Archive · 17 Aug 2026
Eastern Railway celebrates 164th anniversary of heritage Barrackpore station
A very old train station in India had a birthday party.
The station is called Barrackpore and it turned 164 years old.
It was built in 1862 to connect a military camp to the city of Calcutta.
Long ago, Indian soldiers fought against British rulers at this place.
In 1824, soldiers led by Sepoy Bindee Tiwari refused to go to war in Burma.
In 1857, a soldier named Mangal Pandey led a brave revolt there.
Some historians think this was the start of India's fight for freedom.
To celebrate, children recited poems and acted in a play about Mangal Pandey.
Old railway workers were thanked for their years of service.
Everyone sang the National Anthem at the end of the event.
Eastern Railway celebrated the 164th anniversary of Barrackpore station, built in 1862 to connect India's first military cantonment to Calcutta.
The event was part of the 'Station Mahotsav' initiative, under which more than 100 heritage stations across Indian Railways are being commemorated.
In 1824, troops of the 47th Bengal Native Infantry led by Sepoy Bindee Tiwari refused to sail to Burma and were massacred by British artillery.
Mangal Pandey led a revolt at Barrackpore in 1857, which some historians believe marked the beginning of India's First War of Independence.
School students recited poems, Bharat Scouts & Guides staged a play on Mangal Pandey, and retired railway employees were felicitated.
- Who
- Eastern Railway, along with local school students, Bharat Scouts & Guides members, retired railway employees, and railway officials
- What
- Celebrated the 164th anniversary of the heritage Barrackpore station with cultural events under the Station Mahotsav initiative
- When
- On the occasion of the station's 164th anniversary (the station was built in 1862)
- Where
- Barrackpore, West Bengal, India
- Why
- To honour the station's historical legacy and its role in India's freedom struggle, and to reconnect younger generations with railway heritage
Historians who see 1857 as the First War of Independence
Historians with a different interpretation
Meaning of the 1857 Barrackpore revolt
Historians who see 1857 as the First War of Independence
Some historians believe Mangal Pandey's 1857 revolt at Barrackpore marked the beginning of India's First War of Independence.
Historians with a different interpretation
The article attributes this view only to 'some historians,' implying that other historians hold a different interpretation of the 1857 events.
- Station
- Barrackpore railway station
- Year built
- 1862
- Anniversary celebrated
- 164th
- Celebrating body
- Eastern Railway
- Initiative
- Station Mahotsav (Ministry of Railways)
- Heritage stations identified
- More than 100
- Key historical events
- Barrackpore Mutiny of 1824; Mangal Pandey's 1857 revolt
- Cantonment established
- 1772 by the British East India Company