Indian school transforms classrooms into train to attract pupils

A secondary school in central India has transformed its classrooms into a train to attract more students.

Teachers at the school in Khajari village in Madya Pradesh state were so concerned about attendance at the rural school that they decided a colourful makeover was a good idea.

Now renamed "Khajari Junction", the school's six main building have been painted on the outside like the carriages of a train which make up the "Education Express."

According to the teachers, the remodelled school has seen a 70 per cent jump in attendance in the first week.