Mumbai Suburban Railway | local trains | History | Important part of Indian railways history timeline
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The Mumbai Suburban Railway is an offshoot of the first railway to be built by the British in India, and is also the oldest railway system in Asia. The first train ran between Victoria Terminus (Bori Bunder ,now Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) and Thane, a distance of 34 km, on 16 April 1853 at 3:35 pm. The 14-coach train took 1.25 hr to complete the 34 km journey, with a halt at Sion to refill the train's water tanks. Since 1991, it has faced rapid expansion.
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1853 First train ran between Victoria Terminus to Thane.
Regular train service for public.
Two trains each way introduce in Bombay – Thane and Bombay – Mahim (via Dadar) Section
1854 Lord Elphinstone opened Thane-Kalyan Section
1855 Line extended from Kalyan to Vasind on North East side.
1856 Line extended from Kalyan to Palasdhari on South East side.
1858 Khandala – Pune line opened.
(There was no line between Palasdari to Khandala
1860 Vasind – Asangaon Section opened.
1861 Asangaon – Kasara Section opened.
1862 Bombay – Pune line opened.
(Palasdari – Khandala Section opened)
1865 Bombay – Igatpuri service started
(Kasara – Igatpuri Section opened)
GIP Railway Time Table indicated ‘local trains’ for the first time for the Bombay – Mahim & Bombay – Kalyan Section.
1869 GIP Railway local extended from Mahim to Bandra
1877 New Station Masjid, Chinchpokli, Parel, Ghatkopar & Diva opened.
1878 Works started to construct Victoria Terminus Station Building.
1879 GIP Railway ran 14 local each way including 5 Kurla terminating trains. Currey Road station was presumably used for
loading / unloading horses from Mahalaxmi. Parel Workshop established.
1885 Victoria Terminus – Byculla doubling Works completed.
1888 Victoria Terminus Station building constructed in Gothic style at an approximate cost of Rs. 16.4 lakhs.
1889 6 Platforms constructed at Bombay Victoria Terminus.
1903 Victoria Terminus Station Signals interlocked for Safety/ operation.
1905 Line quadrupled (from Victoria Terminus) up to Currey Road.
1906 General Rules framed for Railways.
Single line between Kurla & Chembur opened for garbage clearance.
1910 Harbour line (Double line) opened from Kurla to Reay Road with Reay Road Terminus.
1913 Suburban Terminals at Kurla, Thane & Kalyan opened.
1914 Double line between Raoli cabin & Mahim on Harbour Branch completed.
1915 Currey Road – Thane quadrupling completed. Matunga Workshop established.
1916 4316 feet Parsik tunnel opened for traffic.
1917 Thane – Kalyan quadrupling completed.
1920 Electric lighting of Signals introduced Currey Road & Dadar Section.
1924 Kurla – Chembur line opened for suburban traffic.
1925 EMU Rakes, manufactured by English Electric Co., introduced between Bombay & Kurla on Harbour Branch. The
Section declared as Suburban.
Victoria Terminus – Bandra Suburban service commissioned with an elevated Platform at Sandhurst Road.
1927 4 Coach Rake on Harbour Branch & 8 Coach on Main Line introduced.
1928 Automatic Signaling System introduced on Victoria Terminus – Byculla Section.
Electrification completed up to Kalyan.
1929 Punjab Limited Express started to run every Thursday on GIP Railway between Bombay & Lahore.
1930 Deccan Queen introduced to run between Bombay & Pune with 7 Coaches.
1950 Kalyan – Igatpuri Section electrified. Kurla – Mankhurd Section electrified.
1951 One track between Kurla – Mankhurd opened for suburban Steam service.
1952 Kurla – Mankhurd trains switched to Electric Traction.
1954 Facility of sleeping accommodation for III class Passengers introduced for first time.
Today, Mumbai Suburban Railway consists of rapid transit on exclusive inner suburban railway lines augmented by commuter rail on main lines serving outlying suburbs to serve the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Spread over 465 kilometers (289 mi), the suburban railway operates 2,342 train services and carries more than 7.5 million commuters daily. By annual ridership (2.64 billion), the Mumbai Suburban Railway is the busiest rapid transit system in the world. It has some of the most severe overcrowding in the world. Trains run from 4 AM until 1 AM, and some trains also run up to 2:30 AM.
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