Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)

Harbour line
Overview
System Mumbai Suburban Railway
Locale Mumbai, Maharashtra
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Thane, Maharashtra
Raigad, Maharashtra
Termini CST, Andheri, Panvel
Thane, Nerul, Vashi
Stations 32
Services
Daily ridership 1 million[1]
Operation
Opened 12 December 1910
Owner Indian Railway
Operator(s) Central Railway (CR)
Character At grade and elevated
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge
Operating speed 50 km/h (31 mph)
Route map
Legend
Mumbai Suburban Railway
 Mumbai CST Line 3
 Masjid Bunder
Sandhurst Road
Harbour line above
Central line
Dockyard Road
Reay Road
Cotton Green
Sewri
Line 1 Vadala Road
Kings Circle
Western line to Churchgate
Line 1 GTB Nagar
Mahim
Chunabhatti
Mithi River
 Bandra Mainline rail interchange
Mainline rail interchange
Kurla
LTT Terminus
Khar
Tilak Nagar
Santacruz Airport interchange
Line 1 Monorail Chembur
Vile Parle Airport interchange
Govandi
Andheri Line 1
Mankhurd
Jogeshwari (
under
construction
)
Thane Creek
Oshiwara (
under
construction
)
Vashi
Goregaon (
under
construction
)
Sanpada
Harbour line extension
to Borivali (planned)
Western line and
Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
Turbhe
Kopar Khairane
Ghansoli
Thane
Rabale
Thane Creek
Airoli
Juinagar
Kalwa
Nerul
Mumbra
Seawoods
branch
under construction
to Diva and Kalyan
Panvel Creek
CBD Belapur
Sagar Sangam
Kharghar
Targhar
Taloja River
Baman Dongri
Mansarovar
Kharkopar
Khandeshwar
Gavhan
to Diva and Vasai
Ranjanpada
Panvel
Nhava Sheva
Konkan Railway
Dronagiri
Uran

The Harbour line is a branch line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway operated by Central Railways. It was named so because it catered to the eastern neighbourhoods along the city's natural harbour. Its termini are Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Andheri and Panvel on the CST-Andheri, CST-Panvel and Panvel-Andheri routes. The first section of the line, between Kurla and Reay Road, opened on 12 December 1910. In 1925, the line was connected to the then Victoria Terminus via an elevated rail corridor between Dockyard Road and Sandhurst Road.[2] Suburban services to Mankhurd began in 1951. The line was later extended from Mankhurd to serve most of Navi Mumbai via the Mankhurd–Belapur–Panvel rail corridor in the 1990s. The stations in Navi Mumbai are well maintained and beautifully designed by CIDCO (City and industrial development corporation of Maharashtra ltd.) They have good facilities and are kept clean, better than other Mumbai stations. There are IT offices above the stations. The Railbridge connecting Vashi and Mankhurd railway stations running over Thane creek, parallel to road bridge has brought Navi Mumbai closer to Mumbai, boosting development of the region

The line is a double line and therefore does not have any fast trains on it. The line runs parallel to the Central Railway line till just before Sandhurst Road station where the line turns eastward and runs elevated up till Sewri. At Wadala Road, the line branches into two. The first line joins with the Western line at Mahim and terminates at Andheri. The second line follows through Mankhurd into the city of Navi Mumbai, where it again branches out into two lines, one going to Thane and the other to Panvel. The first stop outside Mumbai is the township of Vashi.

The Mankhurd–Belapur–Panvel rail corridor that connects the suburban rail network to Navi Mumbai was commissioned in phases in the 1990s. Vashi was connected in May 1992, Nerul in February 1993, Belapur in June 1993 and Panvel in June 1998. The corridor was converted to double line in April, 2000.[3] In 2004, the Trans-Harbour line was opened to the public. The line directly connected Vashi to Thane. This proved to be a boon for commuters of the two stations, who, until then, had to take a circuitous route via Mumbai city and had to change trains at Kurla.

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 CST 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 CST and Kurla ran on the Harbour line. The tickets for the last service were priced at ₹10,000 (US$150), with the proceeds to be donated to drought-affected regions of Maharashtra. The Indian Express reported that not a single ticket was sold. After the last DC service ran, Central Railway officially announced the completion of DC to AC conversion on the Harbour Line.[4]

About 580 services run daily on the Harbour line.[5] Approximately 208 of those are on the Thane-Vashi-Nerul-Panvel route and 172 of those run on the CST-Andheri route.[6]

On 2 September last 9 car train was put into a sunset as all the trains were converted to 12 coach, which increases the carrying capacity of the line to 33%.

Stations

(All Harbour line services are slow, which means they halt at all passing by stations.)

Harbour line (CST–Wadala Road–Andheri/Panvel)
# Station Name Station Code Connections
EnglishMarathiHindi
1Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminusछत्रपती शिवाजी टर्मिनसछत्रपती शिवाजी टर्मिनस ST Central line
2Masjid मशिद मस्जिद Central line
3Sandhurst Road सैंडहर्स्ट रोड सैंडहर्स्ट रोड Central line
4Dockyard Road डॉकयार्ड रोड डॉकयार्ड रोड None
5Reay Road रे रोड रे रोड None
6Cotton Greenकॉटन ग्रीनकॉटन ग्रीन None
7Sewriशिवडी शिवडी None
8Wadala Roadवडाळा रोडवडाला रोड VD To Andheri or Panvel (Harbour line)

At Wadala Road, the Harbour line splits into two corridors, one going to Panvel and the other to Andheri.

The exact split occurs 800 metres north of Wadala Road station, at a location known as Ravli (variously spelled as Raoli, Ravali or Rawli) corresponding to the nearby Ravli slum. There is no railway station at Ravli Junction. However, due to the critical Ravli Junction Yard signal box, there are various public references to this name in news articles and other sources.[7][8]

Towards Panvel

Harbour line (Wadala Road–Panvel)
# Station Name Station Code Connections
EnglishMarathiHindi
8Wadala Roadवडाळा रोडवडाला रोड़ VD To Andheri (Harbour line)
9Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar गुरु तेग बहादुर नगर गुरु तेग बहादुर नगर None
10Chunabhattiचुनाभट्टीचुनाभट्टी None
11Kurlaकुर्लाकुर्ला CH Central line
12Tilak Nagarटिळकनगरतिलकनगर TKNG None
13Chemburचेंबूरचेंबूर CM Mumbai Monorail
14Govandiगोवंडीगोवंडी None
15Mankhurdमानखुर्दमानखुर्द M None
16Vashiवाशीवाशी VA Trans-Harbour line
17Sanpadaसानपाडासानपाड़ा Trans-Harbour line
18Juinagarजुईनगरजुईनगर Trans-Harbour line
19Nerulनेरूळनेरूल NU Trans-Harbour line
20Seawoods-Daraveसीवूड्स-दारावेसीवूड्स-दारावे None
21CBD Belapurसी.बी.डी. बेलापूरसी.बी.डी. बेलापूर BR Navi Mumbai Metro
22Khargharखारघरखारघर None
23Mansarovarमानसरोवरमानसरोवर None
24Khandeshwarखांदेश्वरखांदेश्वर Navi Mumbai Metro
25Panvelपनवेलपनवेल PL Central line

Towards Andheri - Goregaon - Borivali

Harbour line (Wadala Road – Andheri - Goregaon - Borivali)
# Station Name Station Code Connections
EnglishMarathiHindi
8Wadala Roadवडाळा रोडवडाला रोड VD To Andheri (Harbour line)
9King's Circleकिंग्ज सर्कलकिंग्ज सर्कल None
10Mahimमाहिममाहिम Western line
11Bandraवांद्रेबान्दरा B Western line
12Khar Roadखार रोडखार रोड Western line
13Santacruzसांताक्रुझसांताक्रुझ Western line
14Vile Parleविले पार्लेविले पार्ले Western line
15Andheriअंधेरीअंधेरी AD Western line
Mumbai Metro
16Jogeshwariजोगेश्वरीजोगेश्वरी Western line Under Construction
17Oshiwaraओशिवराओशिवरा Western line Under Construction
18Goregaonगोरेगावगोरेगाव G Western line Under Construction
19Maladमालाडमलाड M Western line Under Construction
20Kandivaliकांदिवलीकांदिवली Western line Under Construction
21Borivaliबोरिवलीबोरिवली BO Western line Under Construction

Future development

Work is underway to extend the Harbour line up to Goregaon. The project will cost ₹1.03 billion (US$15 million).[9] It is expected to be completed by December 2016. Further extension of this line has been accepted under MUTP III till Borivali.


Kurla–Shivajinagar service

CR has sought permission from the Railway Board to run EMUs on the Harbour line between Kurla and Shivajinagar in Pune. The service would provide direct connectivity between Navi Mumbai and Pune, which is currently not available.[10] EMUs will be modified to include six motor cars.

CR plans to use 16 coach mail/express trains to cover the 170 km distance in approximately 2 hours and 50 minutes. Stations on the line will be Kurla, Vashi, Belapur, Panvel, Karjat, Lonavla and Shivajinagar.[11]

See also

References

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