Vadodara city, which is known as the cultural capital of Gujarat, lost yet another part of its heritage on Tuesday as the red-stone railway saloon shed, situated between Platform 7 and the Pandya bridge, was demolished to make way for the under-construction Ahmedabad-Mumbai National High Speed Railway Corridor for the bullet train project.
The structure, built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in the 1880s, had been facing neglect and was in ruins for a while now. For several years now, there has been a growing demand from heritage conservationists for the railways and the Vadodara Municipal Corporation to act upon several recommendations to restore the structure.
