Mumbai Sep 26 (IANS) In an effort to provide a pleasing ride to women commuters the Western Railway (WR) has painted the interiors of two ladies coaches of the suburban trains with eye-catching scenic views an official spokesperson said here on Wednesday.
WR spokesperson Ravinder Bhakar said the coach interiors were given the make-up at the Mahalaxmi Workshop under a project Hamara Station-Hamari Shaan to make the local travel experience more pleasant.
Sunil Nandgaonkar a painter-cum-artist at the workshop along with Vijay S. Rajpoot has created the paintings in a ladies first and second class coaches.
The paintings show birds singing on trees dolphins jumping out of the water a tiny land mass with coconut trees lush greenery and flowery bushes.
Earlier the WR s air-conditioned trains ladies compartments were painted a distinctive green with the image of a smiling woman to make it easy for women commuters to identify.
Bhakar said even WR s suburban stations have been taken up for beautification with artistic paintings on staircases foot-overbridges booking offices entrance-exits signages and the platforms giving a vibrant soothing and colourful ambience for the commuting millions.
Around 8.5 million commuters use the city s lifeline daily for the to and fro commute between their homes in suburban Mumbai Thane Palghar and Raigad to distant workplaces in south Mumbai.

--IANS qn/mag/bg