Mumbai Suburban Rail Goes Women-Friendly: Reserved Coaches Now Easier To Spot, Decorated Pleasantly 

To attract more women passengers and make their journey comfortable, the Western Railway (WR) has painted the interiors of two coaches reserved for women of the suburban trains with eye-catching scenic views, reports Hindustan Times.

Under a project ‘Hamara Station-Hamari Shaan’, the interiors of the coach were given a makeover at the Mahalaxmi Workshop in a bid to make the local travel experience more pleasant, says WR spokesperson Ravinder Bhakar.

Sunil Nandgaonkar, an artist at the workshop, along with Vijay S Rajpoot, has created the paintings in the first and second class coaches reserved for women.

The WR’s AC trains’ ladies compartments had been painted with the picture of a smiling woman to make it easy for women to identify reserved coaches for them.

Beautification of suburban stations with decorative paintings on staircases, footbridges, booking office entrance-exits, signages and platforms and giving a vibrant, soothing and colourful ambience for the commuting millions are an ongoing project, said the WR spokesperson.

Around 8.5 million commuters use the suburban trains daily in Mumbai.