A spanking new paint job is usually enough to light up anyone’s face, but the newly redesigned cars of Central Railway (CR) local trains have left many passengers confused and irked. While passengers of second-class coaches have been provided with some much-needed relief in the form of cushioned seats similar to the ones in the first-class bogies, the ladies coaches have been painted bubblegum pink, and fitted with several reflective steel sheets to function as mirrors.

In the pink: A second-class ladies compartment from the newly-designed coaches of Central Railway, with a new paint job and reflective steel sheets. Pic/Atul Kamble