Central Railway (CR) marked a historic milestone on Monday celebrating 100 years of Railway Electrification. The journey of electric traction in India began on February 3 in 1925, when the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR), now known as Central Railway, launched the first electric train (EMU) between Bombay Victoria Terminus (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) and Kurla Harbour, covering a distance of 16 km. The day marked the shift from steam-powered locomotives to electric traction on Indian Railways.

On this occasion, Dharam Veer Meena, the General Manager of Central Railway and the chief guest for the day, led a series of celebratory events that reflected on the past, present, and future of Indian Railways.