Facts about Mumbai local trains that will blow your mind!!
Here goes the mind blowing facts about the life line of Mumbai, i.e. local train...
Deepika Joshi
Mumbai local train was the first infrastructure to be built in Asia. The infrastructure was built by the British and the first train journey that took place was from Thane to Bori Bunder. The date was marked as 16 April 1853.
The actual size of the railway network is more than 400 km.
Mumbai local trains are the heart of Mumbai, so everyone living in Mumbai depends on these trains to reach their destination. This is the reason why there are 2,300 trains running a single day.
Problems like overcrowding and suffocation are common in these trains.
There are millions of passengers traveling every day. So, the trains hardly get a resting time.
The network is divided into 4 corridors like the Western line, the Central line, the Harbour Line, and the Trans harbor line.