Saturday, February 3, 2024

First Electric Train inaugurated in India in 1925


On February 3, 1925, India inaugurated the services of its first electric train. The daily service started between then Bombay Victoria Terminus (now CSMT) and Coorla (now Kurla) on the Harbour line. A 129 ft high railway gantry was assembled to make this possible.


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