93 Years Ago Today, India Saw It's First Electric Train - From Bombay VT To Kurla
Indian Railways serve approximately 23 million passengers every day. Most of us have memories of travelling in trains and watching the trees sprint by as the train rushes us to our destination.
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Have you ever wondered when the first electric train started? The first ever electric train in India ran on February 3, 1925, between Bombay VT and Kurla Harbour. The train was electrified on 1500 Volt DC.
Here are a few things you must know about Mumbai's Harbour Line, India's first electric rail which completes 93 Years today:
1. On 3.2.1925 the first Electric Multiple Unit service with 4-cars was flagged off by Bombay Governor Sir Leslie Orme Wilson.
2. The first service ran from the then Bombay VT (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai) to Coorla (now Kurla) on harbour line.
3. It ran between Victoria Terminus, now Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus, and Kurla on the Harbour Line
4. To keep up with Bombay’s (now Mumbai) burgeoning population, eight car rakes were introduced in 1927, nine-car rakes in 1961, 12-car rakes in 1986 and 15-car rakes in 2012.
5. Electrical multiple unit is the lifeline of Mumbai. During the days of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, the number touched 703 services and 13.2 lakh daily passengers in 1981.
6. Harbour Line today is possibly the fastest growing suburban segment in the country, with an annual passenger growth of over 9% for the past decade.
According to a Mid-day Report, Kurla-Chembur section ran on steam, even as the line was extended further to Mankhurd on 1 July 1927. It was only post-Independence, in 1952, that the Kurla-Mankhurd section was electrified.
Then Governor of Bombay Leslie wilson
The first electric train in India was the Deccan Queen, which was introduced on June 1, 1930. The Deccan Queen was a luxury train that operated between Mumbai and Pune, and was powered by a 1,500-volt DC overhead system.
It was manufactured by the British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, and was the first train in the Indian subcontinent to be run on electric power.
The first electric train in India ran on 3 February 1925, between Bombay Victoria Terminal and Kurla Harbour.
The first electric train ran in India with the inauguration of services between Bombay VT and Kurla Harbour on 3rd Feb 1925 on ex-GIP Railway system. The section was electrified on 1500 Volt DC.
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