India's first train, ‘Golden Temple Mail’ completes 92 years of its run
India’s one of the most historic trains called Golden Temple Mail, formerly known as The Frontier Mail has completed 92 years of its run.
It started during the British rule and the then British Indian Government had praised its remarkable accomplishment for being the longest train link in the Indian subcontinent with the facility of the air conditioner (AC) too.
The train started on September 1, 1928, from Ballard Pier station in Mumbai to Peshawar via Delhi, Bathinda, Ferozepur, and Lahore. From March 1, 1930, the train was diverted to Saharanpur, Ambala, Amritsar, and Lahore. At the time of partition, Amritsar was the terminal station.
Other trains in that time did not have AC Coaches; the railways used ice slabs to cool first-class coaches, which could only be used by the Britishers. They also had comfortable chairs along with separate bathrooms for themselves.
However, because of the coronavirus pandemic, the train had been suspended for over two months.
The train would be soon one of the trains whose coaches would be replaced with state-of-the-art Linke Hofmann Busch coaches made by German technology, aiming for more comfort and better design to operate at a high speed.
The prestigious train is also known for its punctuality and it was said, "Your Rolex watch can ditch you but not the Frontier Mail."
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Presently, Golden Temple Mail covers 1,893 kilometres distance halting at 35 railway stations carrying around 1,300 passengers in its 24 coaches.
-PTC News
