A Miniature sheet consisting one commemorative postage stamps was issued on 16 April 2002 on the 150th.Anniversary of Railways in India : The design of the stamp ( and the miniature sheet) tries to re-create the Indian landscape of 1853 , with the first train chugging away in the distance , on its journey to Thane on the 16th. of April. The first day cover is an artist's impression of the old Byculla Railway station , located on the track connecting Bombay to Thane. A station master's watch showing the time when the train commenced its historical journey from Bombay is shown on the design of the first day Cancellation.
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