The visitors center inside the Old Mauch Chunk Train Station, Jim Thorpe, is getting a facelift.

Renovations on the Pocono Mountain Visitors Bureau's visitor center began earlier this month.Renovations include repairing and refinishing the hardwood floor; reconfiguring the current help desks inside the center; painting; installing video kiosks and updated brochure racks; and updating the town's timeline display.The floor work is being completed by Paul Phillips Hardwood Flooring of Hanover Township, at a cost of $7,190. Painting of the interior walls is being done by Dan Bell of Dan's Painting, Jim Thorpe at a cost of $5,175.The center is currently closed to visitors and is expected to reopen Feb. 5, just in time for the borough's Winter Fest.Until then, a temporary visitors center has been set up inside Pocono Biking, located across the street in Hazard Square, and will be open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, Commissioner Wayne Nothstein, chairman, announced in late December. Bathroom facilities inside the train station will remain open to visitors throughout the renovations.The building is owned by Carbon County and the project is being completed as a joint effort between the county and PMVB.