Roni's India Trip Pt 10 : Mumbai

Feb 3, 21-23 2012, gratefully invited at IS Anand's home, I departed for my India trip on Feb 3 in the evening by Punjab Mail, returned on Feb 21 followed by an excursion to Pune, Feb 22 was my last day along the tracks with a great early morning excursion to Vaitarna River bridge with young railfans Karthik, Mohit and Raj. At noon I returned to Mumbai for a final stroll through the city centre from Churchgate to C.S.T.

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Mumbai C.S.T.: I approached the gigantic front of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, 1887 - opened during the queen's golden jubilee - until 1996 it had been called "Victoria Terminus" and became an UNESCO world heritage site in 2004, 2012-02-22 (Ron

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Mumbai C.S.T., 2012-02-22 (Roni)

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Mumbai C.S.T., 2012-02-22 (Roni)

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Mumbai C.S.T.: Via a subway I entered the hall from the frontside, 2012-02-22 (Roni)

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Mumbai C.S.T.: Below the roof you could find seven Central Railway suburban tracks for traffic along the mainline and Harbour line, which still was entirely DC electrified, 2012-02-22 (Roni)

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Mumbai C.S.T.: I could gladly enjoy the first classic suburban EMU arriving, 2012-02-22 (Roni)

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Mumbai C.S.T., 2012-02-22 (Roni)

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Mumbai C.S.T.: A shoe polisher sat perfectly below the only sunny spot, 2012-02-22 (Roni)

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Mumbai C.S.T.: Another train just left the hall, 2012-02-22 (Roni)

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Mumbai C.S.T.: Parallel departure with a modern EMU heading towards Andheri via the Harbour line, 2012-02-22 (Roni)

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Mumbai C.S.T., 2012-02-22 (Roni)

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Mumbai C.S.T.: Arrival of a new EMU, a ladies' compartment in front, 2012-02-22 (Roni)

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Mumbai C.S.T., 2012-02-22 (Roni)

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Mumbai C.S.T.: Soon afterwards another new EMU was appearing spot-on in the sun, 2012-02-22 (Roni)

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Mumbai C.S.T.: View out of the main entrance, 2012-02-22 (Roni)

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Mumbai C.S.T.: I took a quick peek at the long distance platforms being situated in a 1929 built part of the station with separate platform roofs. On the way you had to cross unmanned security barriers. Additionally you could find extra long platforms in

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Mumbai Harbour Line EMU: I took a seat in the 1:37 Harbour-line train to Vashi, which takes a route away from the Central Railway mainline partly as an elevated railway close to the harbour. Formerly the Port Trust Railway had operated as a branch here, a

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Mumbai Harbour Line EMU: Close to Cotton Green on an elevated section I noticed an oncoming old EMU and quickly leaned out of the door Mumbaikar-style to catch it. Due to low speed and handle it was no dangerous untertaking, 2012-02-22 (Roni)

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Mumbai Vadala Road: This was the reason why it was impossible to take pictures while being seated, 2012-02-22 (Roni)

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Mumbai Chembur: Metro construction, 2012-02-23 (Roni)

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Mumbai Chembur: Monorail construction, my last railway-related picture from this trip, 2012-02-23 (Roni)

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Roni's India Trip Pt 10 : Mumbai

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