The Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway is a public transit system serving Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It consists of 24 stations, from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) to Kalyan Junction. The entire line is at grade. It has section of quadruple track starting from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and ends at Kasara and Khopoli in Maharashtra.

The Central line in Mumbai consists of three major corridors, which bifurcate as they run into suburban satellite towns. Two corridors (one local and other through) on the Central Railway run from CSMT to Kalyan Junction (55 km), from where it bifurcates into two lines – one to Kasara (67 km) in the northeast and the other to Khopoli (61 km) in the southeast. These two corridors constitute the 'Main' Line. The Central main line shares one station with the Western main line at Dadar. They consist of a fleet of Siemens, Medha as well as Bombardier EMUs.

The major car sheds on this line are at Kurla and Kalwa. There are fast and slow locals here for suburban service. Slow locals halt at every station, while fast locals halts vary between Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Bhandup, Mulund, Thane, Diva, Dombivli and Kalyan Junction. All services plying beyond this junction run slow. Trains usually start from and terminate at important stations.

Stations Names in bold indicate that the station is a fast train stop as well as important terminal.

Main line

Central line (Main)Distance from CSMT (km)Station NameStation CodeConnectionsEnglishMarathi0छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज टर्मिनस ST / CSMT Indian Railways 1मशीद MSD 2सँडहर्स्ट रोड SNRD 4भायखळा BY None5चिंचपोकळी CHP None6करी रोड CRD None8परळ PR †9दादर D/DR and Indian Railways 11माटुंगा MTN * 13शीव SIN None15कुर्ला C/CLA 18विद्याविहार VVH None21घाटकोपर G/GC 23विक्रोळी VK None25कांजुर मार्ग KJRD 26भांडुप BND None28नाहूर NHU None32मुलुंड MLND None34ठाणे T/TNA Indian Railways Thane Junction36कळवा KLVA None40 मुंब्रा MBQ None43दिवा जंक्शन DIVA and Indian Railways47कोपर KOPR 48डोंबिवली DI None50ठाकुर्ली THK None54कल्याण जंक्शन K/KYN Central line (Branch) Indian Railways

† A footbridge links Parel to Prabhadevi on the Western line called the Prabhadevi–Parel Foot Overbridge, and it historically linked to the demolished Elphinstone Bridge. * A footbridge links Matunga to Matunga Road on the Western line, called Matunga Z bridge.

Branch Line The main line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway runs from CSMT to Kalyan. It then splits into two corridors one going to Khopoli and other to Kasara.

South-East Section#Station NameStation CodeConnectionsEnglishMarathi26†कल्याण जंक्शन K/KYN Central line (Main) and Indian Railways 27विठ्ठलवाडी VLDI None28उल्हासनगर ULNR None29अंबरनाथ A/ABH None30चिखलोली CHLI None31बदलापूर BL/BUD None32वांगणी VGI None33शेलू SHLU None34नेरळ जंक्शन NR/NRL Matheran Hill Railway and Indian Railways35भिवपुरी रोड BVS None36कर्जत S/KJT Panvel-Karjat Railway Corridor and Indian Railways37पळसधरी PDI None38केळवली KLY None39डोळवली DLV None40लौजी LWJ None41खोपोली KP/KHPL None† – Branch Line starts at Kalyan Junction

North-East Section#Station NameStation CodeConnectionsEnglishMarathi26†कल्याण जंक्शन K/KYN Central line (Main) and Indian Railways 27शहाड SHAD None28आंबिवली ABY None29टिटवाळा TL/TWL None30खडावली KDV None31वाशिंद VSD None32आसनगाव AN/ASO None33आटगाव ATG None34तानशेत THS None35खर्डी KE None36उंबरमाळी OMB None37कसारा N/KSRA Indian Railways† – Branch Line starts at Kalyan Junction

History The first passenger train in India from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Bori Bunder railway station) in Mumbai to Thane ran on 16 April 1853 on the track laid by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway. The GIPR line was extended to Kalyan in 1854 and then on the north-east side to Igatpuri and the south-east side to Khopoli via Palasdhari at the foot of the Western Ghats in 1856.

Electrification Railway electrification in India began with the first electric train, between Bombay Victoria Terminus and Kurla by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) on 3 February 1925, on 1.5 kV DC. The Kalyan–Pune section was electrified with 1.5 kV DC overhead system in 1930.

Timeline of conversion from 1.5 kV DC to 25 kV AC Here are the following sections that were converted from 1.5 kV DC to 25 kV AC: +SectionDate of conversionIgatpuri-Kasara(incl)19 February 2006Kasara(excl)-Khadavli(incl)-Titwala(excl)12 November 2006Khadavli(excl)-Titwala(incl)-Kalyan freight yard Kalyan-Diva 5th+6th lines3 May 2009Lonavala(incl)-Karjat(incl) Karjat(excl)-Khopoli Karjat(excl)-Vangani(incl)-Badlapur(excl)2 May 2010Vangani(excl)-Badlapur(incl)-Kalyan(excl)24 October 2010Kalyan(incl)-Diva(incl)-Mumbra(excl) slow lines Kalyan (incl)-Thane(incl)-Mulund(excl) fast lines Thane-LTT 5th+6th lines including freight yards at Mulund & Vidyavihar12 January 2014Diva(excl)-Mumbra(incl)-CST slow lines including EMU carsheds at Kurla & Kalva as well as Matunga Workshop Thane(excl)-Mulund(incl)-CST fast lines8 June 2015

Services Since November 2011, all services on the Central line have been running on 12 cars. In preparation for introducing 15 car services, CR extended platforms at Byculla, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Mulund and Dombivli stations, from the current 270 metres to 330 metres, in order to accommodate 15 coach trains. The total cost of the work was estimated at . The first 15-car service, on the Central line, departed from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to Kalyan at 7:33 pm IST on 16 October 2012. As of March 2014, 75 rakes operate 825 services on the Central line daily, of which 809 are 12-car and 16 are 15-car services.

15 Coach Services Days Started from Ref.16Mon-Sat15 October 20126Mon-Sat4 March 201910Daily20 July 202614Daily15 August 20268Daily54Total

Up services Sr No Train No. Departure Origin Arrival Destination Type 1 95002 4:50 Khopoli 7:01 Dadar Fast Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Diva, Thane, Mulund, Ghatkopar, Kurla 2 95802 6:14 Dombivli 7:14 CSMT Fast Halts: Thane, Bhandup, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla 3 95704 7:18 Kalyan 8:26 CSMT Fast Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Mulund, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla 4 95306 7:51 Ambarnath 9:09 CSMT Fast Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Thane, Bhandup, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla 5 95310 8:27 Ambarnath 9:44 CSMT Fast Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Kalva, Thane, Bhandup, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla 6 95712 8:33 Kalyan 9:37 CSMT Fast Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Mulund, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla 7 95720 9:47 Kalyan 10:40 Dadar Fast Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla 8 96008 10:00 Khopoli 10:25 Karjat Slow 9 95912 10:46 Thane 11:29 CSMT Fast Halts: Mulund, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla 10 96312 11:03 Ambarnath 12:21 CSMT Fast Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla 11 96010 11:20 Khopoli 11:45 Karjat Slow 12 95728 11:46 Kalyan 12:48 CSMT Fast Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla 13 95124 12:23 Karjat 14:20 CSMT Fast Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Diva, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla 14 96012 12:40 Khopoli 13:05 Karjat Slow 15 95730 13:36 Kalyan 14:41 CSMT Fast Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla 16 95008 13:48 Khopoli 16:14 CSMT Fast Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla 17 95732 14:02 Kalyan 15:08 CSMT Fast Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla 18 95734 16:28 Kalyan 17:20 Dadar Fast Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla 19 95230 16:47 Badlapur 18:10 CSMT Fast Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla 20 95134 17:33 Karjat 19:34 CSMT Fast Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla 21 95236 18:17 Badlapur 19:44 CSMT Fast Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Thane, Bhandup, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla 22 95742 18:22 Kalyan 19:25 CSMT Fast Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla 23 95142 20:38 Karjat 22:41 CSMT Fast Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Thane, Mulund, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla 24 95746 20:41 Kalyan 21:30 Dadar Fast Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla 25 95344 21:07 Ambarnath 22:11 Dadar Fast Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla 26 95146 22:03 Karjat 23:59 CSMT Fast Halts: Slow till Kalyan onwards Dombivli, Diva, Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla 27 95748 23:15 Kalyan 00:22 CSMT Fast Halts: Dombivli, Thane, Mulund, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Dadar, Byculla

Down services Sr No Train No. Departure Origin Arrival Destination Type 1 95703 6:06 CSMT 7:10 Kalyan Fast Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli 2 95705 7:22 CSMT 8:25 Kalyan Fast Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Thane, Dombivli 3 95003 7:43 Dadar 9:51 Khopoli Fast Halts: Kurla, Ghatkopar, Mulund, Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow 4 95709 8:36 CSMT 9:40 Kalyan Fast Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Mulund, Thane, Dombivli 5 95305 9:15 CSMT 10:34 Ambarnath Fast Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow 6 95907 9:42 CSMT 10:24 Thane Fast Halts: Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Mulund 7 95113 9:57 CSMT 11:55 Karjat Fast Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Diva, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow 8 96005 10:40 Karjat 11:05 Khopoli Slow 9 95715 10:45 Dadar 11:36 Kalyan Fast Halts: Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli 10 95801 11:37 CSMT 12:32 Dombivli Fast Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Thane 11 96007 12:00 Karjat 12:25 Khopoli Slow 12 95717 12:26 CSMT 13:30 Kalyan Fast Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli 13 95719 12:53 CSMT 13:57 Kalyan Fast Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli 14 96009 13:15 Karjat 13:40 Khopoli Slow 15 95123 14:45 CSMT 16:42 Karjat Fast Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Diva, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow 16 95231 15:03 CSMT 16:27 Badlapur Fast Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow 17 95721 15:14 CSMT 16:20 Kalyan Fast Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli 18 95235 16:42 CSMT 18:07 Badlapur Fast Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Diva, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow 19 95725 17:30 Dadar 18:18 Kalyan Fast Halts: Kurla, Ghatkopar, Mulund, Thane, Dombivli 20 95129 18:21 CSMT 20:13 Karjat Fast Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Diva, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow 21 95739 19:29 CSMT 20:32 Kalyan Fast Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Mulund, Thane, Dombivli 22 95331 19:42 CSMT 21:01 Ambarnath Fast Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Thane, Diva, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow 23 95133 19:50 CSMT 21:51 Karjat Fast Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Mulund, Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow 24 95743 22:18 Dadar 23:10 Kalyan Fast Halts: Kurla, Ghatkopar, Mulund, Thane, Dombivli 25 95017 22:57 CSMT 1:30 Khopoli Fast Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow 26 96341 23:23 Dadar 00:30 Ambarnath Fast Halts: Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow 27 95337 00:05 CSMT 1:27 Ambarnath Fast Halts: Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan onwards Slow

AC Local Services Days Started from Ref.12Mon-Sat17 December 202016Daily19 February 202213Mon-Sat13Mon-Sat14 May 202212Mon-Sat6 November 202314Mon-Fri16 April 202512Mon-Sat29 June 202692Total