Indian Railway: You must have passed through different railway stations by rail. Today we are going to tell you about Bori Bunder, the country's first railway station in this article.
Indian Railway: Read the story of India's first railway station Bori Bunder
Indian Railway: Many people use Indian Railways to travel from one place to another in India. If you have traveled much by Indian Railways, you must have passed through many railway stations. But, have you ever passed through India's first railway station, or do you know the history of the country's first railway station? If your answer is no in both cases, then today through this article you will get information about India's first railway station.
India's first railway station:
India's first railway station was Bori Bunder located in Mumbai. India's first passenger train ran from this station to Thane in 1853. It was built by the Great Indian Peninsular Railway. The station was later rebuilt as Victoria Terminus in 1888, named after Queen Victoria.
21 gun salute was given at the station
It was from this station that the first Indian train was formally inaugurated on 16 April 1853. At the same station, 14 coaches carrying around 400 passengers left at around 3.30 pm. At that time a large crowd of people had gathered here. Then a large number of people started the train by clapping loudly. At the same time, the special thing is that the first train was given a salute of 21 guns from this station.
Now this station is known by the name
Bori Bunder railway station was later rebuilt as Victoria Terminus in 1888. The station was renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) after the famous 17th-century king of Maharashtra, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. This station is counted among the most prominent railway stations in Mumbai. Not only this, a large number of trains travel daily from here.
What is the meaning of Bori Bunder?
Hearing the name of Bori Bunder railway station, you must be wondering why the country's first railway station was named Bori Bunder. Bori Bunder is the name of a place in Mumbai. Imported goods were kept stocked at this place. At the same time, Bori means a big bag in which the goods are kept and Bandar means port, that is, because of stocking the goods coming to the port, this place got its name as Bori Bandar. Some people get confused about the names of Bori Bunder and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. Whereas, both are named after the same station. The only difference is that Bori Bandar is the old name and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is the new name.
