Sr. No | Year | Milestones |
1 | 1853 | First Train inaugurated from Bori Bunder to Thane on 16 April |
2 | 1855 | BB&CI Railway Company incorporated by Act of British Parliament on 2 July, BB&CI signs agreement with British East India Company on 21 Nov to construct railway line from Surat to Baroda and Ahmedabad. |
3 | 1860 | BB&CI first section from Ankleshwart to Utran inaugurated |
4 | 1862 | Asias's first Narrow Gauge line opened between Dabhoi and Miyagam (Near Vadodara) |
5 | 1862 | BB&CI introduces worlds first Double Decker coaches |
6 | 1864 | BB&CI train reaches Mumbai, runs between Grant road to Valsad |
7 | 1867 | Local service commences between Virar and Back Bay on 12 April |
8 | 1896 | BB&CI reaches Delhi, links to GIP railway at Mathura |
9 | 1870 | CCG Station Opened |
10 | 1873 | Line extended to Colaba terminus |
11 | 1899 | BB&CI Headquarters building completed in January |
12 | 1928 | First electric suburbsn train ran from Colaba to Borivali |
13 | 1930 | Colaba station closed.CCG becomes the new suburban Terminus |
14 | 1951 | BB&CI renamed Western Railway on 5 November |
15 | 1961 | 9-coach suburban trains introduced on 3 March |
16 | 1972 | Mumbai-New Delhi Rajdhani introduced |
17 | 1972 | Total no. of suburban services crossed 500 (501 trains) |
18 | 1986 | 12 coach service started on DDR-VR section |
19 | 1992 | Worlds first Ladies Special service introduced on WR |
20 | 1992 | Exclusive Accommodation for Senior Citizens introduced in suburban trains |
21 | 1994 | CVMs introduced on WR |
22 | 2001 | Introducing of First DC/AC twelve car suburban service |
23 | 2002-03 | Western Railway reorganised |
24 | 2003 | Train Management system started on Mumbai Suburban |
25 | 2003 | Number of suburban services per day crossed 1000 |
26 | 2006 | First UTS started over suburban section |
27 | 2007 | Indian Railways' first ATVMs introduced on WR |
28 | 2007 | New state of the art EMU rake introduced on suburban section |
29 | 2009 | 15 car trains introduced |
30 | 2011 | 15 car trains extended till Churchgate |
31 | 2011 | Vileparle-Borivali section charged with 25KV-AC |
32 | 2012 | Last DC train ran on W.Rly on 5th Feb |
32 | 2012 | Churchgate-Vileparle section charged on 25KV AC current on 6th Feb |
