A novel ‘history project’ has begun for the over 7,000 railway stations across India to find answers to this question.
As the Modi government spends thousands of crores of rupees to redevelop 1,275 railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme, the policymakers have decided to trace the origins, importance, and evolution of railway stations as part of the history of the cities, towns, and villages they serve.
The railway ministry has sent out a directive to all 17 zonal railways to start probing their own records and collect data on the historical importance of the stations.
