Railway station gets facelift

Tribune News Service

Bathinda, November 26

The ambience of Bathinda railway stations has been given a facelift through eye-catching wall paintings.

Depicting the rich tradition and heritage of the city with the new animated paintings, railways have tried to display the historical moments in the city with the paintings of Quila Mubarak and Takth Damdama Sahib. Even mini zoo has also been depicted in the painting. Apart from this, a painting appealing residents to save environment has also been made. 

These paintings have been installed at the platform numbers 5, 6 and 7 at the city railway station.

It is pertinent to mention that around 100 stations stand covered in large scale paintings in an ever-increasing list while hundreds of other stations sport paintings of some size and scale. To encourage the process, in December 2017, the ministry held a competition of its painted stations. Sixty-two stations from 11 zonal railways participated and were adjudged by a group of two Executive Directors of the ministry, and other senior officials, to participate in the competition these wall paintings have been under taken at the city railway station. 

A railway official stated that “Apart from being a major step by the Railways to showcase local art forms and culture, the stations also get beautified in the process.”

The passengers have also welcomed the move by saying it would help to enhance the beauty of the railway station. The paintings has given a new look to the railway station. I urge the passengers visiting the railway station as well as the railway authorities to maintain the beauty of the new paintings,” said Vikas, a frequent traveller.