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32-579: Mumbai Central (formerly Bombay Central , station code: MMCT ) is a major railway station on the Western line , situated in Mumbai , Maharashtra in an area known by the same name. It serves as a major stop for both local and intercity trains with separate platforms between them. It is also a terminal for several long-distance trains including the Mumbai Rajdhani Express . It is one of

64-626: A greater number of 12-coach and 15-coach trains to ply. Post-conversion, local trains will be able to achieve speeds of 100 km/h with ease. The next step would be to convert the remaining 9-coach trains to 12-coach ones, thus augmenting the carrying capacity by 33%. The system will need less maintenance. While using DC traction, 22 substations provided power to suburban trains on the Western line. Since switching over to AC traction, substations at Mahalaxmi, Bandra, Jogeshwari, Borivli and Vasai supply 25 kV power to local trains. As of 27 March 2012,

96-558: A large concourse on the southern end. The suburban section has four high-level platforms. All the platforms are connected by foot overbridges and the mainline platforms are wheelchair accessible from the south end. A large Passenger Reservation Center with several ticket windows is located on the east side of the mainline station. Tickets between any two stations in India on any train offering reserved accommodation can be purchased from this facility. There are many Unreserved Ticket Counters in

128-605: Is a Quadruple track . An EMU car shed has been built between Nalla Sopara and Virar which is the largest car shed in Asia . A repair shop for EMUs is situated at Mahalaxmi . There are also EMU car sheds at Mumbai Central and Kandivali . Suburban service on what is now the Western line was offered by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway , which began running steam trains in 1867. Rakes operating on DC electricity were introduced on 5 January 1928. Leslie Wilson (politician) ,

160-602: The Mumbai Suburban Railway is a public transit system serving Mumbai Metropolitan Region , Maharashtra . It consists of 37 stations from Dahanu Road to Churchgate railway station . It is operated by Western Railways (WR). The entire line is at grade. Trains are differentiated as slow and fast locals. Slow trains stop at all stations, while fast ones stop at main stations only and are preferable over longer distances. Trains usually start from and terminate at main stations. The section from Churchgate to Virar

192-446: The honor system (with enforcement by roving inspectors or conductors), there are also machines in stations (or in vehicles) for validating tickets. This is for the situation where one buys a ticket in advance and decides to use it later. Usually, the ticket is time-stamped to determine its validity period. A common problem is forgetting to validate and then being fined as if one had no ticket at all. Such machines are generally not used in

224-400: The 1970s (jobs), electronic computer terminals and printers are used. Handheld ticket machines are used on buses in India to sell tickets, validate smart cards and renew passes. These machines replaced the earlier manual fare collection system where tickets were often punched to indicate journey and fare stages. In many countries where trains and urban transport tickets operate largely on

256-715: The 31st December of the same year. The Station was designed by the British architect Claude Batley , and constructed by the Shapoorji Pallonji in 1930 in a record time of 21 months. The project was then costed INR 15.6 million. The station opened on 18 December 1930. When the station opened in 1930, The Times of India suggested that the name Bombay Central was inspired by the Grand Central Terminal in New York City. The paper argued that

288-672: The Central line. Churchgate railway station is the terminus station at the south end of Mumbai city. In Mumbai, Western Line (WR) suburban trains use this station as terminus. Long-distance trains and goods trains terminate at Mumbai Central railway station instead. Above list of stations is mentioned from south end going towards northern suburban areas falling on WR corridor. Western Railway's EMU fleet consists of EMUs running on AC 25 kV power. WR uses seven 9-car rakes. The Western line began running electric trains with DC power on 5 January 1928. On 5 February 2012, WR finished converting

320-558: The IRCTC app during November 2017. The station has a total of 9 platforms: 5 mainline platforms and 4 subdivision line platforms. The station is divided into two parts. The eastern half of the station serves long-distance trains operated by Western Railways while the western half serves commuter trains running on the Churchgate – Virar suburban section of Western Railways. The mainline section has five high-level platforms terminating in

352-974: The United States. Nearly all American mass transit networks operating on the honor system expect their users to buy tickets immediately before use; regular riders can avoid that inconvenience by buying period passes in advance (often from the same machines that sell daily or one-time tickets). Recently, however, a handful of commuter rail systems like Metrolink have adopted the use of validation machines for at least some ticket types. Ticket machines that are out of service or accept 'exact change only' result in losses for transport providers. Ticket machines are also often used for amusement parks, cinemas (in those cases sometimes called ticketing kiosks ), car parking (see pay and display ), as well as those that issue free tickets—for example, those for virtual queueing . Japan uses ticket machines in restaurants, cafes and other establishments. Customers select an item on

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384-937: The Western Railway. The engine served for 61 years, before being transferred to the Pratapnagar workshop for shunting duties in 1990. It was placed at the garden in front of the Mumbai Central station in 1991 to commemorate its platinum jubilee. RailTel, the telecom arm of the Indian Railways, on 22 January 2016 launched free public Wi-Fi service at Mumbai Central station in collaboration with Google. "We are delighted to launch India's first high-speed public Wi-Fi service in partnership with Indian Railways", Google South East Asia and India VP & Managing Director Rajan Anandan said. Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway) The Western line of

416-513: The Western line has approximately 1,290 local services running which carry about 3.55 million commuters every day. These 1290 local services are operated using 80 trains. Western Railways' EMUs are in 12 car and 15 car formations. The first 9-car service on the Western line ran on 2 March 1961. The 9-car service has since been phased out and the last service ran on the Western line on 20 November 2012. However, 10 services (six on CR and four on WR) were still operated as 9-car even after that date as

448-399: The Western line, mainly via trespassing on ten particular stretches of track. Since mid-February 2012, Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel patrol the areas from 7am-11am and 5pm-10pm, the peak times for such incidents. Initially, they used posters in an education campaign and only cautioned offenders. They later escalated to arresting people. Ticket vending machine For most of

480-661: The Western line. The Train Management System (TMS) is used by both staff and passengers to monitor the location of trains. TMS enables commuters to know what trains will be arriving in the next 10 minutes. The system was implemented on the Western line in 2004. Free Wi-Fi facility from the Indian Railways (RailWire) is provided at some stations of the Western Line like Churchgate, Mumbai Central, Dadar, Bandra, Khar Road, Andheri, Borivali, Bhayander, Vasai Road and Virar. In 2011, 1,313 commuters died in accidents on

512-405: The concourse and on the suburban platforms serving snacks, chips, bottled water and cold drinks (soda). There are book stalls in the main concourse and on the suburban platforms selling newspapers, magazines and other reading material. Train timetables are also available at the book stalls. Restrooms (toilets) are available in the concourse on the mainline side. There are two gardens located outside

544-410: The entire Western line from the earlier used 1,500 V DC to 25 kV AC power. The entire power conversion project cost about ₹ 500 crore . Since 25 kV AC power is 17 times stronger than DC, people riding on top of the trains will be killed if they come into contact with the overhead wires. The project was also expected to improve the punctuality of train services, make them energy-efficient and allow

576-400: The event of any further reclamation schemes, the railway company would shift its railway to any other location between Marine Lines and Colaba. The railway was provided a notice about the directed demolition in 1920. The BB&CI could not do this until a new terminus was found. A new station was completed of the name Bombay Central on 18 December 1930, and Colaba Terminus went defunct after

608-402: The first EMU service between Churchgate and Dahanu Road. The first Churchgate-Dahanu local was flagged off around 10:47am and arrived at Churchgate at 1:44pm. Prior to the launch of this service, EMU services on WR only ran on the 60 km stretch between Churchgate and Virar. The Western Line transported 127.94 crore passengers (1.28 billion) in the 2016-17 fiscal year. This is higher than

640-474: The five major terminal stations in Mumbai, the others being Mumbai CSMT , Mumbai LTT , Bandra and Dadar . Trains depart from the station connecting various destinations mostly across states in the northern, western and north-western parts of India. The station was renamed from Bombay Central to Mumbai Central in 1997, following the change of Bombay to Mumbai . In October 2017, Western Railway announced that

672-505: The government to make plans for the construction of Bombay Central. The present suburban route that once ran till Colaba was earlier served by Bellasis Road station. It was renamed Bombay Central (local) after the construction of the long-distance Bombay Central Terminus (BCT) on the eastern side. In October 2017, Western Railway announced that the station code would change from BCT to MMCT on 1 February 2018. The change in station code caused problems for people making advanced bookings using

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704-403: The main concourse for purchasing unreserved tickets for immediate travel on express and passenger trains starting from Mumbai Central. The west and south exits of the suburban section of the station have ticket windows for purchasing tickets for travel on the suburban trains. Suburban train tickets can also be purchased from automatic ticket vending machines (ATVMs) located at several locations in

736-474: The need for salespersons, machine prices may in some cases be lower than those at a ticket counter. Mechanical ticket machines were used by bus drivers and conductors since the late 1920s. Their functions may include printing tickets, recording of sales and payments. Some manufacturers are MicroFx, Almex , Setright , AEG , CAMP ( Compagnie d'Ateliers Mecaniques de Precision ), Gibson GFI Genfare , Parkeon , Xerox , Beckson and Corvia ( Ticketer ). Since

768-498: The population of India according to the 2011 Census, which was recorded as 121.01 crores. During the same period, Western Railway sold 270.3 million tickets and 13.7 million season passes, earning a total revenue of ₹ 818.48 crore (US$ 98 million) from its suburban rail operations. (Names in bold indicate that the station is a fast train stop.) ‡ indicates the stations which Fast Up trains (to Churchgate) skip from around 5PM to 8PM. † A footbridge links Prabhadevi to Parel on

800-408: The station code would change from BCT to MMCT on 1 February 2018. The Bombay Central station was built in response to the government directive to demolish the Churchgate - Colaba rail section owing to land reclamation needs. The BB&CI had to agree to this back in the 1870s, when it had extended the line to Colaba, when the permission to build the terminus was provided on the condition that in

832-471: The station platforms are too narrow to handle the increased foot traffic. The following table shows the number of services and daily ridership on the Western line throughout its history. WR has escalators at 26 stations including some main stations like Borivali, Andheri, Dadar, Vasai Road and Virar for the common people. This helps the physically challenged and senior citizens. As of 29 April 2013, there are 102 foot over bridges (FOB) and 8 subways on

864-419: The station premises. The concourse on the mainline side has an outlet of Rajdhani chain of restaurants serving authentic Indian food. Bellasis Rail Café at Mumbai Central is located on the first floor near Bellasis Road overbridge connecting Mumbai Central station near the south end booking office. Items in this café are available in food packets, with ready to take away facility. There are several stalls in

896-429: The station should have been called Kamathipura , after the area it was located in. The paper suggested that the name Kamathipura was probably ruled out, because the area is a red-light district . The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway extended its reach from Baroda to Pathankot via Delhi . The Colaba - Ballard Pier railway station proved insufficient in meeting the demands of a growing population which led

928-607: The station. One of the gardens houses a historic locomotive, popularly known as the "Little red horse". The locomotive was built by English firm Kerr Stuart and Co. in 1928. The engine operated on the Devgarh-Baria Railway Narrow Gauge line, owned by the Princely state of Devgarh-Baria. The line was merged into Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway (BB&CI) in August 1949, and later became part of

960-459: The then-Governor of Bombay inaugurated the line running between Colaba and Borivali at Mahalaxmi , in the presence of 700 invitees. The proposal to ply Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains between Dahanu and Churchgate was approved in the 2012–13 Railway Budget . In March 2013, 18 MEMU services ran between Virar and Dahanu daily. On 16 April 2013, the 160th anniversary of the Indian Railways, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal inaugurated

992-463: The track is shared by the Western line and the Harbour line. Harbour line platforms are too short to accommodate longer trains. In 2010, 15 car services between Churchgate and Virar were introduced. They halt at all the stations between Borivli and Virar, and do not halt at any stations between Churchgate and Dadar. 15-coach trains are used in non-peak hours. They cannot be used in peak hours because

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1024-463: The twentieth century, ticket machines issued paper tickets, or tokens worth one fare each. Later, fare value was loaded onto stored-value cards (first paper, later smart cards). Passengers could load any amount within a range; it did not necessarily have to correspond to any particular single fare. The cards could be reloaded until their expiration date, again with any monetary amount within a given range. To encourage usage of ticket machines and reduce

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