Mumbai Suburban Railway | |
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Overview | |
Native name | मुंबई उपनगरीय रेल्वे |
Owner | Indian Railways |
Locale | Mumbai Metropolitan Region |
Transit type | Suburban Rail |
Number of lines | 7 |
Number of stations | 150
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Daily ridership | 61.95 lakh/6.195 million (2022–23)[1] |
Annual ridership | 2.261 billion |
Headquarters | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CR) Churchgate (WR) |
Website | Central Railway Western Railway |
Operation | |
Began operation | 16 April 1853 |
Operator(s) | Central Railways
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Train length | 12 or 15 coaches |
Technical | |
System length | 450.9 kilometres (280.2 mi) only existing lines running to rapid transit/suburban standards (Western, Central, Harbour and Port Lines).
585.9 kilometres (364.1 mi) including Vasai-Roha Line which currently has only MEMU service. 651.5 kilometres (404.8 mi) all existing and upcoming lines including new under construction greenfield lines (Panvel-Karjat and Kalyan-Murbad) |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary |
Average speed | 35 km/h (22 mph) |
Top speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) |
The Mumbai Suburban Railway (Marathi: मुंबई उपनगरीय रेल्वे, romanized: Mumbaī Upanagarīya Relve) (colloquially called local trains or simply locals)[2] consists of exclusive inner suburban railway lines augmented by commuter rail on main lines serving outlying suburbs to serve the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Spread over 450 kilometres (280 mi),[3] the suburban railway operates 2,342 train services and carries more than 7.5 million commuters daily.
The daily commuters constitute around 40% of the daily commuters of Indian Railways.[4][5] By annual ridership (2.64 billion), the Mumbai Suburban Railway is one of the busiest commuter rail systems in the world.[6][7][8][9] Trains run from 04:00 until 01:00, and some trains also run up to 02:30 or 03:00. It is the first suburban rail network in India.