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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 and Khopoli in Maharashtra.

LocaleMumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Thane, Raigad, Maharashtra
Termini
Stations62
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Central line
Overview
OwnerIndian Railway
LocaleMumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Thane, Raigad, Maharashtra
Termini
Stations62
Service
SystemMumbai Suburban Railway
OperatorCentral Railway (CR)
Depot(s)Kurla, Kalwa, Matunga[1]
Rolling stockSiemens, Bombardier, Medha
Daily ridership3.9 million[2]
History
Opened16 April 1853; 173 years ago (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

Express train Kasara
Umbermali
Khardi
Thansit
Atgaon
Asangaon
Vasind
Khadavli
Titwala
Ambivli
Shahad
Waldhuni River
Vithalwadi
Express train Orange Line Kalyan Junction
Ulhasnagar
Thakurli
Ambarnath
Dombivli
Badlapur
Vangani
Express train Vasai Road
Shelu
Juchandra
Neral Junction Express train
Kaman Road
Bhivpuri Road
Kharbav
Karjat Express train
Express train Bhiwandi Road
Palasdhari
Kopar
Kelavli
Express train Diva Junction
Dolavli
Dativali
Lowjee
Nilaje
Khopoli
Taloje Panchnand
Mumbra
Navde Road
Kalwa
Kalamboli
Panvel Express train
Somatne
Express train
Thane
Rasayani
Apta
Mulund
Jite
Nahur
Hamrapur
Green Line Bhandup
Pen Express train
Pink Line Kanjur Marg
Kasu
Green Line Vikhroli
Nagothane
Ghatkopar
Nidi
Vidyavihar
Roha Express train
Express train Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Kurla
Sion
Matunga
Dadar Express train
Prabhadevi
 
Parel
Currey Road
Chinchpokli
Byculla
Sandhurst Road
Masjid
Mumbai CSMT Express train
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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 the Central Railway run from CSMT to Kalyan Junction (55 km),[3] from where it bifurcates into two lines – one to Kasara (67 km) in the northeast and the other to Khopoli (61 km) in the southeast. These two corridors constitute the 'Main' Line. The Central main line shares one station with the Western main line at Dadar. They consist of a fleet of Siemens, Medha as well as Bombardier EMUs.

The major car sheds on this line are at Kurla and Kalwa. 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.

Stations

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

Main line

Inside Mumbai CSMT station
More information #, Distance from CSMT (km) ...
Central line (Main)
# Distance from CSMT (km) Station Name Station Code Connections
English Marathi
10Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज टर्मिनसST / CSMTHarbour
Indian Railways
Aqua Line 3
21Masjid मशीदMSDHarbour
32Sandhurst Road सँडहर्स्ट रोडSNRDHarbour
44Byculla भायखळाBYNone
55Chinchpokli चिंचपोकळीCHPNone
66.5Currey Road करी रोडCRDNone
78Parel परळPRWestern Prabhadevi
89Dadar दादरD/DRWestern
and Indian Railways
911Matunga माटुंगाMTNWestern Matunga Road*
1013Sion शीवSINNone
1115Kurla कुर्लाC/CLAHarbour
1218Vidyavihar विद्याविहारVVHNone
1321Ghatkopar घाटकोपरG/GC Blue Line
1423Vikhroli विक्रोळीVKNone
1525Kanjur Marg कांजुर मार्गKJRD Pink Line
1626Bhandup भांडुपBNDNone
1728Nahur नाहूरNHUNone
1832Mulund मुलुंडMLNDNone
1934Thane ठाणेT/TNATrans-Harbour
Indian Railways

Thane Junction

2036Kalwa कळवाKLVANone
2140Mumbra मुंब्राMBQNone
2243Diva Junction दिवा जंक्शनDIVAVasai Road–Roha
and Indian Railways
2347Kopar कोपरKOPRVasai Road–Roha
2448Dombivli डोंबिवलीDINone
2550Thakurli ठाकुर्लीTHKNone
2654Kalyan Junction कल्याण जंक्शनK/KYNCentral line (Branch)
Indian Railways

Orange Line

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A footbridge links Parel to Prabhadevi on the Western line called the Prabhadevi–Parel Foot Overbridge, and it historically linked to the demolished Elphinstone Bridge. * A footbridge links Matunga to Matunga Road on the Western line, called Matunga Z bridge.

Branch Line

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.

More information South-east Section, # ...
South-east Section
# Station Name Station Code Connections
English Marathi
26Kalyan Junctionकल्याण जंक्शनK/KYNCentral line (Main)
and Indian Railways
27Vithalwadiविठ्ठलवाडीVLDINone
28Ulhasnagarउल्हासनगरULNRNone
29AmbarnathअंबरनाथA/ABHNone
30ChikhloliचिखलोलीCHLINone
31BadlapurबदलापूरBL/BUDNone
32VanganiवांगणीVGINone
33SheluशेलूSHLUNone
34Neral Junctionनेरळ जंक्शनNR/NRLMatheran Hill Railway
and Indian Railways
35Bhivpuri Roadभिवपुरी रोडBVSNone
36Karjatकर्जतS/KJTPanvel-Karjat Railway Corridor
and Indian Railways
37PalasdhariपळसधरीPDINone
38KelavliकेळवलीKLYNone
39DolavliडोळवलीDLVNone
40LowjeeलौजीLWJNone
41KhopoliखोपोलीKP/KHPLNone
† – Branch Line starts at Kalyan Junction
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More information 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
30KhadavliखडावलीKDVNone
31VasindवाशिंदVSDNone
32AsangaonआसनगावAN/ASONone
33AtgaonआटगावATGNone
34ThansitतानशेतTHSNone
35Khardiखर्डीKENone
36UmbermaliउंबरमाळीOMBNone
37KasaraकसाराN/KSRAIndian Railways
† – Branch Line starts at Kalyan Junction
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History

The first passenger train in India from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Bori Bunder railway station) 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 Palasdhari 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]

Timeline of conversion from 1.5 kV DC to 25 kV AC

Here are the following sections that were converted from 1.5 kV DC to 25 kV AC:

More information Section, Date of conversion ...
Section Date of conversion
Igatpuri-Kasara(incl) 19 February 2006
Kasara(excl)-Khadavli(incl)-Titwala(excl) 12 November 2006
Khadavli(excl)-Titwala(incl)-Kalyan freight yard

Kalyan-Diva 5th+6th lines

3 May 2009
Lonavala(incl)-Karjat(incl)

Karjat(excl)-Khopoli Karjat(excl)-Vangani(incl)-Badlapur(excl)

2 May 2010
Vangani(excl)-Badlapur(incl)-Kalyan(excl) 24 October 2010
Kalyan(incl)-Diva(incl)-Mumbra(excl) slow lines

Kalyan (incl)-Thane(incl)-Mulund(excl) fast lines Thane-LTT 5th+6th lines including freight yards at Mulund & Vidyavihar

12 January 2014[5]
Diva(excl)-Mumbra(incl)-CST slow lines including EMU carsheds at Kurla & Kalva as well as Matunga Workshop

Thane(excl)-Mulund(incl)-CST fast lines

8 June 2015[6]
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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,[7] in order to accommodate 15 coach trains. The total cost of the work was estimated at 37.5 million (US$390,000).[8] The first 15-car service, on the Central line, departed from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to Kalyan at 7:33 pm IST on 16 October 2012.[9] 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]

15 Coach Fast

More information Services, Days ...
ServicesDaysStarted from
16 Mon-Sat 15 October 2012
6 Mon-Sat 4 March 2019
10 Daily 20 July 2026
32 Total
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More information Sr No, Train No. ...
Up services towards Dadar / CSMT
Sr No Train No. Departure Origin Arrival Destination
1958026:14Dombivli7:14CSMT
Halts: Thane, Bhandup, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
2957047:18Kalyan8:26CSMT
Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Mulund, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
3953067:51Ambarnath9:09CSMT
Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Thane, Bhandup, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
4957128:33Kalyan9:37CSMT
Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Mulund, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
5957209:47Kalyan10:40Dadar
Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla
69591210:46Thane11:29CSMT
Halts: Mulund, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
79631211:03Ambarnath12:21CSMT
Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
89572811:46Kalyan12:48CSMT
Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
99573013:36Kalyan14:41CSMT
Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
109573214:02Kalyan15:08CSMT
Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
119573416:28Kalyan17:20Dadar
Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla
129523016:47Badlapur18:10CSMT
Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
139574218:22Kalyan19:25CSMT
Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
149514220:38Karjat22:41CSMT
Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Thane, Mulund, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
159574620:41Kalyan21:30Dadar
Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla
169574823:15Kalyan00:22CSMT
Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Mulund, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
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Down services towards Thane / Dombivli / Kalyan / Ambarnath / Badlapur / Karjat
Sr No Train No. Departure Origin Arrival Destination
1957036:06CSMT7:10Kalyan
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli
2957057:22CSMT8:25Kalyan
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Thane, Dombivli
3957098:36CSMT9:40Kalyan
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Mulund, Thane, Dombivli
4953059:15CSMT10:34Ambarnath
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow
5959079:42CSMT10:24Thane
Halts: Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Mulund
69571510:45Dadar11:36Kalyan
Halts: Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli
79580111:37CSMT12:32Dombivli
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Thane
89571712:26CSMT13:30Kalyan
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli
99571912:53CSMT13:57Kalyan
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli
109523115:03CSMT16:27Badlapur
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow
119572115:14CSMT16:20Kalyan
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli
129572517:30Dadar18:18Kalyan
Halts: Kurla, Ghatkopar, Mulund, Thane, Dombivli
139512918:21CSMT20:13Karjat
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Diva, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow
149573919:29CSMT20:32Kalyan
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Mulund, Thane, Dombivli
159574322:18Dadar23:10Kalyan
Halts: Kurla, Ghatkopar, Mulund, Thane, Dombivli
169634123:08CSMT00:30Ambarnath
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow
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AC Local

More information Services, Days ...
ServicesDaysStarted from
12 Mon-Sat 17 December 2020
16 Daily 19 February 2022
13 Mon-Sat 19 February 2022
13 Mon-Sat 14 May 2022
12 Mon-Sat 6 November 2023
14 Mon-Fri 16 April 2025
12 Mon-Sat 29 June 2026
92 Total
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More information Sr No, Train No. ...
Up services towards Thane / Kurla / Dadar / Parel / CSMT
Sr No Train No. Departure Origin Arrival Destination Type
1976044:46Kurla5:16CSMTSlow
2973105:24Thane6:21CSMTSlow
3957026:32Kalyan7:39CSMTFast
Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
4966126:46Titwala8:31CSMTSlow
5973297:04Thane8:00CSMTSlow
6970227:15Kalyan8:45CSMTSlow
7970267:34Kalyan9:05CSMTSlow
8959048:05Thane8:50CSMTFast
Halts: Mulund, Vikhroli, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
9966188:33Titwala10:18CSMTSlow
10957148:54Kalyan9:59CSMTFast
Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Mulund, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
11959089:03Thane9:47CSMTFast
Halts: Mulund, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
12975029:16Ghatkopar9:53CSMTSlow
139572410:02Kalyan10:52DadarFast
Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla
149704810:25Kalyan11:54CSMTSlow
159521010:42Badlapur12:12CSMTFast
Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Diva, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
169631411:17Ambarnath13:02CSMTSlow
179572611:22Kalyan12:15DadarFast
Halts: Dombivli, Diva, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla
189721811:48Dombivli13:10CSMTSlow
199521412:27Badlapur13:38DadarFast
Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla
209736613:28Thane14:25CSMTSlow
219521813:48Badlapur14:59DadarFast
Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla
229632414:00Ambarnath15:47CSMTSlow
239737014:22Thane15:20CSMTSlow
249591415:03Thane15:45CSMTFast
Halts: Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
259532415:12Ambarnath16:31CSMTFast
Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Thane, Bhandup, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
269737815:36Thane16:34CSMTSlow
279761816:34Kurla17:08CSMTSlow
289561016:47Titwala18:06CSMTFast
Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
299723616:55Dombivli18:14CSMTSlow
309573817:27Kalyan18:30CSMTFast
Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
319724017:32Dombivli18:38ParelSlow
329740217:41Thane18:40CSMTSlow
339740818:16Thane19:14CSMTSlow
349533618:30Ambarnath19:32DadarFast
Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Thane, Mulund, Ghatkopar, Kurla
359741618:57Thane19:55CSMTSlow
369742419:49Thane20:48CSMTSlow
379725219:50Dombivli21:12CSMTSlow
389715219:56Kalyan21:28CSMTSlow
399715420:10Kalyan21:25ParelSlow
409534220:50Ambarnath22:07CSMTFast
Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla
419716421:04Kalyan22:03KurlaSlow
429716821:36Kalyan23:05CSMTSlow
439763022:22Kurla22:53CSMTSlow
449717622:56Kalyan23:55KurlaSlow
459717823:04Kalyan23:35ThaneSlow
469622823:04Badlapur00:26KurlaSlow
479718023:19Kalyan23:50ThaneSlow
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Down services towards Kurla / Ghatkopar / Thane / Dombivli / Kalyan / Ambarnath / Badlapur / Titwala
Sr No Train No. Departure Origin Arrival Destination Type
1957015:20CSMT6:24KalyanFast
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli
2966035:35Thane6:23TitwalaSlow
3970096:05Vidyavihar7:04KalyanSlow
4970136:26Vidyavihar7:25KalyanSlow
5966116:30CSMT8:15TitwalaSlow
6957077:43CSMT8:46KalyanFast
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli
7959018:04CSMT8:46ThaneFast
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar
8975018:37CSMT9:12GhatkoparSlow
9970418:49CSMT10:18KalyanSlow
10957118:56CSMT9:58KalyanFast
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Thane, Dombivli
11952099:09CSMT10:32BadlapurFast
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Mulund, Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow
12953079:51CSMT11:08AmbarnathFast
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Vikhroli, Mulund, Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow
139761510:00CSMT10:28KurlaSlow
149571310:04CSMT11:07KalyanFast
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli
159721710:22CSMT11:40DombivliSlow
169522111:08Dadar12:21BadlapurFast
Halts: Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow
179631311:58CSMT13:44AmbarnathSlow
189735912:24CSMT13:20ThaneSlow
199522512:30Dadar13:39BadlapurFast
Halts: Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow
209736313:06CSMT14:06ThaneSlow
219631713:15CSMT15:02AmbarnathSlow
229590914:21Dadar14:47ThaneFast
Halts: Kurla, Ghatkopar
239736914:29CSMT15:25ThaneSlow
249723515:24CSMT16:43DombivliSlow
259561115:33Dadar16:39TitwalaFast
Halts: Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow
269723916:00CSMT17:20DombivliSlow
279572316:11CSMT17:19KalyanFast
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli
289738316:38CSMT17:35ThaneSlow
299532117:00CSMT18:23AmbarnathFast
Halts: Dadar, Thane onwards Slow
309738917:12CSMT18:08ThaneSlow
319591118:10CSMT18:52ThaneFast
Halts: Dadar, Kurla, Bhandup, Mulund
329725118:18CSMT19:37DombivliSlow
339573318:36CSMT19:41KalyanFast
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Thane, Dombivli
349714918:45Parel19:58KalyanSlow
359740318:45CSMT19:42ThaneSlow
369715719:18CSMT20:49KalyanSlow
379532919:39Dadar20:44AmbarnathFast
Halts: Kurla, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow
389716320:00CSMT21:28KalyanSlow
399622121:08CSMT22:56BadlapurSlow
409717321:16CSMT22:45KalyanSlow
419717521:39Parel22:53KalyanSlow
429574121:42CSMT23:05KalyanFast
Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar onwards Slow
439742722:20CSMT23:15ThaneSlow
449743323:00CSMT23:57ThaneSlow
459743523:12CSMT00:07ThaneSlow
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