Halt Station India: The Dramatic Tale of the Nation's First Rail Lines
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 13
9788129134974
Category
Publication Year
2016
Publisher
Subject
Mumbai, Bombay, Indian Railways, Railway History, Mumbai History, Bori Bunder, Thane, CSMT, Victoria Terminus, Rail Heritage, Transport, Colonial India
Description
Halt Station India explores the dramatic beginnings of India’s railway network, focusing on the first rail lines in Bombay. Through railway archives, newspapers, journals and historical accounts, Rajendra B. Aklekar brings alive the first train journey, early railway expansion and the social, economic and cultural transformation of Mumbai.
Number of Copies
1
