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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 ...
Ghatkopar is a railway station on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It was opened in 1877, [ 1 ] and serves the Ghatkopar suburb of Mumbai. About 465,000 commuters use the station daily as of 2014.
Complete map with index for Mumbai suburban rail network in English. This is a List of stations of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, a suburban rail system serving the Mumbai Metropolitan Region in Maharashtra, India.The Mumbai Suburban Railway was opened on 16 April 1853.
Since 25 kV AC power is 17 times stronger than DC, people riding on top of the trains will be killed if they come into contact with the overhead wires. [16] The project was also expected to improve the punctuality of train services, make them energy-efficient and allow a greater number of 12-coach and 15-coach trains to ply.
On 19 January 2013, the conversion of all ten rakes on the Trans-Harbour line into 12-car trains was completed. [ 4 ] The fourth air-conditioned rake of the Mumbai Suburban Railway and the first of the Central Railway was commissioned on 30 January 2020 to serve the Trans-Harbour line. [ 5 ]
The last direct current (DC) suburban local train ran on the Harbour line on 10 April 2016. The special train left Kurla at 11:30 pm and reached CSMT at 12:15 am. The iconic yellow-and-maroon DC local trains had their first service on 3 February 1925, when the first electric local ran between CSMT and Kurla ran on the Harbour line.
The slower speed added around 7 minutes to the journey time. [176] Another reason why trains on the line operate at slower speeds is because stations are only 800 to 1,000 m (2,600 to 3,300 ft) apart, which prevents trains from picking up speed. [176] Trains began operating at speeds of 65 km/h (40 mph) from 24 March 2016.
The extension beyond Tannah required the navigation of the two Tannah Creeks, and tunnels in the Godadunghur hills all the way till the Parseek point (Under today's Parsik Hill). This section was let out to contractors William Whythes and Jackson all the way back in April 1851, at a cost of Rs. 3,41,407, and was completed by December 1853.