Central Railway has completed 90 years of suburban services today on 3.2.2015.On 3.2.1925 the first EMU service with 4-cars was flagged off by Sir Leslie Wilson, the then Governor of Mumbai. The first service ran from the then Bombay VT (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai) to Kurla on harbour line.
The progress of the Railway may be seen below and inherent to it is the constant endeavour of Indian Railways to serve the customers. YEAR WISE SUBURBAN SERVICES:
1925 – 150 services daily; 2.2 lakh passengers daily
1935...
more... – 330 services daily; 3 lakh passengers daily
1945 – 485 services daily; passenger figure not available
1951 – 519 services daily; 4 lakh passengers daily
1961 – 553 services daily; 5 lakh passengers daily
1971 – 586 services daily; 6 lakh passengers daily
1981 – 703 services daily; 13.2 lakh passengers daily
1991 – 1015 services daily; 23.5 lakh passengers daily
2001 – 1086 services daily; 28.5 lakh passengers daily
2015 – 1618 services daily; 41 lakh passengers daily