The first electric train in India operated from platform 2 of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (earlier known as Victoria Terminus) to Kurla in Mumbai on February 3, 1925

It ran between Bombay (Victoria Terminus) and Kurla, a distance of 16 km, and was opened by the Bombay Governor Sir Leslie Orme Wilson

The power was to be supplied by the Tatas, while the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) built its in-house power-generating plant at Thakurli

All inputs for electrification, except power supply, were imported from various companies in England

The railways had started electrification just 72 years after the first ever Indian train launched on April 16, 1853

During the last 100 years, the suburban railway system in Mumbai has undergone technological upgradation

Apart from celebrating the centenary since the start of electrification, Central Railway has also completed 100 per cent of electrification

Multiple events have been planned to celebrate the centenary, including a run, multiple seminars, and 3D shows

The Central Railways has also planned various sessions with school children to show them the history and heritage of the railways