Trans-Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)

Trans-Harbour line ट्रान्स-हार्बर मार्ग
Overview
Type	Suburban rail
System	Mumbai Suburban Railway
Locale	Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra Thane, Maharashtra
Termini	Thane Nerul, Vashi
Stations	10
Services	List Thane–Vashi Thane–Nerul Thane–Panvel (via Harbour line)
Operation
Opened	1993 (goods) 2004 (passengers)
Owner	Indian Railway
Operator(s)	Central Railway (CR)
Character	At Grade
Technical
Line length	20 km[1]
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge

Harbour and Trans-Harbour lines
Legend
to Kurla & Mumbai CST via Wadala Road to Kurla & Mumbai CST via Dadar Thane Creek Thane Vashi Thane Creek Sanpada to Panvel Turbhe Kopar Khairane Ghansoli Rabale Airoli Kalwa Mumbra to Diva & Kalyan

The Trans-Harbour line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway connects Navi Mumbai to Thane.^[2] It is operated by Central Railway (CR). The line carried freight only from 1993 until 2004, when it began carrying passenger trains as well.^[3]

On 19 January 2013, the conversion of all 10 rakes on the Trans-Harbour line into 12-car trains was completed^[4] As of May 2013, there are 210 services operating on the Trans-Harbour line, of which 128 are 12-car and 80 are 9-car services.^[5][6]

Stations

Trans-Harbour line
#	Station Name			Station Code	Connections
	English	Marathi	Hindi
1	Thane	ठाणे	थाने	T	Central line
2	Airoli	ऐरोली	ऐरोली		None
3	Rabale	रबाळे	रबाले		None
4	Ghansoli	घणसोली	घणसोली		None
5	Kopar Khairane	कोपर खैराणे	कोपर खैराणे		None
6	Turbhe	तुर्भे	तुर्भे		None
7	Sanpada^†/Juinagar^‡	सानपाडा/जुईनगर	सानपाडा/जुईनगर		None
8	Vashi/Nerul	वाशी/नेरूळ	वाशी/नेरूल	VA/NU	Harbour line
† - when travelling from/to Vashi ‡ - when travelling from/to Nerul

References

1. http://www.cidco.maharashtra.gov.in/NMM_Initial_Stage.aspx
2. "Trans-Harbour snag leaves passengers stranded - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
3. "Trans Harbour line eases rush at Kurla and Vashi". Hindustan Times. 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
4. "State boost for Churchgate-Virar elevated corridor - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
5. Somit Sen (2012-10-21). "Soon, all Trans-harbour services to be 12 car". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
6. "Central Rly to check if 15-car fast trains can be run beyond Kalyan". Hindustan Times. 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2012-11-07.