This weekend, Central Railway will chuck its obsolete DC trains and ride
the gravy train instead. As the Harbour line finally bids goodbye (and
good riddance) to its 1,500-volt Direct Current (DC) system, you can
witness the end of an era that had begun on this very line in 1925. For
the princely sum of Rs. 10,000, that is.
CR may be notorious for inconveniencing commuters with slow service and repeated technical failures, but let none say it missed an opportunity to spin some money.
As the last old 9-car DC train rolls out of service on Saturday night April 09,2016, the authorities will allow rail fans and other interested citizens to be part of the historic moment for a cool Rs. 10,000 per ticket.
This will not only cover the fare for the midnight journey on the rickety rake, but will also allow the joyriders to sit in the comfort of the ticket counter (called Star Chamber) and watch a live screening of the conversion to 25,000-volt Alternating Current (AC) system over the course of the night.
The last DC local will depart from Kurla on SAturday April 09,2016 at 11.30 pm and will end its run at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) at 12.15 am
CR may be notorious for inconveniencing commuters with slow service and repeated technical failures, but let none say it missed an opportunity to spin some money.
As the last old 9-car DC train rolls out of service on Saturday night April 09,2016, the authorities will allow rail fans and other interested citizens to be part of the historic moment for a cool Rs. 10,000 per ticket.
This will not only cover the fare for the midnight journey on the rickety rake, but will also allow the joyriders to sit in the comfort of the ticket counter (called Star Chamber) and watch a live screening of the conversion to 25,000-volt Alternating Current (AC) system over the course of the night.
The last DC local will depart from Kurla on SAturday April 09,2016 at 11.30 pm and will end its run at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) at 12.15 am
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