The Train Has Reached Amritsar The Train Has Reached Amritsar The Train Has Reached Amritsar (Hindi original: "Amritsar Aa Gaya Hai") is a short story by Hindi author and playwright, Bhisham Sahni set during the Partition of India. In the story a group of refugees are travelling from what has now become Pakistan towards Amritsar, the first border town in India, and the horrors and destruction they witness on the journey. Sahni also wrote his epic novel "Tamas" (Darkness, 1974) around partition, which was later adapted to a television film, by Govind Nihalani. An English translation by Ashok Bhalla, was also part of the anthology,
Monticello - Bloomfield Border Crossing to prevent people from crossing when the border stations are closed. The US originally built a red brick border station at this crossing in 1937. In 1974, local residents organized to oppose its replacement, citing that the original border station was an "architecturally attractive landmark." The US Customs Service informed the group that if the station could not be upgraded, it would be closed. At that point, opposition to the replacement diminished and a new wooden structure was built in 1975. Canada last upgraded its border station at Bloomfield in 1991. Monticello - Bloomfield Border Crossing The Monticello - Bloomfield