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End of era on Mumbai network
As a suburban local of the Western Railway left Bandra at 12.38 pm and arrived at Churchgate at 1.10 pm on Saturday, the train made into history books. For, its 32 minute-journey marked an end of an era of Direct Current (DC) locals, which had served Mumbai consistently for the last 84 years.
The last-ever run of a DC local from Bandra in north-central Mumbai and Churchgate station in south Mumbai — covering a distance of 15 km — came during the leg of the ongoing conversion of electric traction of Western Railway’s suburban network in the metropolis from DC locals to Alternate Current (AC) locals.
“The last-ever run DC local was a historic moment for us in the Western Railway as it heralded the end of an era of DC locals,” WR’s chief spokesperson Sharat Chandrayan said.
As part of the conversion exercise, a mega block is planned on Sunday between Churchgate and Andheri railway stations. After the mega block, the AC trains will replace the DC trains on the entire Mumbai suburban section of the Western Railway.
On Mumbai’s Western Railway network, the first DC rake was run on January 5, 1928. Sir Leslie Wilson, the then Governor of Bombay had inaugurated the Colaba to Borivali electric line from Mahalaxmi station in the presence of 700 invitees.
As a suburban local of the Western Railway left Bandra at 12.38 pm and arrived at Churchgate at 1.10 pm on Saturday, the train made into history books. For, its 32 minute-journey marked an end of an era of Direct Current (DC) locals, which had served Mumbai consistently for the last 84 years.
The last-ever run of a DC local from Bandra in north-central Mumbai and Churchgate station in south Mumbai — covering a distance of 15 km — came during the leg of the ongoing conversion of electric traction of Western Railway’s suburban network in the metropolis from DC locals to Alternate Current (AC) locals.
“The last-ever run DC local was a historic moment for us in the Western Railway as it heralded the end of an era of DC locals,” WR’s chief spokesperson Sharat Chandrayan said.
As part of the conversion exercise, a mega block is planned on Sunday between Churchgate and Andheri railway stations. After the mega block, the AC trains will replace the DC trains on the entire Mumbai suburban section of the Western Railway.
On Mumbai’s Western Railway network, the first DC rake was run on January 5, 1928. Sir Leslie Wilson, the then Governor of Bombay had inaugurated the Colaba to Borivali electric line from Mahalaxmi station in the presence of 700 invitees.
