Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)

Charming Aerial View of ALL TYPES of Harbour Line Local Trains near Dockyard!!!

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• published: 29 Mar 2016
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After doing some research, I came across this place called Joseph Baptista Gardens, on top of Mazgaon Hill, 5 minutes walking distance from Dockyard Road station on the Harbour Line. From this one place in the garden on the top of the hill, you can get a clear view of a section of the Harbour Line between Sandhurst Road and Dockyard Road stations. The section is partly elevated, you can see Sandhurst Road station very clearly in the video - it is situated at a height. I stood there for very little time and in barely 20 minutes from 6:05 pm to 6:25 pm, I managed to capture all the different types of Harbour Line local trains passing this section. Harbour Line (as well as the rest of Mumbai) operates EMU trains as their local suburban services. EMU stands for Electrical Multiple Unit. There are assorted types of EMUs on the Harbour Line. There are the old trains which run purely on DC (Direct Current). They are painted brown and light yellow. These have served the city for many many years and are going to be phased out soon as Harbour Line is being converted into AC (Alternating Current). Then there are the retrofitted trains, some of the old coaches have been taken and refitted with motors which can run on both DC and AC. They are painted white with a red band and yellow stripe at the bottom. The ends are painted yellow. Some of these retrofitted trains are being repainted to give them a swanky new look. Cream colour with a blue band at the bottom and two red stripes. This livery looks really awesome. Finally there are the Siemens EMUs, which have been recently given to Harbour Line. They are white and purple. These are commonly seen both on Western and Central Railway as well. So in those 20 minutes, luck was with me and I got to take a video of every single type of local train running on the Harbour Line. Watch as they accelerate out of Sandhurst Road station and make their way towards Dockyard Road, which is just below the hill on which I was on. Many times, you can also see Central Railway trains moving in the distance in the top - left corner of the screen. The Harbour Line goes over the Central Railway at Sandhurst Road and then splits up with it. I hope you enjoy this fascinating view of Mumbai local trains. Date of video: 28th March, 2016