Trains At Mumbai’s CSMT Honk Together At Midnight To Mark New Year, Watch Video

If you’re from Mumbai, I am sure you have traveled by the local train at least once in your life. And if you’re not from the city, you might have surely heard about this beloved lifeline of the city. The local trains truly represent the city’s enduring spirit as they make life so much easier for thousands of Mumbaikar who travel daily to work.

At the stroke of midnight on New Years, all the trains waiting at Mumbai’s iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) blew their air horns to mark the beginning of the year, reports Indian Express.

Have a look at the entire video here:

The tradition of all trains honking together at 12 midnight to welcome and salute the New Year at Mumbai CSMT and rail car-sheds continues. pic.twitter.com/d98uU5YLks

— Rajendra B. Aklekar (@rajtoday) December 31, 2019

This special ritual is followed each year at the CSMT station. However, many people who take the local daily were surprised as they were unaware of this tradition.

Have a look at some of the comments:

I was born in Bombay and lived there for 25 years of my life – how am I just getting wind of this coolness! Bless Twitter! https://t.co/s4QhsaTwLz

— Anita Rane (@AyeWhatMan) January 1, 2020

Never knew this ha .. its very nice tradition

— Aashish R. pingle (@so_the_thing_is) December 31, 2019

Wow… That's Cool!
Never knew about such a thing happens every 31st Dec 12:00am

— Wannacum (@DaulatDeshmukh) January 1, 2020

Good gesture of welcoming a new year. Never knew about it until now.

— A S H I S H (@vinayakumarvs) January 1, 2020

Never knew about this tradition
Great stuff

— ashwinnmishra (@ashwinnmishra) January 1, 2020

Never knew this tradition
I will try to make it next year

— प्रथमेश म्हात्रे (@pratmhatre) January 1, 2020

So cute!! :))) Ships yes…trains, never knew

— Noshty (@Metacognisenti) January 1, 2020

Really!!! I was not aware of such new year welcoming by railways… good up know that…

— Amit Deshpande (@amit_deshpande1) January 2, 2020

Some people were also concerned about the noise pollution caused due to this action:

Someone should put a mute button on this tradition soon. Attitudes towards noisy and polluting celebrations are changing worldwide

— Krish Na (@IndigoKKing) January 1, 2020

Sounds like awful amount of noise pollution! A minute of silence will be more symbolic and less stressful

— SMitra (@SnehanshuMitra) January 1, 2020

It's sheer madness to create such noise pollution. Celebration, my foot !

— Canary in a coalmine (@OutroCanary) January 1, 2020

came here to see noise pollution police …

— भरत | Bharat | ਭਾਰਤ | بھارت (@bindian0509) January 1, 2020

Honestly, we didn’t know about this ritual. Did you? Let us know in the comments below.