Kasara railway station

Kasara
कसारा
Suburban train station
Coordinates 19°38′54″N 73°28′23″E / 19.64833°N 73.47306°E / 19.64833; 73.47306
Elevation 308.420 metres (1,011.88 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Line(s) Central Line
Platforms 04
Tracks 10
Construction
Structure type On-Ground
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Disabled access
Other information
Station code KSRA
Fare zone Central Railways
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station  
MSR		   Following station
Central Line
North-east branch
Terminus
Location
Kasara
Location within Maharashtra

Kasara is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is the final stop in the north-east sector of the Central Line.

Kasara railway station Platformboard
Kasara railway station Stationboard

Background

For outstation trains, it is a technical halt, where bankers (generally WAG 5 or WAG 7) are attached behind the trains to enable it to cross the tough and high gradient Kasara Ghat. Earlier CR OHE was under 1500 DC KV traction, but since 19 February 2006, it has been converted to 25000 AC KV.

Services

It takes up to 162 minutes for slow local suburban trains to reach Kasara from Victoria Terminus whereas the fast locals take 136 mins.[1]

Connections

MSRTC BUS and Shared taxis to Nasik Road, jawhar, Mokhada, Rajur and Akole are also available from the. station.

References

  1. ↑ "Train Time Table Between mumbai_cst and kasara(12:00 am to 1:00 am)". Transport for Mumbai. Retrieved 2 June 2018.


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