central mumbai local
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HISTORY
y It all began one fine summer day on 16 April 1853.
y It was a single step of 34 kilometers from "Boree
Bunder" (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) to
"Tannah" (now Thane).
y G.I.P. Railways first train ever to run on the Indian soil
rolled out and changed the history of India, forever.
y It also marked the dawn of the Railway Age in Asia -
the world's largest continent.
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The railway line was extended from Thane to Kalyan (20kilometers) after about a year.
y From Kalyan, the railway line branched into twodirections, viz. the North Eastern line leading towardsIgatpuri and Bhusaval and the South Eastern line towardsPune and Solapur.
y It took 7 to 9 years to construct the lines through the two
ghat sections (Bhor and Thull).
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y Central Railway is a network of 3905.47 routekilometres and 5975.33 track kilometres connecting
476 stations over 5 divisions spanning across the statesof Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka playsa key role in the progress of the nation as a carrier ofpassenger and freight traffic.
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Mumbai Local Trainsy Operating Area: Mumbai
y Started operations: 1857
y System length: 303 kmsy DailyRidership: 6.1 million
y Operated by: Western Railways and Central Railways
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Central liney The Central Line in Mumbai consists of 3 major corridors,
which bifurcate as they run into suburban satellite towns.
y Two corridors (one local and other through) on Central
Railway run from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) toKalyan (54 km), from where it bifurcates into two lines one running up to Kasara (67 km) in the north-east and theother running up to Khopoli (61 km) in the south-east.
y These two corridors constitute the 'Main' Line. The Centralmain line shares two stations with the Western line at Pareland Dadar.
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They consist of a fleet of DC as well as dual-powered EMUs.The major car sheds on this line are at Kurla and Kalwa.
y There are fast and slow locals here for suburban service.Slow locals halt at every station, while fast locals halts varybetween Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Vikhroli,Bhandup, Mulund, Thane, Dombivali and Kalyan.
y All services plying beyond Kalyan run slow. Trains usually
start from and terminate at important stations.Abbreviations used for these train sources/destinations areas follows (in alphabetical order):
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y (Names in bold indicate that the station is a fast train stop.)
y Within Mumbai: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus , Masjid Bunder , Sandhurst
Road, Byculla, Chinchpokli, Currey Road, Parel,Dadar, Matunga, Sion,
Kurla, Vidyavihar, Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Kanjurmarg, Bhandup, Nahur,
Mulund
y Outside Mumbai: Thane, Kalwa, Mumbra, Diwa, Kopar,Dombivli, Thakurli,
Kalyan
y Branch line 1 : Kalyan, Vitthalwadi, Ulhasnagar,Ambarnath, Badlapur,
Vangani, Shelu, Neral, Bhivpuri Road, Karjat, Palasdari, Kelavli, Dolavli,
Lowjee, Khopoli
y Branch line 2: Kalyan, Shahad,Ambivli, Titwala, Khadavli,Vasind,
Asangaon,Atgaon, Khardi, Kasara
y Branch line 3:Vasai Road, Juchandra, Kaman Road, Kharbav, Bhiwandi,
Kopar, Dativali, Nilaje, Taloja, Navade Road, Kalamboli, Panvel
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Abbreviation Station name
y A Ambernath
y AN Asangaon
y BL Badlapur
y C Kurla
y D Dadar
y DI Dombivali
y G Ghatkopar
y K Kalyan
y KP Khopoli
y N Kasara
y S Karjat
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ST Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
y T Thane
y TL Titwala
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Rakes
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y A bulk of the current fleet of both the Western and Central railways
features old rakes which are capable of a maximum speed of 85 km/h in
regular service.
y Most of these rakes are built by Jessop (Kolkata) and ICF (Perambur). The
recently introduced AC/DC rakes (more modern motors in the existing
carriage designs) are capable of 100 km/h under low traffic conditions.
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The actual average speed of the rakes on the slow lines is about 35 km/h,
while rakes on fast lines average about 4550 km/h on a typical run.
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y On November 12, 2007, 1st new technology rake of 174 new technology
rakes with upgraded facilities was inducted into the f leet of the
Western Railways under the MUTP project.
y The coaches are built of stainless steel, and have non-cushioned seats,
emergency fluorescent lights, bigger windows with polycarbonate
lookout glass, better suspension systems and a novel roof mounted
forced ventilation system, station indicators in all coaches, GPS based
Public information system in all coaches.
y These rakes have been procured under the project at a total cost ofRs
1,900 crore (Rs 19 billion) (USD 431.0 million).
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y Brand new rakes will replace the ageing fleet ofsuburban trains
yAs on May 2010, 84 out of 247 (12 coach train) newtrains has been delivered to Mumbai SuburbanRailway.[2]
y Total cost of this project is 5,300 crore (US$1.17 billion)[3]
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Fatalities
y More than 3,500 people die on the Mumbai suburbanrailway tracks annually due to unsafe riding on trains ortrespassing on railway tracks or as a result of suicideattempts.
y This is believed to be the highest number of fatalities peryear on any urban or suburban railway system.
y Most of the deaths are of passengers crossing the tracks onfoot, instead of using the footbridges provided for goingfrom one platform to another, and are hit by passing trains.
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y Some passengers die when they sit on train roofs to avoid the crowdsand are electrocuted by the overhead electric wires, or hang from doorsand window bars.
y To reduce the risk of such fatalities, automatic doors will be installedon all rakes by 2016 along with longer platforms and more frequenttrains.
y Central and Western Railway was forced to release under the Right toInformation Act that at least 20,706 people have died in the last five
years; an average of 10 each day.
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Terrorist attacksy The Mumbai Suburban Railway has suffered 8 blasts and around 368
people are believed to have died as a result.
y 14 March 2003 - A bomb went off in a train in Mulund killing 10
y 11 July 2006 - A series of seven bombs went off in trains killing 207
y 26 November 2008 - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was also attacked duringthe The 2008 Mumbai Attacks killing at least 60 people.