Mumbai Local

Mumbai Local

1. S.VIVEKANANDAN,FYBAF,ROLL NO:35 OWNED BY INDIAN RAILWAY MUMBAI SUBURBAN RAILWAY

2. HISTORY The Mumbai Suburban Railway is an offshoot of the first railway to be built by the  British in India , and is also the oldest railway system in Asia. The first train ran between  Bori Bunder  (now  Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus ) and  Thane , a distance of 34 km, on 16 April 1853 at 3:35 pm. The 14-coach train took 57 minutes to complete the 32 km journey

3. NETWORK Locale Mumbai Metropolitan Region , Maharashtra,  India Transit type Suburban Rail Number of lines6Number of stations Western : 36 Central : 62 Harbour : 38 Daily ridership7.24 millionAnnual ridership2.64 billionHeadquarters Churchgate  (WR) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus  (CR)

4. WESTERN LINE The Western Line follows the Western Railway northwards from  Churchgate  parallel to the west coast. Local services by  electric multiple units  (EMUs) ply between Churchgate and Dahanu Road (120km) on exclusive parallel tracks up to  Dahanu Road  (120 km) while  Mainline Electrical Multiple Units  (MEMUs) service the section beyond Virar to Dahanu Road (60 km). On 16 April 2013 EMU has extended up to Dahanu Road. MEMUs also operate between Dahanu Road and  Panvel  via a branch line from  Vasai Road . There are EMU carsheds at  Mumbai Central  and  Kandivali . An EMU car shed is under construction between  Nala Sopara  and Virar which will be the largest car shed in Asia. A repair shop for EMUs is situated at  Mahalaxmi .

5. CENTRAL LINE The Central Line in Mumbai consists of 3 major corridors, which bifurcate as they run into suburban satellite towns. Two corridors (one local and other through) follow the Central Railway run from  Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus  (CST) to  Kalyan  (54 km), from where it bifurcates into two lines – one to  Kasara  (67 km) in the north-east and the other to  Khopoli  (61 km) in the south-east. These two corridors constitute the 'main' Central Line. There is also a 18-km corridor between Kurla and Thane stations for use of outstation and cargo trains. The corridor is being extended further from Thane to Kalyan now as a part of the main line. The Central Line has two interchange stations with the Western Line at  Parel  and  Dadar . Rolling stock consists of a fleet of DC as well as dual-powered EMUs. The major car sheds on this line are at  Kurla  and  Kalwa . There are fast and slow locals here for suburban service .

6. HARBOUR LINE The Harbour Line is part of the Central Railway, and runs from  Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus  (CST) to  Andheri ,  Thane  and  Panvel . All Harbour Line services operate as slow services. The line operates from two separate platforms at  Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus  (CST), and the tracks cross over the main line at Sandhurst Road, to head towards stations along Mumbai's eastern dock area. A branch line from  Wadala Road  joins the Western Line at Mahim and continues towards Andheri. The Harbour Line has an interchange station with the main line at Kurla, where it turns east towards Navi Mumbai. The Harbour Line further bifurcates at  Vashi  into two lines – one rejoins the main lines at Thane, while the other continues to Panvel. The shed for these trains is in Sanpada. A large section of the Harbour Line is  elevated .

7. TRANS-HARBOUR LINE The Trans-Harbour Line connects Navi Mumbai to Thane. It runs from Thane to Vashi and Nerul. According to V Malgaonkar, Chief PRO of the Central Railway, "The objective of the Trans-Harbour Line project was to reduce the load at Kurla. The line caters to the chemical industrial belt in Navi Mumbai that goes up to Thane." Services from Panvel and Nerul have also reduced the load on Vashi. The line was started in 1993 to run goods trains between Turbhe and Kalwa. It was upgraded in 2004 to transport commuters to Thane. Services from Panvel to Thane and Nerul to Thane were started in 2010. There are currently 208 services operating on the line.

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