Trans-Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)

Trans-Harbour line
Overview
Type Suburban rail
System Mumbai Suburban Railway
Status Operational
Locale Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Thane, Maharashtra
Termini Thane
Vashi, Panvel
Stations 16
Services
Operation
Opened 1993 (for goods)
9 November 2004 (for passengers)
Owner Indian Railways
Operator(s) Central Railways (CR)
Technical
Line length 19km to Vashi
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge

Trans-Harbour line
Central line
to Diva & Kalyan
Thane Creek
 Thane
Central line
to Mumbai CST
 Airoli
 Rabale
 Ghansoli
 Kopar Khairane
 Turbhe
LowerLeft arrowDown arrow Harbour line
 Sanpada
 Vashi
Harbour line
to Mumbai CST
 Juinagar
 Nerul
Trans-Harbour line extension
(under construction)
&
Nerul–Uran line
under construction
 CBD Belapur
Harbour line
to Panvel

The Mumbai Suburban Railway's Trans-Harbour line connects Navi Mumbai (Vashi and Panvel) to Thane.[1] It is operated by Central Railway (CR). The line was freight-only from 1993 until 2004, when passenger service began.[2] It was formally inaugurated on 9 November 2004 by Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav.[3]

On 19 January 2013, the conversion was completed of all ten rakes on the Trans-Harbour line into 12-car trains.[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

# Station Name Station Code Platform numbers Connections
1ThaneTNA9 & 10Central lineIndian Railways
2AiroliAIRLallnone
3RabaleRABEallnone
4GhansoliGNSLallnone
5Kopar KhairaneKPHNallnone
6TurbheTUHallnone
7SanpadaJuinagarSNCRJNJ1 & 21 & 2Harbour line
8VashiNerulVSHNEU1 & 31 & 2Harbour lineNerul-Uran line
9Seawoods-DaraveSWDV2Harbour lineNerul-Uran line
10BelapurBAP3Harbour lineNerul-Uran line
11KhargharKHAG2Harbour line
12MansarovarMANR4Harbour line
13KhandeshwarKNDS2Harbour line
14PanvelPNVL3 & 4Harbour lineIndian Railways

References

  1. ↑ "Trans-Harbour snag leaves passengers stranded - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
  2. ↑ "Trans Harbour line eases rush at Kurla and Vashi". Hindustan Times. 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  3. ↑ "Central railway official website". Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  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.


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