temple, with 'ATITHI', a premium lounge at Tirupati Station. Railways stations are being revamped and are being equipped with better amenities like airport-standard illumination, LCD display panels, proper circulating area, luxury waiting rooms and more.
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11. Izzatnagar Railway Station
Izzatnagar railway station which serves Bareilly city got a makeover. The pictures might make you think that it is a hotel or resort. The station underwent an exceptional transformation.
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12. Lonavala Railway Station
Your trip to Lonavala is about to become even better! In its railway station upgrade and beautification drive, The waiting hall, electrical and S&T equipment, SM offices have been upgraded as well.
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13. Jhusi Railway station
Jhusi railway station walls are repainted with beautiful cultural paintings and murals. Which is the nearest railway station to Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.
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14. Jodhpur Railway Station
It is one of the cleanest Railway Stations in the country.
15. Dibrugarh Railway Station
Attractive wall paintings and murals have been done in order to beautify the stations.
16. Chandrapur Railway Station
Chandrapur railway stations were decorated with paintings and sculptures depicting the Tadoba forest, which was welcomed by the passengers who had a feel of the rich wildlife beauty of the Tadoba Forest in the station itself.
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17. Madurai Railway Station
Madurai junction were given a facelift by local artists painting murals onto them. One of the murals in the air-conditioned waiting hall of the Madurai station depicts a scene from the wedding of Goddess Meenakshi, at the Sri Meenakshi Amman temple.
18. Madhubani Railway Station
Madhubani Railway station has been declared the second best along with Madurai Railway Station. Madhubani station now sports a completely different look thanks to 200 Artists from Mithila who gave it a makeover with their traditional style of art.
19. Gandhidham Railway Station
The paintings in the Gandhidham station depict a mix of Gujarat and Kutch culture.
20. Kota Railway Station
Kota station walls are graced by the unique Kota-Bundi style paintings that remind travelers of Rajasthan's royal past and spectacular heritage.
21. Secunderabad Junction railway station
Secunderabad Junction railway station?has taken on a new look, which is steeped in the rich traditions of Cheriyal Scroll Paintings.?
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22. Indore Railway Station
Attractive wall paintings and murals have been done in order to beautify the stations.
