 Harbour line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Locale | Mumbai, Maharashtra Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra Thane, Maharashtra |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 35 |
| Service | |
| System | Mumbai Suburban Railway |
| Services | List
|
| Operator(s) | Central Railway (CR) |
| Depot(s) | Kurla, Sanpada |
| Rolling stock | Siemens |
| Daily ridership | 1 million[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 12 December 1910 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 66 km (41 mi) |
| Character | At grade and elevated |
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge |
| Electrification | Yes |
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.
- ^ Mumbai: CST-Panvel line may run fully AC trains–India–IBNLive
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Harbour line woes to continue for now". The Times of India. 19 December 2011.