A visit to Pietermaritzburg station.

Historically, the station is famous as being the place where Mahatma Gandhi was thrown off a train for riding first class in 1893.IRFCA member Shirish Paranjape visited the place during his recent trip to South Africa.

Date: 2010-10-14
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1 Pietermaritzburg train station, South Africa

[OT]1. Pietermaritzburg train station, South Africa. This has a special place in modern world history. Visited 2010 Oct 02. (Shirish Paranjape)

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1A Station board

[OT]2. Station board. Pietermaritzburg train station, South Africa. 2010 Oct 02. (Shirish Paranjape)

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2. Plaque detail

[OT]3. Plaque detail. Pietermaritzburg train station, South Africa. 2010 Oct 02. (Shirish Paranjape)

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3. Plaque on platform - Pietermartizburg

[OT]4. Plaque on platform. Pietermaritzburg train station, South Africa. 2010 Oct 02. (Shirish Paranjape)

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4. At the plaque, Pietermaritzburg, 2 Oct 2010

[OT]5. At the plaque. Pietermaritzburg train station, South Africa. 2010 Oct 02. (Shirish Paranjape)

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5. Plaque with SA train in background, Pietermaritzburg

OT]6. Plaque with SA train in background. Pietermaritzburg train station, South Africa. 2010 Oct 02. (Shirish Paranjape)

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6 Central area with many plaques commemorating the incident

[OT]7. Central area with many plaques commemorating the incident. Pietermaritzburg train station, South Africa. 2010 Oct 02. (Shirish Paranjape)

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7. (Now unused) ticket window, Pietermaritzburg

[OT]8. (Now unused) ticket window. Pietermaritzburg train station, South Africa. 2010 Oct 02. (Shirish Paranjape)

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8. Waiting hall where Gandhiji spent the night

[OT]9. Waiting hall where Gandhiji spent the night. Pietermaritzburg train station, South Africa. 2010 Oct 02. (Shirish Paranjape)

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9. Plaque in central hall, Pietermaritzburg station

[OT]10. One of the several plaques in central hall. Pietermaritzburg train station, South Africa. 2010 Oct 02. (Shirish Paranjape)

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Comments
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It is a small city, but important enough to stage ODI cricket matches. India played a match there in the 2003 World Cup, and the cricketers did make a special trip to see these exhibits.
Posted by Ajai Banerji on 2010 Oct 30 11:23:09 +0100
Shirish,

Thanks for sharing the album. A very emotional one, indeed.
Posted by Harish Kumar on 2010 Oct 25 06:58:37 +0100
Thanks Shirish.
Posted by Zubin J Dotivala on 2010 Oct 20 11:24:07 +0100