Eco Park to get a ‘Ghum station’

Suman Chakraborti,TNN | Jul 23, 2015, KOLKATA: Rajarhat may soon get its own Ghum railway station. Hidco authorities have decided to set up a miniature replica of the station, along with a replica of the famous Darjeeling Himalayan Railway or toy train, at Eco Park. 

"It will be a one-coach stationary replica of the toy train adjacent to the tea lounge. The surrounding area will be developed as the station's replica," said Hidco chairman and managing director Debashis Sen. Officials said work is expected to start within a few months. 

A team of Hidco engineers recently visited Darjeeling to take a detailed look at Ghum station went to Ghum station. 

The authorities are also planning a mist garden in the park to give it a feel of the Hills. There will be a series of sprouts from the light poles that will have sprayers instead of the street lights. The sprouts will contain compressed air and fine water spray from the nozzles will produce an artificial fog. 

Another plan is for a moving toy train that will encircle the waterbody at Eco Park. RITES have been engaged to prepare a project report for this. 

"The plan is to have a toy train that will move on the lines of the waterbody of Eco Park, similar to many such toy trains that are situated in amusement parks all over the country," said an official. 

A miniature rain forest has also been developed, along with a central adda zone, which has also become popular with visitors to Eco Park.