Train to Pakistan Lesson Plan

Discuss Mano Majra's train station. What might it symbolize?

Mano Majra is known for its railway station. Not many trains stop at the station, but due to the shopkeepers and hawkers nearby to supply food to travelers, the station has an appearance of busy activity. There are generally just two passenger trains that stop for a few minutes, one going to Delhi and one going to Lahore. The only regular trains are the goods trains. Mano Majrans are very conscious of trains and organize their lives by the trains' schedule. They wake to the mail train's whistle, the midday express allows them rest time, the evening passenger train signifies it's time to wrap up the last of the...