Railway is a vast department. There are so many categories of employees. Teachers of Railway Schools, Nurses, accounts staff, clerical staff and many others are as good as any other department. Over and above they get privilege passes, PTOs, free medical facilities etc. Railway officer’s job is pretty good. But those employees who are related with train operation such as Station Masters, Pointsman, Cabin Man, Signal maintainers, Telecommunication maintainers. gateman etc are really very tough duties. Be it holi or deewali, 15th August or 26th January they have to perform duty. Besides this, duty is in roster. Night duty is cumbersome. You sleep in the day and do duty in the night. Drivers and guards are also directly related with train operation, their duty is also arduous but being running staff they get so many allowances which compensate well. But one thing I can say you for sure, don’t say any railway employee that his/her duty is worst. They will feel offended. They are always proud of their jobs.

-Rajeev Ranjan