The Bilaspur Railway Station, a 134-year-old building built in 1890, is slated for demolition as part of the Amrit Bharat Yojana to modernize the station. However, local residents and the Student Youth Railway Zone Citizen Struggle Committee are protesting the demolition, citing the historical and sentimental value of the building. The...
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building is significant for being the resting place of Rabindranath Tagore, who wrote poetry while staying there during his wife's treatment at a nearby sanatorium. The General Manager of South East Central Railway has assured the preservation of the building, but the demolition plans continue. The committee plans to bring the issue to the attention of local representatives and the central government, while the station's demolition remains on hold pending the retirement of the General Manager and the Divisional Railway Manager, who have both expressed opposition to the demolition.