Main line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)

The Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway is a public transit system serving Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It consists of 24 stations from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) to Kalyan Junction. The entire line is at grade. It has section of quadruple track starting from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and ends at Kasara, Roha, Uran and Khopoli in Maharashtra.

Central line
Overview
OwnerIndian Railway
LocaleMumbai, Maharashtra
Raigad, Maharashtra
Thane, Maharashtra
Termini
Stations62
Service
SystemMumbai Suburban Railway
Operator(s)Central Railway (CR)
Depot(s)Kurla, Kalva, Matunga, Sanpada[1]
Rolling stockBHEL, Siemens, Bombardier
Daily ridership3.9 million[2]
History
Opened16 April 1853 (1853-04-16)
Technical
Line length180 km (110 mi)
CharacterAt Grade
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification25,000 V AC
1500 V DC (until 8 June 2015)
Route map

Kasara
Umbermali
Khardi
Thansit
Atgaon
Asangaon
Vasind
Khadavli
Titwala
Ambivli
Shahad
Waldhuni River
Vithalwadi
Express train Kalyan Junction
Ulhasnagar
Thakurli
Ambernath
Express train Dombivli
Badlapur
Vangani
Vasai Road
Shelu
Juchandra
Neral
Kaman Road
Bhivpuri Road
Kharbav
Karjat
Bhiwandi Road
Palasdari
Kopar
Kelavli
Diva
Dolavli
Dativali
Lowjee
Nilaje
Khopoli
Taloje Panchnand
Mumbra
Navde Road
Kalwa
Kalamboli
Panvel
Somtane
Express train
Thane
Rasayani
Apta
Mulund
Jite
Nahur
Hamrapur
Bhandup
Pen
Kanjurmarg
Kasu
Vikhroli
Nagothane
Ghatkopar
Nidi
Vidyavihar
Roha
Express train LTT
Kurla
Sion
Matunga
Dadar
Prabhadevi
 
Parel
Currey Road
Chinchpokli
Byculla
Sandhurst Road
Masjid
Mumbai CSMT

The Central line in Mumbai consists of three major corridors, which bifurcate as they run into suburban satellite towns. Two corridors (one local and other through) on Central Railway run from CSMT to Kalyan Junction (55 km),[3] from where it bifurcates into two lines – one running up to Kasara (67 km) in the north-east and the other running up to Khopoli (61 km) in the south-east. These two corridors constitute the 'Main' Line. The Central main line shares one station with the Western line at Dadar. They consist of a fleet of DC as well as dual-powered EMUs.

The major car sheds on this line are at Kurla and Kalva. There are fast and slow locals here for suburban service. Slow locals halt at every station, while fast locals halts vary between Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Bhandup, Mulund, Thane, Diva, Dombivli and Kalyan Junction. All services plying beyond this junction run slow. Trains usually start from and terminate at important stations.

Routes

The Central line consists of the following routes:

Stations

Names in bold indicate that the station is a fast train stop as well as important terminal.

Main line

Inside Mumbai CSMT station
Central line (Main)
# Distance from CST (km) Station Name Station Code Connections
English Marathi
10Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज टर्मिनसST / CSMTHarbour line
and Indian Railways
21Masjid मशीदMSDHarbour line
32Sandhurst Road सँडहर्स्ट रोडSNRDHarbour line
44Byculla भायखळाBYNone
55Chinchpokli चिंचपोकळीCHPNone
66.5Currey Road करी रोडCRDNone
78Parel परळPRPrabhadevi
(Western line)
89Dadar दादरD/DRWestern line
and Indian Railways
911Matunga माटुंगाMTNNone
1013Sion शीवSINNone
1115Kurla कुर्लाC/CLAHarbour line
1218Vidyavihar विद्याविहारVVHNone
1321Ghatkopar घाटकोपरGCMetro Line 1
1423Vikhroli विक्रोळीVKNone
1525Kanjurmarg कांजुरमार्गKJRDMetro Line 6
1626Bhandup भांडुपBNDNone
1728Nahur नाहूरNHUNone
1832Mulund मुलुंडMLNDNone
1934Thane ठाणेT/TNATrans-Harbour line
and Indian Railways
2036Kalwa कळवाKLVANone
2140Mumbra मुंब्राMBQNone
2243Diva Junction दिवा जंक्शनDIVAVasai Road–Roha line
2347Kopar कोपरKOPRVasai Road–Roha line
2448Dombivli डोंबिवलीDINone
2550Thakurli ठाकुर्लीTHKNone
2654Kalyan Junction कल्याण जंक्शनK/KYNto Kasara and Khopoli
of (Central line)
and Indian Railways

A footbridge links Parel to Prabhadevi on the Western line.

Main Line Branches

The main line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway runs from CSMT to Kalyan. It then splits into two corridors one going to Khopoli and other to Kasara.

South-east Section

South-east Section
# Station Name Station Code Connections
English Marathi
26Kalyan Junctionकल्याण जंक्शनK/KYNCentral line (Main)
and Indian Railways
27Vithalwadiविठ्ठलवाडीVLDINone
28Ulhasnagarउल्हासनगरULNRNone
29AmbernathअंबरनाथA/ABHNone
30BadlapurबदलापूरBL/BUDNone
31VanganiवांगणीVGINone
32SheluशेलूSHLUNone
33Neral Junctionनेरळ जंक्शनNRLMatheran Hill Railway
34Bhivpuri Roadभिवपुरी रोडBVSNone
35Karjatकर्जतS/KJTNone
36PalasdariपळसधरीPDINone
37KelavliकेळवलीKLYNone
38DolavliडोलवलीDLVNone
39LowjeeलौजीLWJNone
40KhopoliखोपलीKP/KHPLNone
† – Branch Line starts at Kalyan

North-east Section

North-east Section
# Station Name Station Code Connections
English Marathi
26Kalyan Junctionकल्याण जंक्शनK/KYNCentral line (Main)
and Indian Railways
27ShahadशहाडSHADNone
28AmbivliआंबिवलीABYNone
29TitwalaटिटवाळाTL / TWLNone
30KhadavliखडवलीKDVNone
31VasindवाशिंदVSDNone
32AsangaonआसनगावAN/ASONone
33AtgaonआटगावATGNone
34ThansitतानशेतTHSNone
35Khardiखर्डीKENone
36UmbermaliउंबरमाळीOMBNone
37KasaraकसाराN/KSRANone
† – Branch Line starts at Kalyan

Vasai Road–Diva–Panvel line

The Vasai Road–Bhiwandi Road-Diva–Panvel–Roha line connects the Western line station of Vasai Road with the Harbour line station of Panvel. It intersects the main line of the Central line at Diva Junction. MEMUs operate between Dahanu Road and Roha via a branch line from Diva.

Vasai Road–Bhiwandi-Diva–Panvel–Roha line
# Station Name Station Code Connections
English Marathi
1Vasai Roadवसई रोडBS/ BSRWestern line
and Indian Railways
2Juchandraजुचंद्रJCNRNone
3Kaman Roadकामण रोडKACRNone
4KharbaoखारबावKBVNone
5Bhiwandi Roadभिवंडी रोडBIRDNone
6KoparकोपरKOPRCentral line (Main)
7Diva Junctionदिवा जंक्शनDIVACentral line (Main)
8DativaliदातिवलीDTVLNone
9NilajeनिळजेNILJNone
10Taloja Panchnandतळोजा पांचनंदTJPDNavi Mumbai Metro
11Navade Roadनावडे रोडNVRDNone
12KalamboliकळंबोलीKLMCNone
13PanvelपनवेलPL/ PNVLHarbour line, Trans-Harbour line
and Indian Railways

History

The first passenger train in India from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai to Thane ran on 16 April 1853 on the track laid by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway. The GIPR line was extended to Kalyan in 1854 and then on the north-east side to Igatpuri and the south-east side to Khopoli via Palasdari railway station at the foot of the Western Ghats in 1856.

Electrification

Railway electrification in India began with the first electric train, between Bombay Victoria Terminus and Kurla by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) on 3 February 1925, on 1.5 kV DC. The Kalyan–Pune section was electrified with 1.5 kV DC overhead system in 1930.[4]

The previously used 1.5 kV DC was converted to 25 kV AC on 5 May 2013 from Kalyan to Khopoli and Kalyan to Kasara.[5] Conversion from 1.5 kV DC to 25 kV AC on the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Thane-Kalyan section was completed on 12 January 2014.[6] The CSMT to LTT section was converted from 1.5 kV DC to 25 kV AC on 8 June 2015.[7][8]

Services

Since November 2011, all services on the Central line have been running on 12 cars. In preparation for introducing 15 car services, CR extended platforms at Byculla, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Mulund and Dombivli stations, from the current 270 metres to 330 metres,[9] in order to accommodate 15 coach trains. The total cost of the work was estimated at 37.5 million (US$470,000).[10] The first 15-car service, on the Central line, departed from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to Kalyan at 7:33 pm on 16 October 2012.[11]

As of March 2014, 75 rakes operate 825 services on the Central line daily, of which 809 are 12-car and 16 are 15-car services.[7]

See also

References

  1. TNN (2 August 2012). "Sanpada, Kurla sheds to clear rake service backlog". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  2. "Minor drop in deaths on tracks of Western Railways". The Times of India. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012.
  3. "Bonanza for Mumbai rail commuters". Business Standard. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  4. "Electric Traction I". History of Electrification. IRFCA. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  5. "From May 5, faster Central Railway with AC power". The Times of India. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  6. "Soon, faster trains on Kalyan-LTT route". The Times of India. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  7. "Central Railway plans DC/AC switch in May". The Times of India. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  8. "DC to AC conversion on Mumbai's Central Railways rail route completed". The Economic Times. Mumbai: PTI. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  9. "CR still in two minds over 15car trains". Mumbai Mirror. 23 January 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  10. "15-car rakes: Central Railway invites bids for platform extension". The Times of India. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
  11. TNN (16 October 2012). "15-car Central Railway trains from today". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
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