Category:
Railway History
ISBN Number:
818600317-7
Blurb of Book:
A passionately researched book for the lay rail enthusiast
Name of Publisher:
Common Law House, 10/1C Rustomjee Street, Kolkata 700 019, India
Edition of the Book:
First
Print Year:
2019
Print Location:
Kolkata, India
Where to buy:
From the Author by direct contact +91 98309 29741
An extremely well-researched book, documenting the concepualisation, planning, land acqusition and operationalisation of India's busiest railway station, Howrah. It includes within it the copies of priceless documents and correspondences as well as maps and drawings of the area before the iconic station took shape, throwing light on an uncharted and unknown chapter of India's railway history, which till today lay submerged in Government archives. The book is indeed a collector's item for the lovers of railway history.