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Five historic Mumbai stations to get birthday celebrations
The Railway Board has chosen five historic Mumbai stations for a 'Station Mahotsav, Birthday Celebrations' programme. Kalyan, established in 1854, will celebrate on October 9. Karjat (1863) and Khandala (1863) mark their…
The Story in Brief
The Railway Board has chosen five historic Mumbai stations for a 'Station Mahotsav, Birthday Celebrations' programme. Kalyan, established in 1854, will celebrate on October 9. Karjat (1863) and Khandala (1863) mark their anniversaries on October 14 and 23. Khopoli (1856) celebrates on November 18, and Bandra (1864) in November, says the Freepress Journal.
The four-month programme covers 103 heritage stations across India, including Howrah, Jaipur and Darjeeling. Each zonal railway will organise events around station history. The celebrations aim to highlight how these stations shaped Mumbai's suburbs, trade routes and regional connections.
The Indian Opinion
The Railway Board's station birthdays are a charming idea, but with over 100 heritage stations, the risk is a tick-box exercise with little public participation. The test will be whether Kalyan gets more than a plaque and a speech. Will the events include walking tours or open heritage galleries? If not, these birthdays may feel like missed chances to genuinely connect commuters with the history under their feet.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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