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CST-bound local train arriving on platform No. 2. Kharghar is the fourth railway station from Panvel on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Local trains of the Harbour line in the Central Railway ply between Panvel and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus stations and the Western line is connected through the Wadala Road station.
The Mumbai Suburban Railway is an offshoot of the first passenger railway to be built by the British East India Company, and is also the oldest railway system in Asia.The first train was run by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (now Central Railway) between Bori Bunder (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) and Thane, a distance of 34 km (21 mi), on 16 April 1853 at 15:35.
As of 27 March 2012, the Western line has approximately 1,290 local services running which carry about 3.55 million commuters every day. [20] These 1290 local services are operated using 80 trains. [21] Western Railways' EMUs are in 12 car and 15 car formations. [22] The first 9-car service on the Western line ran on 2 March 1961.
The Mumbai Suburban Railway comprises a major 6 line – Western Line, Central Line, Harbour Line, Trans-Harbour Line, Nerul–Uran line and Vasai Road–Roha line. Each of these corridors may consist of additional lines that may intersect with each other. The system uses rolling stock of broad gauge and consists of completely at-grade lines ...
The suburban railways of Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai occupy no more than 7.1% of the Indian Railways network, but account for 53.2% of all railway passengers. [128] In some cities of India, the opening of rapid transit systems has led to a decline in the use of the suburban rail system.
Port line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway is a railway line serving between CBD Belapur and Nerul in Navi Mumbai with Uran in Navi Mumbai of India, which is attached to the Harbour line. It was inaugurated on 11 November 2018. Daily services started on 12 November 2018. [1]
Surat railway station is one of the busiest railway station in Western Railway in non-junction category where more than 180 trains pass per day. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Western Railway General Manager's official bungalow 'Bombarci' (abbreviation of Bom bay, Bar oda and C entral I ndia) is located on Altamont road in Cumbala hill, Mumbai.
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 ...