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Aug 07 (06:54)   Historic Vadodara DRM Office Building to be Retired, New Building to be Constructed

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ભાસ્કર એક્સક્લુઝિવ:દેશની પ્રથમ રેલવેનું સંચાલન કરનાર ગાયકવાડ સ્ટેટ રેલ હેડ ક્વાર્ટરને 105 વર્ષે સેવા નિવૃત્ત કરાશે

The 103-year-old DRM office headquarters in Pratapnagar, Vadodara Railway Division, will be retired after 105 years of service. The historic building, which housed the first train operations in India during the Gaikwad reign, will be preserved as a heritage site. A new 2-storey building will be constructed in the 1800 square...
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meter area opposite the railway hospital in the premises. The new building will be designed to maintain the heritage of the old building. The tendering process will be completed in 3 months and the building will be ready in 2 years. The old building, which has completed 100 years in 2021, will be converted into a museum similar to the Churchgate Museum in Mumbai. The building was handed over to the Western Railway on 23rd July 1956. The first train in India was started in 1861 by the Maharaja Khanderao II Gaikwad, who started a narrow gauge line between Dabhoi and Miyagam with bullock carts.

Vadodara Railway Division ke Pratapnagar mein, DRM office headquarters jo ki 103 saal purana hai, 105 saal ki seva ke baad retire ho jaayega. Gaikwad raj ke samay desh ki pehli train ka sanchalan karne wala yeh aitihasik building, heritage site ke roop mein sachiye jayega. Premises mein railway hospital ke...
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saamne, 1800 square meter area mein 2 maalon ka ek naya building banaya jaayega. Naya building, purane building ke heritage ko maintain karte hue design kiya jaayega. Tendering process 3 mahine mein poora hoga aur building 2 saal mein taiyaar ho jaayega. 2021 mein 100 saal poora karne wala purana building, Mumbai ke Churchgate Museum ki tarah ek museum mein convert kiya jaayega. Building, 23 July 1956 ko Western Railway ko sopi gai thi. Bharat ki pehli train 1861 mein Maharaja Khanderao II Gaikwad ne shuru ki thi, jinhone Dabhoi aur Miyagam ke beech bullock cart ke saath ek narrow gauge line shuru ki thi.

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