CR Thane CSTM DC AC Conversion June 2015

"FINALLY MUMBAI CST - THANE section of CENTRAL RAILWAY GOES 25000 VOLTS AC!!!WITH THIS CONVERSION, THANE - KURLA - DADAR - CHATTHRPATHI SHIVAJI TERMINUS (ERSTWHILE VICTORIA TERMINUS) - MUMBAI SECTION OF CENTRAL RAILWAY GETS CONNECTED TO THE REST

Jun 7-15: Just one more day when new 325 would take over the old 325. Old DC EMU 76325 decorated for its final run between Thane and CSTM, a day before AC Conversion.
(Vijay Aravamudhan)

June6-15: Banner stuck on the decorated DC EMU Buffer, which was planned to be run between Thane and CSTM on June 6, 2015 but got cancelled due to non sanctioning of the mega block for AC conversion. (Vijay Aravamudhan)

June6-15: Banner stuck on the decorated DC EMU, which was planned to be run between Thane and CSTM on June 6, 2015 but got cancelled due to non sanctioning of the mega block for AC conversion. (Vijay Aravamudhan)

Jun7-15: Last special DC EMU arrived on mainline platform 3 at CSTM, for one last time. This went as empty service to CSTM
(Vijay Aravamudhan)

Jun7-15: Destination changed for this Last special DC EMU that arrived on mainline platform 3 at CSTM. This went as empty service to CSTM
(Vijay Aravamudhan)

Jun 7, 2015 - Ajni WAP7 30264 was already brought dead and decorated on June 6, 2015 evening since conversion was planned for Early hours of June 7, 2015, however the block did not get sanctioned and hence the last run of DC EMU was also postponed. Subseq

Jun 7, 2015 - Ajni WAP7 30264 was already brought dead and decorated on June 6, 2015 . This wap7 will be used to power the first M/E under newly coverted AC Traction at CSTM, to depart CSTM
(Vijay Aravamudhan)

Jun 7, 2015 - Ajni WAP7 30264 will now be decorated on front. Evening was fille with rains, after the Last DC EMU run was over
(Vijay Aravamudhan)

Jun 7, 2015 - Ajni WAP7 30264 being decorated at CSTM ETS
(Vijay Aravamudhan)

Deserted view of TNA station on midnight, of June 7, 2015 and early hours of June 8,2015 Monday
(Harshad Joshi (Dombivali))

Jun 7, 2015 - WAP5 GZB 30023 has been brought dead and stabled at CST ETS, just a day before conversion. Conversion happened on early morning hours of June 8, 2015 Monday which was start of the week, and CR did it successfully by 5:40am and started servic

Jun 8, 2015 - All M/E trains arriving at early morning hours had lots of passengers waiting to go to their destinations, at Thane station at 5:40am. Announcements were continuously made that trains shall start running from 6am, owing to DC AC Conversion w

Jun8-15: Siemens EMU 2193C 15car of CR was the first EMU to test and taste the new AC Conversion at thane-CST on Up Fast Line.
(Vijay Aravamudhan)

Jun8-15: The first ever retrofitted DC to AC Converted 12Car EMU 4501-4504 from Sanpada, which was outturned in July 2013, meant to ply for Mainline, and subsequently plied in Pune, finally got to ply on the mainline section of CSTM - Thane. This was the

Jun8-15: 3 technical varities of EMUs - Retrofitted Pure AC EMU, BHEL ACDC EMU and SIEMENS ACDC EMU under single frame
(Vijay Aravamudhan)

Jun8-15: GZB WAP5 30023 Powered empty 24 coach train was first train technically to depart CSTM under AC traction. This was a test servie and went till IGP. Location, Thane south - facing CST end
(Vijay Aravamudhan)

Jun8-15: Testrun loco for the first time - GZB WAP-5 30023 WITH 24 coach, from CST, is entering Thane
(Harshad Joshi (Dombivali))

Jun8-15: Close up of GZB WAP-5 30023 WITH 24 coach load
(Harshad Joshi (Dombivali))

Jun8-15: The WAP5 loco halted at thane pf, with 2 coaches at platform. I ran frantically to capture this loco from platform. The loco has started by then, but the LP saw me running frantically with my Cell phone in hand, and he stopped the loco. And I wen

Jun8-15: While we were aware that the Alcos except WDS6, were barred from entering CSTM, these 2 ALCOS who were offlinks with Nandigram Express arrived Thane. Later we understood that now only Kalyan & Pune and Kurla ALCOS whose chimneys were shaved o

Jun8-15: The WAP5 loco hauled 24coach empty load for testing, is seen entering Kalyan Junction Outer.
(Himanshu Siloiya)

Jun8-15 - 2nd AC Retrofitted 12car EMU of CR - 4505-4508 decorated by Kalva Carshed, makes its maiden entry into Thane-CSTM as first commercial slow service to depart from Thane to CSTM. Location-Thane Outer CST End.
(Vijay Aravamudhan)

Jun8-15: 1st AC Retrofitted 12car EMU of erstwhile WR, transferred to CR, which was erstwhile 3001-3004, later renameds to 4901-4904 by Kalva Carshed, makes its maiden entry on Thane-CST slow line, towards CST. Location-Thane Outer CST End.
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Jun8-15: WAP7 AJNI 30264 Decorated, finally hauls 12859 DN CSTM - HWH Geetangali exp out of CSTM, which was the first M/E train to depart CSTM with AC Loco, after AC Conversion, enters Thane outer - CSTM end on the day of AC Conversion of Thane-CSTM.

Jun8-15: WAP7 AJNI 30264 Decorated, hauls 12859 DN CSTM - HWH Geetangali exp clicked from PF7/TNA
(Harshad Joshi (Dombivali))

Jun8-15: WAP7 AJNI 30264 Decorated, hauls 12859 DN CSTM - HWH Geetangali exp clicked at Kalyan Junction.
(Himanshu Siloiya)