Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)

Harbour line
Overview
OwnerIndian Railways
LocaleMumbai, Maharashtra
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Thane, Maharashtra
Termini
Stations35
Service
SystemMumbai Suburban Railway
Services
List
  • CSMT–Panvel
    Goregaon–Panvel
    CSMT-Goregaon
Operator(s)Central Railway (CR)
Depot(s)Kurla, Sanpada
Rolling stockSiemens
Daily ridership1 million[1]
History
Opened12 December 1910; 113 years ago (1910-12-12)
Technical
Line length73.84 km (45.88 mi)
CharacterAt grade and elevated
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
ElectrificationYes
Route map

to Uran
Panvel
Khandeshwar
Mansarovar
Taloja River
Kharghar
CBD Belapur
Seawoods–Darave
planned extension to Borivali
Nerul
Goregaon
Juinagar
Ram Mandir
Jogeshwari
Sanpada
Andheri
Vashi
Vile Parle
Santacruz
Mankhurd
Khar Road
Govandi
Chembur
Bandra
Tilak Nagar
Mahim Junction
Kurla
Chunabhatti
King's Circle
Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar
 
Wadala Road
Sewri
Cotton Green
Reay Road
Dockyard Road
Sandhurst Road
Masjid
Mumbai CSMT

The Harbour line is a branch line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway operated by Central Railway. It was named so because it catered to the eastern neighbourhoods along the city's natural harbour. Its termini are Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Goregaon and Panvel on the CSMT-Goregaon, CSMT-Panvel and Panvel-Goregaon routes.

The line is a double line and 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 goes towards King's Circle and then joins with the Western line at Mahim where it runs parallel with the Western Line on right side. It then switches sides via an elevated bridge between Bandra and Khar Road where it runs on the left side and finally terminates at Goregaon. The second line follows through Mankhurd into the city of Navi Mumbai, where it again branches out into two lines, one going to Thane (Trans-Harbour line) and the other to Panvel. The first stop outside Mumbai is the township of Vashi.

The stations in Navi Mumbai are well maintained and beautifully designed by CIDCO. There are IT offices above the stations. The rail bridge connecting Vashi and Mankhurd railway stations running over Thane creek, parallel to the road bridge has brought Navi Mumbai closer to Mumbai, boosting the development of the region.

About 580 services run daily on the Harbour line.[2] Approximately 208 of those are on the Thane-Vashi-Nerul-Panvel route and 172 of those run on the CSMT-Goregaon route.[3] Total of 41 Rakes ply on this line.

  1. ^ Mumbai: CST-Panvel line may run fully AC trains–India–IBNLive
  2. ^ "CR wants Sewri, Chunnabhatti crossings shut during peak hours, News–City". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Harbour line woes to continue for now". The Times of India. 19 December 2011.