Harbour Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)

Harbour Line
Overview
System Mumbai Suburban Railway
Status 1984–present
Locale Mumbai, India
Termini Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Andheri
Thane
Panvel
Stations 38
Operation
Operator(s) Central Railways)
Character At Grade and Elevated
Technical
Track gauge 1676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad Gauge
CR Harbour Line
Mumbai CST
Masjid
CR Main line to Kalyan
Sandhurst Road (elevated)
Dockyard Road
Reay Road
Cotton Green
Sewri
Wadala Road
Kings Circle
GTB Nagar
Chunabhatti
Mahim
Bandra
Kurla Harbour
Khar
Santacruz
Vile Parle
Andheri
Tilak Nagar
Chembur
Govandi
Mankhurd
Thane Creek
Vashi
Sanpada
Turbhe
Kopar Khairane
Ghansoli
Rabale
Airoli
Thane
Juinagar
Nerul
Seawoods
To Uran
CBD Belapur
Kharghar
Mansarovar
Khandeshwar
To Diva
Panvel
Konkan Railway

The Harbour Line is a branch of the Central Railway in Mumbai. The line is one of the three divisions of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It covers most of the eastern flank of the city. The starting point is the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station in South Mumbai. The line then splits from the main line at Sandhurst Road where the line becomes elevated up till Sewri. At Wadala, the line branches into two parts. The first line joins with the Western Railway 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.

In 2004, a new line was opened to the public connecting Vashi to Thane without entering the city. This proved to be a boon for most commuters headed in either direction as travelling via Kurla was time consuming and required changing a train midway. Another line is in construction linking Uran to Nerul/Belapur.

The line is a double line and therefore does not have any fast trains on it. A few sections on the line are known for slums, stench and filth along the tracks. The newly designed train stations in Navi Mumbai are a contrast with the old, congested and overcrowded stations within the Mumbai city limits

The Harbour Line is part of the Central Railway, and runs a train corridor 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 shares a common station at Kurla with the Central Line, 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. A large section of the harbour line is elevated.

Work is currently underway to extend the Harbour Line upto Goregaon . It is expected to be completed by March 2014.[1]

Contents

Routes

The Harbour Line consists of the following routes:

Approximately 172 services run daily on the CST-Andheri route.[3]

Stations

(Names in bold indicate that the station is a fast train stop.)

Harbour Line (CST - Panvel)
# Station Name Station Code Connections
English Hindi Marathi
1 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus छत्रपती शिवाजी टर्मिनस छत्रपती शिवाजी टर्मिनस ST Central Line
2 Masjid Bunder मशिद Central Line
3 Sandhurst Road Central Line
4 Dockyard Road None
5 Reay Road None
6 Cotton Green कॉटन ग्रीन कॉटन ग्रीन None
7 Sewri शिवडी None
8 Wadala Road वडाळा रोड VD To Andheri (Harbour Line)

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

Towards Panvel

Harbour Line (Wadala Road - Panvel)
# Station Name Station Code Connections
English Hindi Marathi
8 Wadala Road वडाळा रोड VD To Panvel (Harbour Line)
9 Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar None
10 Chunabhatti चुनाभट्टी चुनाभट्टी None
11 Kurla कुर्ला कुर्ला CH None
12 Tilak Nagar टिळकनगर None
13 Chembur चेंबूर चेंबूर CM None
14 Govandi गोवंडी गोवंडी None
15 Mankhurd मानखुर्द मानखुर्द M None
16 Vashi वाशी वाशी V To Thane (Central Line)
17 Sanpada सानपाडा सानपाडा None
18 Juinagar जुईनगर जुईनगर None
19 Nerul नेरूळ NU To Thane (Central Line)
20 Seawoods सीवूड्स सीवूड्स None
21 CBD Belapur सी.बी.डी. बेलापूर सी.बी.डी. बेलापूर BR None
22 Kharghar खारघर खारघर None
23 Mansarovar None
24 Khandeshwar खांदेश्वर खांदेश्वर None
25 Panvel पनवेल पनवेल PL None

Towards Andheri

Harbour Line (Wadala Road - Andheri)
# Station Name Station Code Connections
English Hindi Marathi
8 Wadala Road वडाळा रोड VD To Panvel (Harbour Line)
9 King's Circle किंग्ज सर्कल किंग्ज सर्कल None
10 Mahim माहिम माहिम Western Line
11 Bandra वांद्रे B Western Line
12 Khar Road खार रोड खार रोड Western Line
13 Santacruz सांताक्रुझ सांताक्रुझ Western Line
14 Vile Parle विले पार्ले विले पार्ले Western Line
15 Andheri अंधेरी अंधेरी AD Western Line

Other Lines

Vashi/Nerul - Thane Line

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

See also

References

  1. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/3-stations-set-for-a-103-crore-makeover/articleshow/10976979.cms
  2. ^ http://www.urbanrail.net/as/mumb/mumbai.htm
  3. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Harbour-line-woes-to-continue-for-now/articleshow/11162921.cms

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