Western Railway (WR) is set to launch the heritage-themed Bandra station mahotsav on the occasion of the station’s 165th anniversary next month. The celebrations promise a rich line-up of events.

The Railway Board has directed the celebration of centenary events for heritage stations across Indian Railways. Two WR stations have been selected for this celebration — the Bandra suburban station building, inaugurated on November 28, 1864, and Ratlam station building, inaugurated in March 1923. Celebrations for Bandra kick off on June 20.

On Saturday, Divisional Railway Manager of Mumbai Central Division, Pankaj Singh, along with others, participated in a Shramdaan (voluntary cleaning) drive at Bandra station as the mahotsav heritage function and focused on promoting cleanliness, hygiene, and passenger safety.