The remarkable tale of how Konkan Railway was designed and built is an interesting story that not many know about. This astounding feat of engineering had been contemplated and abandoned by the British as being too formidable, but Indian engineers built it in a flat eight years.
Saraswati Singh, a 30-year-old woman from Mumbai was on her way to JJ Hospital when she went into labour. Fortunately, there was a doctor in the nearest ladies compartment of the same train and she was willing to help.