A Lost Train !!! 30451/52 Sealdah-Kolkata Local - a former service which used to connect Kolkata Terminal with Sealdah South via Ballygunje-New Alipore-Majerhat-BBDBag. Due to odd hours and lengthy route the service never used to get enough patronage. Initially in the up direction it used to run as KOAA-SDAH Local but after few years, to gain the patronage, it was merged with BBDB-BRP Local. And as a result on the return direction the train started running with very good patronage as it served the office passengers while connecting Kolkata's business district with Baruipur having a reversal at Ballygunge, the service name was 30451 (Earlier 30612) Kolkata-Baruipur Local. Presently it's DN Direction service merged with 30416 SDAH-BBDB Local and Kolkata to B B D Bag portion cancelled permanently.
Featured here is a Sonarpur based 10-car EMU rake bound to Kolkata station was waiting at Baghbazar (Circular Railway) for a crossing with Majerhat bound service. Photographed by Rudranil RoyChowdhury. D.O.P. - 30th August 2015.
This one is the first Jessop built prototype from EMU rake of India to run on 25 kV Alternating Current (AC) traction.
Prototype Rake id = 60000-60001-60002 (10-Car of Sonarpur carshed) Present Rake id = 60000-50016-60002 (9-Car of Narkeldanga carshed)