Central line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)

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Central Line
Overview
System Mumbai Suburban Railway
Locale Mumbai, Maharashtra
Palghar, Maharashtra
Raigad, Maharashtra
Thane, Maharashtra
Termini Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (south)
Kalyan, Kasara, Khopoli
Stations 62
Daily ridership 2.9 million[1]
Operation
Opened 16 April 1853
Owner Indian Railway
Operator(s) Central Railway (CR)
Character At Grade
Depot(s) Kurla, Kalva, Matunga, Sanpada[2]
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge
Electrification 1500 V DC
25,000 V AC (December 2012)
Central Line
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji TerminusConnects to Line 3 (Mumbai Metro) (planned)
Masjid
Sandhurst Road (Harbour Line)
Sandhurst Road (Central Line)
Byculla
Chinchpokli
Currey Road
Western Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway) to Churchgate
ParelWalkway to Elphinstone Road
DadarWalkway between Dadar (Central) and Dadar (Western) Connects to Mumbai Monorail (planned)
Matunga
Harbour Line to Andheri - Goregaon (planned)
Sion
KurlaConnects to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Vidyavihar
To Andheri - Versovaon Line 1 (Mumbai Metro)
Ghatkopar
Vikhroli
Kanjurmarg
Bhandup
Nahur
Mulund
Thane
Thane Creek
Kalwa
Mumbra
Ulhas River
Dativali
Nilaje
Taloja
Navade Road
Gavhan
Kalamboli
Panvel
Somatane
Rasayani
Apta
Jite
Hamrapur
Pen
Kasu
Nagothane
Nidi
Roha
To Konkan Railway
Diva Junction
Kopar
Bhiwandi
Kharbao
Kaman Road
Juchandra
Vasai Road
To Ahmedabad-Mumbai Main Line
Dombivli
Thakurli
Kalyan
Vithalwadi
Ulhasnagar
Ambernath
Badlapur
Vangani
Shelu
NeralConnects to Matheran
Bhivpuri Road
Karjat
Palasdari
To Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section
Kelavli
Dolavli
Lowjee
Khopoli
Waldhuni River
Shahad
Ulhas River
Ambivali
Titwala
Kalu River
Khadavli
Bhatsa River
Vasind
Asangaon
Atgaon
Thansit
Khardi
Umbermali
Kasara
To Bhusawal–Kalyan section

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 Terminus (C.S.T.) to Kalyan Junction. The entire line is at grade. It has section of quadruple track from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to Kalyan Junction railway station

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 CST 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, 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 CST station
Central Line (Main)
# Distance from CST (km) Station Name Station Code Connections
English Marathi Hindi
1 0 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus छत्रपती शिवाजी टर्मिनस छत्रपती शिवाजी टर्मिनस ST Harbour Line
2 1 Masjid मशिद मस्जिद Harbour Line
3 2 Sandhurst Road सँडहर्स्ट रोड सँडहर्स्ट रोड Harbour Line
4 4 Byculla भायखळा भायखला None
5 5 Chinchpokli चिंचपोकळी चिंचपोकली None
6 6.5 Currey Road करी रोड करी रोड None
7 8 Parel परळ परेल Elphinstone Road
(Western Line)
8 9 Dadar दादर दादर D Western Line
9 11 Matunga माटुंगा माटुंगा None
10 13 Sion शीव सायन None
11 15 Kurla कुर्ला कुर्ला C Harbour Line
12 18 Vidyavihar विद्याविहार विद्याविहार None
13 21 Ghatkopar घाटकोपर घाटकोपर G Andheri / Versova (Mumbai Metro One)
14 23 Vikhroli विक्रोळी विक्रोली None
15 25 Kanjurmarg कांजुर मार्ग कांजुर मार्ग None
16 26 Bhandup भांडुप भांडुप None
17 28 Nahur नाहुर नाहुर None
18 32 Mulund मुलुंड मुलुंड None
19 34 Thane ठाणे थाने T Trans-Harbour Line and
To Panvel (Harbour Line via Trans-Harbour Line)
20 36 Kalwa कळवा कलवा None
21 40 Mumbra मुंब्रा मुंब्रा None
22 43 Diva दिवा दिवा To Vasai Road/Panvel
(Vasai Road – Diva – Panvel – Somatne (सोमटने रेलवे स्टेशन) Route)
23 47 Kopar कोपर कोपर None
24 48 Dombivli डोंबिवली डोंबिवली DI None
25 50 Thakurli ठाकुर्ली ठाकुर्ली None
26 54 Kalyan कल्याण कल्याण K To Kasara/Khopoli
(Central Line)

A footbridge links Parel to Elphinstone Road on the Western Line.

Main Line Branches

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

South-east Section

South-east Section
# Station Name Station Code Connections
English Marathi Hindi
1 Kalyan कल्याण कल्याण K Central Line (Main)
2 Vithalwadi विठ्ठलवाडी विठ्ठलवाडी None
3 Ulhasnagar उल्हासनगर उल्हासनगर None
4 Ambarnath अंबरनाथ अंबरनाथ A None
5 Badlapur बदलापूर बदलापूर BL None
6 Vangani वांगणी वांगणी None
7 Shelu शेलू शेलू None
8 Neral नेरळ नेरल None
9 Bhivpuri Road भिवपुरी रोड भिवपुरी रोड None
10 Karjat कर्जत कर्जत S None
11 Palasdari पळसदरी पलसदरी None
12 Kelavli केळवली केलवली None
13 Dolavli डोलवली डोलवली None
14 Lowjee लवजी लवजी None
15 Khopoli खोपोली खोपोली KP None
† – Branch Line starts at Kalyan

North-east Section

North-east Section
# Station Name Station Code Connections
English Marathi Hindi
1 Kalyan कल्याण कल्याण K Central Line (Main)
2 Shahad शहाड शहाड None
3 Ambivli आंबिवली आंबिवली None
4 Titwala टिटवाळा टिटवाला TL None
5 Khadavli खडवली खडवली None
6 Vasind वासिंद वासिंद None
7 Asangaon आसनगाव आसनगाँव AN None
8 Atgaon आटगाव आटगाँव None
9 Thansit थानसिट ठानसिट None
10 Khardi खर्डी खर्डी None
11 Umbermali उंबरमाली उंबरमाली None
12 Kasara कसारा कसारा N None
† – Branch Line starts at Kalyan

Vasai Road-Diva-Panvel-Roha Line

The Vasai 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. MEMUs operate between Dahanu Road and Panvel/Roha via a branch line from Vasai Road.

Vasai Road-Diva-Panvel-Roha Line
# Station Name Station Code Connections
English Marathi Hindi
1 Vasai Road वसई रोड वसई रोड BS Western Line
2 Juchandra जुचंद्र जुचंद्र None
3 Kaman Road कामण रोड कामन रोड None
4 Kharbao खारबाव खारबाव None
5 Bhiwandi भिवंडी भिवंडी None
6 Kopar कोपर कोपर Central Line (Main)
7 Diva दिवा दिवा Central Line (Main)
8 Dativali दातिवली दातिवली None
9 Nilaje निळजे निलजे None
10 Taloja तळोजा तलोजा None
11 Navade Road नावडे रोड नावडे रोड None
12 Kalamboli कळंबोली कलंबोली None
13 Panvel पनवेल पनवेल PL Harbour Line
14 Somatane सोमटणे सोमटने None
15 Rasayani रसायनी रसायनी None
16 Apta आपटा आपटा None
17 Jite जिते जीते None
18 Hamrapur हमरापूर हमरापुर None
19 Pen पेण पेन None
20 Kasu कासु कासू None
21 Nagothane नागोठणे नागोठने None
22 Nidi निडि निडी None
23 Roha रोहे रोहा RH Konkan Railway

Nerul/CBD Belapur – Uran Line

The Nerul/CBD Belapur – Uran Rail track of 27 km is currently under construction.[4] The line is being constructed by CIDCO at a cost of 14.12 billion.[5] It is expected to be operational by 2015.[6]

The proposed railway stations are as follows:[7]

Central Line (Nerul/CBD Belapur – Uran)
# Station Name Station Code Connections
English Marathi Hindi
1 Nerul/CBD Belapur नेरूळ/सी.बी.डी. बेलापूर नेरूल/सी.बी.डी. बेलापूर NU/BR To Thane (Central Line)
Harbour Line
2 Seawoods-Darave सीवूड्स-दारावे सीवूड्स-दारावे Harbour Line
3 Sagar Sangam सागर संगम सागर संगम None
4 Targhar तारघर तारघर None
5 Bamandongri बामणडोंगरी बामनडोंगरी None
6 Kharkopar खारकोपर खारकोपर None
7 Gavhan गव्हाण गव्हान None
8 Ranjanpada रांजणपाडा रांजनपाडा None
9 Nhava-Sheva न्हावा-शेवा न्हावा-शेवा None
10 Dronagiri द्रोणागिरी द्रोनागिरी None
11 Uran उरण उरन None
†- when travelling from/to Nerul

Electrification

CR converted the Central Line from the previously used 1500V DC electrification to 25,000V AC on 5 May 2013 from Kalyan to Khopoli and Kalyan to Kasara.[8] Electrification on the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Thane-Kalyan section was completed on 12 January 2014.[9] The entire route between CST to Thane was converted from 1500V DC electrification to 25,000V AC on 8th June 2015; thus completing the entire Central Line search.[10][11]

The conversion was expected to reduce maintenance-related failures The AC electrification system needs lighter overhead wires than that of DC, which has thicker and heavier contact wires and pantographs that are prone to fast wear and tear. The railway is estimated to save around 120 crore annually from reduced transmission loss and regenerative braking, and conserve 33% energy as a result of the conversion.[10]

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,[12] in order to accommodate 15 coach trains. The total cost of the work was estimated at 37.5 million (US$560,000).[13] The first 15-car service, on the Central Line, departed from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to Kalyan at 7:33 pm on 16 October 2012.[14]

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.[10]

See also

References

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